Tech always working in datacenter
October 21, 2015
Tech always working in datacenter
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Software Version
Cloud Edition,Enterprise Edition
Overall Satisfaction with VMTurbo Operations Manager
VMTurbo Operations Manager helps us keep our VDI and server clusters balanced based on load demands for compute and storage. It handles vMotions 24x7x365 without any interactions from technicians. It helps us utilize our physical infrastructure to the fullest. The other main issue it helps us resolve is giving users and servers the compute and other resources they need when they need it and then reduce them when they are not needed.
- VMTurbo Operations Manager does a great job of keeping inventory of all VMs and where there is congestion.
- Sometimes VMTurbo Operations Manager gets a little too happy on some recommendations like provisioning storage when it's not needed but you can make adjustments to either ignore or reduce those alerts.
- The planning tool is great as when we have large projects adding multiple servers or desktops to the environment it lets us know if we are ok on resources or need to look at adding resources. If you put in some valid pricing numbers for your infrastructure items it does a good job giving you an idea of what the cost will be as well.
- One of my main complaints has been identifying VMs based on OS and being able to put caps on VCPU and RAM based on the OS and if it is a 32 bit or 64 bit setup. By doing that you can ensure that the VM does not get more than it needs based on what the OS can handle.
- The deploy tool is clunky and we find it easier to still just deploy items from vsphere as it is quicker then going through the deployment tool.
- The layout of the Supply Chain can be confusing at times. I think the navigator could use better representation of each item instead of just colored blocks.
- You have to purchase VMTurbo Operations Manager per core of your ESXi host and that is a true money concern when you start moving past 5 or 6 hosts in your environment.
- Positive impact has been less time troubleshooting slow VDI desktops so that frees techs up to handle other issues.
- Planning has been cut down from hours to minutes.
- Able to maximize usage of all host and storage usage based on a supply and demand concept.
- VMware vCenter Operations
We have looked at VMware's vCenter Operations solution and while it is great to show you where the issues are it does nothing to mitigate the issues. You still have to manually move VMs or increase vcpus etc. VMTurbo Operations Manager sees the issues and proactively resolves issues it can handle on its own. If it can't it gives you a dashboard to show what you need to do manually.