Boost Productivity with Admin Services Enhance operational efficiency with a centralized cloud console. Simplify vCenter lifecycle management through cloud-enabled automation and remediation, and provision VMs to any vSphere cluster. Accelerate Innovation with DevOps Services Transform existing virtual infrastructure into an enterprise-ready, self-service Kubernetes platform. Centralize platform operations with vSphere multi-cloud management to increase the security and governance of your Kubernetes clusters. Transform On-Premises with Cloud Integration Unlock cloud benefits and enhance existing vSphere deployments—without disrupting your workloads. Activate add-on cloud services for disaster recovery, ransomware protection and capacity planning.
VMware vSphere+
Enterprise Workload Platform vSphere+ Bring benefits of the cloud to on-premises by deploying high-value cloud services to easily build, run, manage, and secure traditional and next-gen applications.
Key Features
Here are some key features of VMware vSphere+:
1. Hypervisor (ESXi): Enables running multiple virtual machines on a single physical server, optimizing resource use.
2. vCenter Server: Provides centralized management for multiple ESXi hosts and VMs through a unified interface.
3. vSphere High Availability (HA): Automatically restarts VMs on healthy hosts in the event of a host failure, minimizing downtime.
4. vMotion and Storage vMotion: Allows live migration of VMs between hosts and storage locations without service interruption.
5. Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS): Dynamically allocates and balances computing resources across multiple hosts for optimal performance.
6. vSphere Networking: Enables creation and management of virtual networks, optimizing network traffic between VMs.
7. Lifecycle Manager: Simplifies management of ESXi hosts, including updates, patches, and firmware management.
8. Content Library: Centralized repository for VM templates, ISO images, and scripts for easy deployment and consistency.
9. vSphere with Tanzu: Enables running containerized workloads alongside traditional VMs.
10. Cloud Integration: As a "+" service, it likely offers enhanced integration with VMware Cloud services and management capabilities.
11. Security Features: Includes role-based access control (RBAC) and other security measures to protect the virtualized environment.
12. PowerCLI: Allows automation and scripting of vSphere management tasks using PowerShell.
13. Performance Monitoring and Optimization: Provides tools for monitoring VM and host performance, with potential integration with vRealize Operations Manager.
14. Scalability: Allows adding more ESXi hosts to the vCenter Server environment as infrastructure grows.
While these features are common in vSphere environments, the "+" in vSphere+ indicates additional cloud-based management capabilities and services.
Description
Boost Productivity with Admin Services Enhance operational efficiency with a centralized cloud console. Simplify vCenter lifecycle management through cloud-enabled automation and remediation, and provision VMs to any vSphere cluster. Accelerate Innovation with DevOps Services Transform existing virtual infrastructure into an enterprise-ready, self-service Kubernetes platform. Centralize platform operations with vSphere multi-cloud management to increase the security and governance of your Kubernetes clusters. Transform On-Premises with Cloud Integration Unlock cloud benefits and enhance existing vSphere deployments—without disrupting your workloads. Activate add-on cloud services for disaster recovery, ransomware protection and capacity planning.
How-To
FAQs
What key features are included across vSphere editions?
Common features include Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS), Storage DRS, Distributed Power Management (DPM), and storage policy-based management.
What storage optimization features does vSphere offer?
vSphere includes Storage DRS for automated load balancing and Storage I/O Control for prioritizing storage access.
How does vSphere handle high availability?
It offers Proactive HA to migrate VMs from degraded hosts before problems occur.
