Overseeing the virtualizing of my life.
October 05, 2018
Overseeing the virtualizing of my life.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with SolarWinds Virtualization Manager
Virtualization manager is used to support core infrastructure. It supports multiple server clusters and provides feedback for both support technicians and NOC users. It helps a smaller number of people keep on top of and manage a large number of servers. We also use it for smaller hosts in locations outside the core as they normally receive little attention. This allows us to monitor our entire virtualization infrastructure from a single pane of glass.
Virtualization manager especially provides us with at-a-glance monitoring of cluster and host loads. With multiple host operating systems and topologies this saves a lot of logging into individual systems to check performance and errors.
Virtualization manager especially provides us with at-a-glance monitoring of cluster and host loads. With multiple host operating systems and topologies this saves a lot of logging into individual systems to check performance and errors.
- At-a-glance views of current problems and potential future problems.
- The recommendations feature is fantastic. This helps us balance loads and look for soon to be problems on multiple devices in a single place. There are very few false positives.
- Easy to set up and maintain. Out of the box the system connects to major vendors and begins monitoring with minimal hassle. There's no manual set up of agents, monitoring points or set up of the monitoring console.
- With the SolarWinds Orion support you can easily add virtualization features to NOC screens and servers node pages. Alerts are tied in as well to reduce hassle of multiple alert managers.
- Server trending could be stronger. A server which sits at the same resource usage day in and day out can be normal operation while Virtualization manager may report it as an issue.
- Orion in general can be painful to change a node page with the desired screens and widgets
- Virtualization Manager has vastly decreased the time spent hunting for issues on our virtualized infrastructure. It gives us quick feedback on the systems that need attention and confirmation when systems don't need as much attention.
- It greatly assists in maintaining a birds eye view on clusters. Allows us to see where VMs are sitting and if they need to be moved.
- Helped us find feedback for our cluster capacity. Knowing which clusters are in need of resources and which are not fully utilizing theirs.
I've attempted to use various conglomerations of Nagios, PRTG, Spiceworks and Zabbix. None were as easy to set up, manage and alert from. None also gave me near the feature set. The out-of-the-box reports and planning features didn't exist. The manual set up was extremely time-intensive and most of that information was lost when I left those workplaces.