System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) is a centralized management tool for virtual infrastructures that allows administrators to deploy and manage virtual machines (VMs) across physical servers. It provides capabilities for rapid VM provisioning, increased server utilization through virtualization, centralized monitoring of the virtual environment, and delegated administration through self-service portals. SCVMM supports management of both Hyper-V and VMware virtualized environments from a single console.
6. Decreases hardware costsCentralized Management of Virtual InfrastructureUses Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) pack for reporting and health monitoring
7. Reports on consolidation candidates, utilization trending, optimization opportunities Rapid Provisioning of New Virtual Machines Enables end users to use Self Service Provisioning UI to request and place VMs
8. Enables administrators to configure rules and boundaries for provisioningSelf Service Web PortalAdministrator’s ConsoleOperator’s ConsoleWeb ConsoleWindows PowerShellWindows® PowerShellConnectorVirtual Machine Manager ServerOperations Manager ServerManagement InterfacesVirtual Server HostVMM Library ServerVMware VI3Virtual Center ServerTemplateESX HostVMVMVMVMVMVMISOScriptVHDVMVMVMVMVMVMVMVMVMSAN StorageSCVMM 2008 Architecture
9. System Center Virtual Machine Manager ConsoleVirtualMachinesHyper-VClusterVMwareserverContext Sensitive ActionsFiltersLive ThumbnailVMInformationManagementSelection
11. What's new with SCVMM 2008 R2Live MigrationSupport for Clustered Shared Volumes and Third Party CFSQuick Storage MigrationHot-Add and Removal of StorageMaintenance ModeRapid ProvisioningHost Compatibility Checks
12. VMware ManagementDriven by customer demand Unified management experiencePhysical and VirtualHyper-V and VMwareFull virtual machine management VMotion, Resource Pools, etc.Enhanced capabilitiesIntelligent PlacementLibraryPowershellPRO application aware calibration
13. Delegation and Self ServiceAdministrators control access through policies which designate capabilitiesDelegated Administrators Manage a scoped environmentSelf Service userWeb user interface Manage their own VMsQuota to limit VMsScripting through PowerShell
15. Intelligent PlacementCapacity planning technology ensures best resource utilizationStar rated results for easy decision makingCustomizable algorithm to achieve your goalsApplicable to both Microsoft and VMware hosts
16. Conversions: P2V and V2VIntuitive and easy to use tools provide:Core feature of VMM, no additional infrastructure or costs per conversion Wizard based experienceReconfigure storage, memory, CPU, etc.Efficient disk copy Preserves network settings and MAC addressesAutomatable through PowerShellSupported platforms:Live - Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, and Windows Server 2008SMP and x64 sources
17. Performance & Resource Optimization (PRO) Workload and application aware resource optimizationExtensible through the Operations Manager 2007 MP framework Create policies that VMM acts upon tips automatically or manuallyMinimize downtime and accelerating time to resolution. Enables partners to deliver value add to our mutual customers
18. Session SummarySCVMM has many useful management toolsSCVMM Simplifies Managing and Monitoring Physical and Virtual Platforms
19. ResourcesMicrosoft System Center Virtual Machine ManagerHomepage: http://www.microsoft.com/scvmmTech Center (for documentation and downloads): http://technet.microsoft.com/scvmm/default.aspxMicrosoft Virtualization Homepagehttp://www.microsoft.com/virtualizationMicrosoft System Center Homepagehttp://www.microsoft.com/systemcenter/Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V Homepagehttp://www.microsoft.com/hyper-v/