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VMware, Inc. provides virtualization infrastructure software solutions and related support and services for worldwide market.
A temporary token used by a Web service client to invoke Web service operations that require a reference to an object. Like a file handle, an object handle is a temporary handle that always refers to the same object.
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Describes a program that runs in the background without any interface connected to it. A running virtual machine that has no console connections is running headless.
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A signal emitted at regular intervals by software to demonstrate that it is still active. The signal emitted by a Level 2 Ethernet transceiver at the end of every packet to show that the collision-detection circuit is still connected.
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A computer that uses virtualization software to run virtual machines. Also called the host machine or host computer. The physical computer on which the virtualization (or other) software is installed.
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Software that performs actions on behalf of a remote client when installed on a virtual machine host.
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The physical computer on which VMware Player software is installed. The host computer hosts the ACE instances.
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In VMware Infrastructure 3, one of two modes for licensing ESX/ESXi software. License files reside on the host. Feature availability is tied strictly to the host on which the file resides. See also server-based licensing.
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The physical computer on which the VMware Workstation software is installed. The hosted machine hosts the VMware Workstation virtual machines.
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VMware products (including Workstation, VMware Player, VMware Server, VMware ACE, and Lab Manager) that run as applications on physical machines with operating systems such as Microsoft Windows or Linux. See also hypervisor.
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In hosted products, a type of network connection between a virtual machine and the host. With host-only networking, a virtual machine is connected to the host on a private network, which normally is not visible outside the host. Multiple virtual machines configured with host-only networking on the same host are on the same network. See also bridged networking, vCenter Converter Boot CD (VMware vCenter Converter Boot CD), custom networking.
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