If your enterprise environment also utilizes VMware virtualization technologies, you can leverage the high-speed Interconnect and other benefits a ClearPath Forward fabric provides by configuring your environment and distributed applications to span VMware virtual machines as well as partitions in the fabric.
This section describes how to integrate the bare-metal hypervisor VMware vSphere® ESXi 5.5 running on a nonpartitionable enterprise partition platform (NEPP) with the ClearPath Forward fabric, and is intended for users of the fabric who are also familiar with VMware vSphere ESXi installation, including system administrators, network administrators, and Unisys service representatives.
Installing VMware vSphere ESXi on a Nonpartitionable Enterprise Partition Platform
Creating a Virtual Machine Virtual Switch for Secure Fabric Connections
Configuring VMware Virtual Machine Connection to Secure Fabrics
Configuring the FM LAN Connection for VMware vSphere ESXi Host
(Optional) Configuring the FM LAN Connection for VMware Virtual Machines