Reduce Costs and Simplify Administration
VMware provides an extensive suite of Script Automation Tools for both vSphere Administrators and Software Developers building commercial and in-house management solutions. The Script Automation Tools are based on the powerful vSphere APIs that allow you to perform the same functions available on the vSphere Client.
With Script Automation You Can...Reduce your OPEX – focus on strategic projectsAutomating common virtualization tasks can help you reduce your OPEX and allow your team to focus on strategic projects. Automating the management of your vSphere environment can help increase your Virtual Machine to Administrator ratio. Maintain consistency – ensure complianceScript automation allows your team to deploy servers and virtual machines in a structured and automated model. This removes the risk of human error involved when performing repetitive tasks. Reduce time spent performing manual, repetitive tasks: |
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Manual vs. Automated Task Comparison
| Task Description | Manual | Automated |
|---|---|---|
| Finding unused VMs |
7.7
|
0.6
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| Rebalance storage paths |
6.93
|
0.36
|
| Provision new VMs |
6.16
|
0.31
|
| Sync VM time NTP |
3.85
|
0.17
|
| Migrate VM |
3.70
|
0.74
|
| Clear space (delete snapshots, etc.) from datastores |
3.08
|
0.18
|
| Total time (minutes) |
31.42
|
2.22
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Internal VMware Study Q42009 – Common administrative tasks and time spent per task. Table represents time of script execution and not development. Execution times will vary widely depending on your environment, script, and many other factors. Purpose of graph is to merely represent efficiency when using scripts to automate tasks.
