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Comparing VMO v3 & VMware

 

Comparison of Platform VMO v3 and VMware VI 3 Enterprise

 

Feature Platform VMO VMware VI Enterprise
Management Console Web-based Windows application
Management Server Installable on Linux or Windows Must install on Windows
VM Load Balancing Deterministic, fine grain control via policy configuration, allows migration of least and most loaded VMs “Fuzzy” 5-star rating approach means administrator does not know how migration candidates are chosen
VM Placement Recommended & manual Recommended & manual
Resource Sharing Q1 2008 Manage a number of hosts as a resource pool
High Availability Resource-aware Resource-aware
Self-service VM Management Web-based interface enables simple-to-use self-service included as part of VMO product Requires purchase of Lab Manager product which provides closest functionality to self-service
Hypervisor XenServer (paravirtualization): leverages the latest processor features for hardware assisted virtualization ESX (full virtualization): emulates hardware with software, including the processor's instruction set