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Microsoftlackstheabilitytoprovisionnewhostswithouteitherhardwarethatwaspre-configuredtorunHyper-VR2,orbyusingthird-partytools.VMwareoffersfullprovisioningcapabilitiesinvCenterServerrightoutofthebox.
Microsoftusesa32-stepprocessforprovisioningnewhosts,whichgreatlyincreasestimespentonthisroutineadministrativetask.Oncehostprofilesarepre-determined,VMwaredoesthesamethinginonestep.
WhenMicrosoftsaysthatHyper-VisafreeandpowerfuloptionforSMBcustomers,howdoyourespond?
Hyper-VServeriscomparabletothefreevSphereHypervisorinfunctionality.However,vSphereHypervisoriseasilyupgradeabletomoreadvancedversionsofvSpherewithasimplelicenseupgrade.Inaddition,withVMwareGo,newuserscantakeadvantageofafreeweb-drivenwizardtohelprampuptheirvSphereHypervisorplatform.
LetMicrosoftfocusontheSMBcustomersthataredemandingfreesoftware.Theseopportunitiesarenotworththetimeandeffort.
WhenMicrosoftsaysHyper-Visfree,thisissimplyafalseclaim.Hyper-Visneveravailablewithoutchargeunderanycircumstances.
Hyper-VServerisafreeoffering,andVMwarehasnothingcomparableatnocost.ThebestrecommendationistosteerthecustomertovSphereEssentialsandpromotetheadditionalvaluethatisworthpayingfor.
WhataresomesignificantfeaturesmissingfromMicrosoftHyper-Vtoday?
StorageLiveMigration
DynamicMemory
LiveMigration
DistributedVirtualNetworkSwitch
Built-InNICteaming
HighAvailability
Forvirtualmanagement,whataresomeoftheissuescustomershavewhenusingSystemCenter?
(Checkallthatapply)
CustomersusingMicrosoftSystemCentertomanageaVMwarehypervisorstillrequireVMwarevCenterrunningunderneath
SystemCenterVirtualMachineManagerhasmajorgapsinitsabilitytomanagevSphereenvironments
OverallcomplexitytodeployanduseSystemCenter
VerylimitedfunctionalityforevenmanagingHyper-VR2withalonglistofadministrativetasksitcan’thandle.
MicrosoftneverusedtheVMwareAPIforvCenterServer;
usingSystemCenterwiththevSphereplatformcausesunpredictableresultsforeventhetasksitisdesignedtohandle.
InSeptember2011,MicrosoftpromisednewfeaturestocomeinWindows8withanewHyper-V.WhydidMicrosoftmakethisannouncementatthattime?
ItisusedtodistractcustomersoverthecurrentlimitationsinHyper-VR2andslowdownVMwaresalestoday.
ThereleaseofHyper-V3isimminent—customersneedtoknowwhatiscomingoutverysoon.
Theannouncementisaservicetocustomersthatdemonstratestheirproductvision;
Microsofthasapolicyofsharingcapabilitiestheirproductswillhaveseveralyearsinthefuture.
Theannouncementimprovesguidancetoinvestorsastowhenrevenuesandearningsareexpectedtogrow.
WhatSystemCenterapplicationsarerequiredtoapproachthecapabilitiesdeliveredinVMware’svCenterServer+VMwarevSphere?
SystemCenterVirtualMachineManager
SystemCenterVirtualMachineManager,SystemCenterOperationsManager
SystemCenterVirtualMachineManager,SystemCenterOperationsManager,SystemCenterDataProtectionManager,SystemCenterConfigurationManager,
SystemCenterVirtualMachineManager,SystemCenterOperationsManager,SystemCenterDataProtectionManager,SystemCenterConfigurationManager,SystemCenterServiceManager,Opalis,AVIcode
InwhatwaysareMicrosoftDynamicMemoryimmaturecomparedtoVMware’smemorymanagementforvSphere?
Microsoft’sDynamicMemoryreliessolelyonballooningtoreclaimmemorywhenthehostrunsshort.Incontrast,vSphereusesmultiplelayersofmemorymanagementtechnologytostretchmemoryfurtherwhilepreservingperformance
Microsoft’sDynamicMemoryonlysupportsafewWindows-basedguestoperatingsystems;
VMwaresupportsallofthemanyguestoperatingsystemsthattheunderlyingvSphereplatformsupports.
Microsoft’sapproachofhot-addingRAMtoVMswillcausesystemmonitoringtoolstoseeVMmemoryallocationschangingrandomlyandtriggeringunnecessarylowmemoryalarms.
LabtestingshowsthatMicrosoftDynamicMemorysimplydoesnotwork—enablingitcausesanimmediateandsevereperformanceimpact.VMware’sprovenmemorymanagementtechnologiesactivelyworktominimizeperformanceimpact.
Asapracticalmatter,theVMdensityimpactfromMicrosoft’sDynamicMemoryisverysmallbecausecustomersarefearfulthatwhenusingit,applicationperformancewilldropoffsuddenlywhenworkloaddemandsincrease.Incontrast,90%ofVMwarecustomersenablememorymanagementtodoubleVMdensity.
InwhatwaysareMSProTipssimplisticandimmatureasawaytoallocatevirtualresourcesascomparedtoVMwareDRS?
VMwareDRSmaintainsabigpictureviewoftheworkloaddistributionovertheentireclusterandnotjustasinglehostlikeMSProTips.
VMwareDRSisavailabledirectlyout-of-the-boxfromvCenter,makingitsimpletosetupandmanage.PROTipsrequirescomplexintegrationofSystemCenterVirtualMachineManagerandOperationsManager.
VMwareDRSuseslivemigrationtoensurenodowntimeasvirtualmachinesaremovedfromonehosttoanother.MicrosoftPROTipsuses“quickmigration”technology,whichmeansthatanysuchmovesrequiredowntime.
VMwareDRSsupportsthemigrationofvirtualmachinesbasedonresourceusageorotherperformanceandhealthmeasuresonthehost.MicrosoftPROTipsonlycreatesanalertornotificationforanadministrator,andrequirestheadministratortoactuallymovetheVMmanually.
MicrosoftreleasedSystemCenterVirtualMachineManagerSelf-ServicePortal2.0inlate2010asitsanswertocreatingprivatecloudsolutions.Whatarekeylimitationstothisproductforcreatingrealprivatecloudsolutions?
Itcan’tcreatelogicalresourcepools
ThereareongoingquestionsaboutitslongevityasaproductinlightofMicrosoft’sprivatecloudeffortswiththeAzureApplianceandSCVMM2012.
ItforcesadministratorstomanuallyconfigureVMresources
Itusesacommandlineinterfaceforrequestingvirtualmachines,whichisslowandcumbersome
Ithasnoabilitytoassociateorganizationstoresources
WhatistheMicrosofthypervisorcomponentthatcomeswithWindowsServer2008?
Hyper-V
ESXi
SystemCenter
SCVMMSelf-ServicePortal
WhatarefeaturesMicrosofthasreleasedforHyper-VR2thatyoumayhearthemtouttocreateparitywithVMware?
StoragevMotion
DistributedSwitch
WhataresomeoftheclaimsMicrosoftmakesaboutitsmanagementcapabilities?
SystemCentercanmanagebothphysicalandvirtualenvironments
SystemCentersupportsmultiplehypervisors,includingthosefromMicrosoftandVMware
SystemCenterfunctionsfromwithinasinglepaneofglass
SystemCenter’scostsarefree
WhenpresentedwithstatementsthatMicrosoft’svirtualizationsolutionsareone-sixththecostofVMware,whatareeffectivewaystorebutthisclaim?
Microsoftonlycomparesup-frontsoftwarelicensingcosts,totallyleavingoutallotherinfrastructuredeploymentandoperatingsystemlicensecosts.
Forsmallerenvironments,MicrosoftcomparesVMware’smostexpensiveeditionwithMicrosoft’scheapest.Infact,VMware’sEssentialsandEssentialsPlusbundlesarecompetitivelypricedanddelivergreatervaluethanMicrosoft.
Forlargerenvironments,VMwaresolutionshaveadvantagesinmemorymanagement,I/Oscalability,resourcescheduling,andstorageutilizationtoenableagreatervirtualmachinedensityperhost,whichresultsinalower“costperapplication”thanMicrosoftHyper-VR2.
Microsoft’smanagementandsupportcostsaresixtimesthecost,whichmorethancompensatesforthelowercosttodeployHyper-VR2insteadofVMwarevSphere.
VMwareisofferingaspecialpromotionfor2011thatdiscountsVMwarevSphereover50%,andwhichputssoftwarelicensingcostsmoreinlinewithMicrosoftandothercompetitors.
Inthecaseofplannedmaintenance,whatcapabilitiesdoesVMwarevSpherepossessthatMicrosoftcan’tmatch,whichresultinreducedscheduledmaintenancewindows?
VMware’slivemigrationprocesswithvMotionisfivetimesfasterthanwithHyper-V
VMwaresupportsmultiple,concurrent(upto8)vMotionlivemigrations,whileHyper-Vcanonlyhandleoneatatime.
VMwarehandlesstoragelivemigrationwithnodowntime,whileMicrosoft’s