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VMWare

SoftLayer provides VMWare ESX and ESXi for enterprise caliber server virtualization. Virtualize even the most resource-intensive applications with the hypervisor architectures that set the industry standard for reliability, performance and cross-platform support.

VMware offers "bare-metal" hypervisor architecture, meaning it installs directly on top of the physical server and partitions it into multiple virtual machines that can run simultaneously, sharing the physical resources of the underlying server.

VMware delivers on core business virtualization requirements, including:

  • Complete Virtual Platform - delivers live migration, aggregation, allocation, power management, and high availability
  • Reliable Foundation - provides a robust and production-proven hypervisor
  • Comprehensive Virtualization Management - allows centralized management of virtual machines
  • Integrate with Your Infrastructure - creates a strong support ecosystem that integrates with existing solutions
  • Low Total Cost of Ownership - maximizes virtual machine density per physical machine

SoftLayer offers both VMware ESX and ESXi architectures as well as VMware vCenter to manage VMware environments:

CapabilityESX 4.x ESXi 5.x
Service Console
Present
Removed
Admin/config CLIsCOS + vCLIPowerCLI + vCLI (enhanced)
Advanced Troubleshooting COS ESXi Shell
Scripted Installation Supported Supported
Boot from SAN Supported Supported
SNMP Supported Supported
Active Directory Integrated Integrated
HW Monitoring 3rd party agents in COS CIM providers
Serial Port Connectivity Supported Supported
Jumbo Frames Supported Supported
Rapid deployment and central management of hosts via Auto Deploy Not Supported Supported
Custom image creation and management Not Supported Supported
Secure syslog Not Supported Supported
Management interface firewall
 Supported
Supported
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