Want to reduce server sprawl, increase disaster recovery, VMware is the answer
March 08, 2017

Want to reduce server sprawl, increase disaster recovery, VMware is the answer

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with VMware ESXi

We have been using VMware ESX/ESXi for about 9 years now and have been fully all virtual servers the last 4-5 years and it has worked great from day one. We were using VMware long before many other local businesses and long before other organizations in the Mid-Atlantic region. VMware has simplified backup, recovery and disaster recovery. Long gone are the days of restoring physical servers and bare metal restores. It just works.
  • Virtual Hardware & Drivers for a very stable environment, low overhead, fast.
  • Peace of mind backups and recovery.
  • Maximize host resource usage, reduce physical footprint.
  • If you don't monitor VM host hardware usage, too many virtual guests can overload your hosts and slow down all virtual guests running on that server.
  • A little costly to start up, recommended multiple hosts, shared storage for recovery in case of server failure/maintenance.
  • You won't want to go back to physical.
  • 50 Physical server reduction down to 3.
  • Reduced utility and cooling expenses.
  • Auditors like VMware.
  • None
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Not recommended for a beginner of a small home/business. It is recommended to have an experienced person assist with configuration, installation, backups, etc.

VMware ESXi Feature Ratings

Virtual machine automated provisioning
10
Management console
10
Live virtual machine backup
10
Live virtual machine migration
10
Hypervisor-level security
10