VMware enables enterprises to create a virtual infrastructure, which provides a layer of abstraction between the computing, storage and networking hardware and the software that operates on it. With a virtual infrastructure, users see resources as if the resources were dedicated to them. The administrator manages and optimizes resources transparently across the data center. IT infrastructures are getting more complex each day with an increasing number of applications, increasing data storage demands, and smaller backup windows. Different applications run on a variety of operating systems and physical servers with widely differing storage needs. Valuable IT staff time is consumed by simply managing these various servers, applications and storage requirements and by putting out the never-ending series of IT fires.
Building Virtual Infrastructure with VMware
VMware GSX Server and ESX Server provides a virtualization layer that allows multiple virtual machines to operate simultaneously on a single physical server. ESX Server provides IT administrators with additional capabilities that give them complete control over the server resources allocated to each virtual machine. GSX Server and ESX Server software typically enable organizations to run one to eight virtual machines per processor on 2-way, 4-way, 8-way and 16-way servers, up to a maximum of 64 virtual machines per physical server with GSX Server and 80 virtual machines per server with ESX Server.
VMware VirtualCenter management software is used by system administrators to manage virtual machines across many physical systems. VirtualCenter simplifies the management of virtualized Intel architecture–based environments, whether they use Microsoft Windows*, Novell NetWare* or Linux* operating systems. In addition, VMware VMotion technology allows administrators using VirtualCenter to migrate a live virtual machine to a different physical server without service interruption, making dynamic workload balancing and zero downtime hardware maintenance possible.
VMware GSX Server and ESX Server provides a virtualization layer that allows multiple virtual machines to operate simultaneously on a single physical server. ESX Server provides IT administrators with additional capabilities that give them complete control over the server resources allocated to each virtual machine. GSX Server and ESX Server software typically enable organizations to run one to eight virtual machines per processor on 2-way, 4-way, 8-way and 16-way servers, up to a maximum of 64 virtual machines per physical server with GSX Server and 80 virtual machines per server with ESX Server.
VMware VirtualCenter management software is used by system administrators to manage virtual machines across many physical systems. VirtualCenter simplifies the management of virtualized Intel architecture–based environments, whether they use Microsoft Windows*, Novell NetWare* or Linux* operating systems. In addition, VMware VMotion technology allows administrators using VirtualCenter to migrate a live virtual machine to a different physical server without service interruption, making dynamic workload balancing and zero downtime hardware maintenance possible.
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