Platform VM Orchestrator (VMO) v3 is an automated, policy-driven, virtual environment manager that extends the capabilities of Citrix’s XenServer.

By adding Platform VMO to your Citrix XenServer investment, you can optimize resource utilization across multiple hosts, mitigate the risk of host failure, give users more control and enhance system access for administrators. Platform VMO is packaged as a virtual appliance to quickly and seamlessly deploy into Citrix's XenServer environments, accelerating your time-to-deployment. The combination of Citrix’s open, high performance hypervisor with Platform’s proven, scalable resource management technology provides the market with the most cost effective, integrated, enterprise-class virtualization infrastructure solution.

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Key Features

Easy, Fast and Flexible Installation
Accelerate your time-to-deployment

In addition to traditional software installers for both Windows or Linux, the VMO Management Server is also packaged as a Citrix XenServer virtual appliance. Simply download, import it into your Citrix XenServer environment, configure and start using VMO.

Accessibility from Anywhere

Launch a browser; manage your environment

Administrators and authorized users can access their virtual environment via a web console from the office, home or on the road - anywhere. There is no client to install and no operating system dependence. Administrators can manage all virtual environments across the enterprise from a single browser; and easily delegate control to end users.

Multi-Host Dynamic Resource Management (DRM)

Create policies; optimize your virtual environment

Administrators no longer have to spend hours monitoring virtual machines and hosts to manage the tedious process of virtual machine placement and load balancing across multiple hosts. Platform VMO’s DRM monitors virtual machine and host loads to dynamically allocate resources, across multiple hosts, and ensure optimal utilization. DRM simplifies administration, minimizes human error and reduces operational costs.

Resource Aware High Availability (HA)

Mitigate risk; minimize cost

With Platform VMO, you need not go to the expense of redundant infrastructure. Rather, you can leverage Platform VMO's Resource Aware HA and provide a single additional server to protect all of the virtual machines running on a number of servers. When one server fails the virtual machines running on that server are optimally placed and restarted on other servers. Administrators can achieve very high uptime and avoid the exorbitant cost of redundant infrastructure. Furthermore, Platform VMO implements Platform’s proven management failover technology to ensure management of the virtual environment is always available.

Self-service Virtual Machine Management

Give users more control; maintain control over resources

Whether it’s provisioning a test environment for a developer or a demo environment for a sales engineer, end users can now manage their own virtual machines for their projects. With Platform VMO Self-Service, administrators can set up a controlled VM self-service environment and free themselves from routine tasks of VM creation and the daily arbitration of resources for competing projects. VM Self-Service dramatically reduces administration in project intensive environments, improves machine turn around times and gives users more control.