fuel-plugin-vmware-dvs/docs/user_guide/definitions.rst

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.. _definitions:
Key terms
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The table below lists the key terms, acronyms, and abbreviations that are used
in this document.
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**Term/abbreviation** **Definition**
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Neutron ML2 plugin The Neutron Modular Layer 2 plugin. It is a framework
allowing OpenStack Networking to simultaneously
utilize the variety of Layer 2 networking technologies.
OVS Open vSwitch
VDS VMware vSphere® Distributed Switch
VM Virtual machine
vmware_dvs driver The driver in the Neutron ML2 plugin which provides
interaction with dvSwitch on vCenter.
VMware DVS plugin The plugin for Fuel that installs and configures
vmware_dvs driver on a Mirantis OpenStack environment.
VMware ESXi Bare-metal hypervisor
VMware vCenter server Central control point for VMware vSphere
VMware vSphere VMware cloud computing virtualization operating system
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