| Virtualization Components |
Overview |
Benefits |
| Server Virtualization (VMware; Microsoft Hyper-V) |
Run multiple server operating systems on a single physical server. Some scenarios:
*Server consolidation
*High availability
*Disaster recovery
*Dev/Test environments |
• Provides rapid deployment and provisioning.
• Runs most major x86 operating systems.
• Ensures robust and stable device support and broad-device compatibility.
• Provides a scalable and reliable virtualization platform. |
| Virtualization Management (VMware; Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager) |
Manage your VMs and environment. |
• Manages host configuration, virtualmachine creation, library management, Intelligent-VM placement, monitoring, rapid recovery, self-provisioning, and automation.
• Provides scripted control of portable, connected VMs.
• Manages virtual environment with existing familiar server-management tools. |
| Application Virtualization (Microsoft Application Virtualization – formerly SoftGrid) |
Run applications over the network (rather than installing them on the local PC). |
• Delivers virtualized applications on demand.
• Simplifies desktop PC images.
• Centralizes application permissions, patching, and updating. |
| Presentation Virtualization (Microsoft Windows Terminal Services; Citrix XenApp) |
Run an application on one PC, but view it on another. |
• Virtualizes the presentation of desktop PCs and applications.
• Delivers architecture for consolidation of applications and data.
• Provides broad access to local and remote users. |
| Desktop Virtualization (Microsoft Virtual PC) |
Run multiple operating systems on a single PC. |
• Hosts legacy LOB applications
• Hosts applications not compatible with desktop PC operating systems |
