RHEV is the best virtualization software
March 29, 2022

RHEV is the best virtualization software

Naveen Sharma | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Red Hat Virtualization (RHV) (formerly RHEV)

We are using RHEV for the virtualization of servers in our environment. Currently, we are using RHEV for nonproduction servers. The best part of RHEV is an open source product in virtualization technology, it is vendor-independent software and a lot more cost-effective and flexible than proprietary solutions. We are managing 100 plus Virtual machines with RHEV in our environment and using the hardware efficiently as well as saving the cost of our project.
  • RHEV allow us to install the Operating system image on virtual machines very quickly.
  • RHEV is an open-source tool, we can easily integrate the solution on any hardware and do a lot of customization.
  • RHEV is manageable through a Graphical User Interface, which makes it easy for the end-user to manage the RHEV.
  • Works well on Patching tasks.
  • Documentation of RHEV needs more improvement.
  • RHEV GUI needs a lot of improvements in some versions of RHEV, GUI will not work properly (shows incorrect details of VM ).
  • Need fast rollout of patch releases.
  • Need good linux Knowledge to manage the RHEVM.
  • We easily scale the CPU and memory of the VM's using RHEV manager.
  • OpenStack integration with RHEV.
  • Integration of RHEV with Red Hat satellite.
  • cContainer support on RHEV.
  • RHEV is an open-source tool, we can install on any hardware, it helps to save the cost of organization.
  • RHEV is easily customizable and integrated with any other Red Hat software.
  • RHEV increases the availability and management of Virtual machines, which saves the cost of organization in SLA.
Red Hat Virtualization is the best enterprise-level virtualization software for an organization that needs cost-effective and flexible solutions for its environment. We can easily integrate RHEV with other Red Hat software like OpenStack...etc. RHEV is highly customizable software, which helps us to customize our environment. Since RHEV is an open-source tool, we can install it on any hardware. There is no proprietary dependency.

Do you think Red Hat Virtualization delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Red Hat Virtualization's feature set?

Yes

Did Red Hat Virtualization live up to sales and marketing promises?

No

Did implementation of Red Hat Virtualization go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Red Hat Virtualization again?

Yes

RHEV is well suited for organizations that need a cost-effective and flexible solution for their environment. As its vendor-independent software, easily install on any type of hardware. RHEV provides a GUI interface to manage the software, which makes the management of the software easier for the end-user. RHEV is best for non-production or less critical applications. RHEV can be easily integrated with other REDHAT software.

Red Hat Virtualization (RHV) Feature Ratings

Virtual machine automated provisioning
7
Management console
6
Live virtual machine backup
7
Live virtual machine migration
6
Hypervisor-level security
7