Embotics V-Commander

A virtual server environment is a dynamic one, and traditional datacenter control tools can have trouble, counting, managing or even seeing virtual machines. So what’s to be done? Embotics recommends a three-stage methodology to maintain control over your virtual servers and prevent virtual sprawl.

Step 1. Control what goes into your virtualized environment.
Extend your existing server management processes and tools with an ability to identify and track virtual machines. Use these processes and tools to ensure only approved virtual machines are allowed in your environment.

Step 2. Constantly monitor your virtual environment, reacting to out-of-process VMs.
Unlike their physical counterparts, virtual machines don’t necessarily stay where you first deploy them. They can be cloned or moved with the click of a mouse, creating a very dynamic environment. The very thing that creates flexibility and agility complicates management. IT organizations need to be able to constantly monitor all virtual machine activity, allowing in-process, authorized ones while reacting in real time to out-of-process exceptions.

Step 3. Reclaim unused VM resources regularly.
Virtual machine lifecycles can range from minutes to years and it’s easy to lose track of VMs that are no longer being used. But they are still allocated resources, which is a waste. Setting and enforcing expiry dates will ensure your virtual server environment is more productive and that your reports are not cluttered with unused VMs, potentially hiding other issues.

V-Commander enables these and many other capabilities, ensuring complete, end-to-end, lifecycle management of your virtual machines.

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