VMware vCenter Server 4 Standard for vSphere, Acad VCS-STD-A Fascicule
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VMware
vCenter Server
Automation
Scalability
Visibility
Deep visibility into
every level of the
virtual infrastructure
Unlocks the power of
VMware vSphere
through proactive
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Scalable and extensible
management platform
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VMware vCenter Server delivers automation, scalability and visibility to your
VMware vSphere environment.
VMware vSphere environment.
AT A GLANCE
BENEFITS
VMware vCenter™ Server 4 provides a scalable
and extensible platform for proactive virtualization
management, delivering deep visibility into virtual
infrastructure. VMware vCenter Server centrally
manages VMware vSphere™ 4 environments and
simplifies daily tasks, dramatically improving
administrative control over the environment.
management, delivering deep visibility into virtual
infrastructure. VMware vCenter Server centrally
manages VMware vSphere™ 4 environments and
simplifies daily tasks, dramatically improving
administrative control over the environment.
• Analyze and remediate issues quickly with deep
visibility in to VMware vSphere and its underlying
infrastructure.
• Improve IT responsiveness by proactively
managing your VMware vSphere environment
with rapid provisioning, automated load
with rapid provisioning, automated load
balancing of virtual machine workloads, and
out-of-box workflows for automation.
• Scale to meet the needs of the most demanding
enterprise environments with support for up to
10,000 virtual machines.
10,000 virtual machines.
VMware vCenter Server 4
Unify and Simplify Virtualization Management
What is VMware vCenter Server?
VMware vCenter Server is the universal hub for managing your
VMware vSphere environment. VMware vCenter Server provides
unified management of all hosts and virtual machines in a
datacenter from a single console. VMware vCenter Server allows
administrators to improve control, simplify day-to-day tasks and
reduce the complexity and cost of managing an IT environment.
VMware vSphere environment. VMware vCenter Server provides
unified management of all hosts and virtual machines in a
datacenter from a single console. VMware vCenter Server allows
administrators to improve control, simplify day-to-day tasks and
reduce the complexity and cost of managing an IT environment.
How is VMware vCenter Server Used in
the Enterprise?
VMware vCenter Server provides a scalable, extensible
virtualization management platform. With VMware vCenter
Server, IT organizations get:
virtualization management platform. With VMware vCenter
Server, IT organizations get:
• Centralized management.
VMware vCenter Server allows IT organizations to organize,
rapidly provision and configure the entire IT environment
through a single interface, resulting in lower operating costs.
Thorough and consistent performance monitoring of all
critical components—including CPU, memory, storage and
networking—provide the detail administrators need.
rapidly provision and configure the entire IT environment
through a single interface, resulting in lower operating costs.
Thorough and consistent performance monitoring of all
critical components—including CPU, memory, storage and
networking—provide the detail administrators need.
• Operational automation.
Task scheduling and alerting improves responsiveness to
business needs and prioritizes actions requiring the most
urgent attention.
business needs and prioritizes actions requiring the most
urgent attention.
• Secure access control.
Robust permissioning mechanisms and integration with
Microsoft® Active Directory guarantee authorized access to
an environment and its virtual machines. Responsibilities
can be delegated to tiers of system administrators.
Microsoft® Active Directory guarantee authorized access to
an environment and its virtual machines. Responsibilities
can be delegated to tiers of system administrators.
• Availability and resource management.
From VMware vCenter Server, administrators can configure
and manage VMware VMotion™, Storage VMotion, VMware
High Availability (HA) and VMware Fault Tolerance (FT).
and manage VMware VMotion™, Storage VMotion, VMware
High Availability (HA) and VMware Fault Tolerance (FT).
• Higher levels of security.
Enforce compliance with patch standards automatically
through VMware vCenter Update Manager, allowing
organizations to protect their virtual infrastructure
from vulnerabilities.
through VMware vCenter Update Manager, allowing
organizations to protect their virtual infrastructure
from vulnerabilities.
• Automated energy efficiency.
Enterprises can minimize power consumption with
VMware Distributed Power Management (DPM), which
enables an “energy efficient” datacenter.
VMware Distributed Power Management (DPM), which
enables an “energy efficient” datacenter.