How is Virtualization Manager installed?
Virtualization Manager is packaged and installed as a Virtual Appliance—a self contained Virtual Machine containing everything you need pre-packaged for convenience. The Virtual Appliance can be imported into your Virtual Center so you can be up and running extremely quickly!
How does Virtualization Manager collect data?
Virtualization Manager leverages a number of mechanisms to collect data including the VMware® APIs to vCenter™ and ESX (or ESXi). Optionally, Virtualization Manager may also collect information from inside the guest via WMI to enhance management functions.
Does Virtualization Manager require agents?
No—Virtualization Manager is a completely agentless solution, leveraging remote protocols for data collection.
Does Virtualization Manager support VMware ESXi hosts?
Yes—Virtualization Manager fully supports VMware ESXi (3.5 and above) based hosts.
Does Virtualization Manager integrate with vCenter / vSphere?
Yes—in addition to collecting data from vCenter via VMware APIs, Virtualization Manager offers a plugin for vSphere™ (vCenter 4.0 and above) to seamlessly integrate the Virtualization Manager user interface into the VMware VI Client.
How does Virtualization Manager store data?
Virtualization Manager leverages an embedded database for convenience, as part of the Virtual Appliance deployment.
How is Virtualization Manager Licensed?
Virtualization Manager is licensed based on the number of “Powered ON” virtual machines being managed – “suspended” or “powered OFF” VMs are not counted. The following list provides the different types of Virtualization Manager licenses available:
- Up to 50 powered ON VMs
- Up to 100 powered ON VMs
- Up to 200 powered ON VMs
- Up to 400 powered ON VMs
- Up to 700 powered ON VMs
- Up to 1200 powered ON VMs
- Up to 2000 powered ON VMs
- Up to 3000 powered ON VMs
- Up to 4000 powered ON VMs
- Up to 5000 powered ON VMs
- Up to 7000 powered ON VMs
- Up to 9000 powered ON VMs
- Up to 12000 powered ON VMs
- Up to 15000 powered ON VMs
- Up to 19000 powered ON VMs
- Up to 24000 powered ON VMs
- Up to 30000 powered ON VMs