VMware

No other virtualization platform vendor provides the breadth of VMware’s virtualization management solutions with production-proven technology. Only VMware offers a comprehensive solution for management of the virtual infrastructure over the entire lifecycle of the virtual machine. Best of all, VMware's management solutions integrate with your existing systems management tools so you can use what you already have and get a single point of control for physical and virtual machine management.

 

With VMware management solutions, you can:

  • Centrally manage thousands of virtual machines
  • Manage the entire software lifecycle with VMware solutions
  • Automate disaster recovery
  • Automate patching of virtual machines and hosts
  • Use your existing systems management tools
  • Get full support for all VMware vSphere features

Use Your Existing Systems Management Tool

You can maximize your investment by using your existing systems management tool to manage your VMware virtual machines along side your physical non-virtualized servers. It’s the “single pane-of-glass” that IT admins desire for monitoring while still providing dedicated tools for in-depth management of particular sub-systems.

All major systems management vendors have deep integration into VMware vCenter Server through VMware's SDKs and APIs. The list of partners include management vendors like BMC, CA, HP, IBM, Microsoft, NetIQ, Quest Software, Symantec, and many others. This approach preserves your existing operational processes. While other vendors want you to replace your existing tool with a “universal” management offering that claims to do everything (from Windows to Linux to Unix, from physical machines to virtual machines), VMware works in tandem with established systems management vendors to make sure companies get the best of both worlds—physical and virtual.

To see the rich ecosystem of VMware partners, visit the VMware Partner Catalog. To get more technical information on VMware’s SDK, visit the VMware APIs and SDKs page.