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during nights and weekends, DPM consolidates workloads onto fewer hosts and powers off the
rest to reduce power consumption.
 VMware vCenter Update Manager: VMware vCenter Update Manager automates patch
management, enforcing compliance to patch standards for VMware ESXi hosts.
 VMware Storage vMotion™: VMware Storage vMotion enables real-time migration of running VM
disks from one storage array to another with no disruption or downtime. It minimizes service
disruptions due to planned storage downtime previously incurred for rebalancing or retiring
storage arrays.
 Host Profiles: Host Profiles standardize and simplify the deployment and management of
VMware ESXi host configurations. They capture and store validated configuration information,
including host compliance, networking, storage, and security settings.
For more information on VMware vSphere, see www.vmware.com/products/vsphere.
3.2 VIS Creator
VIS Creator is an elastic, policy-driven platform that simplifies workload delivery and lifecycle
management for IT department and end users. It empowers authorized end users to deploy their own
workloads for quick response to business needs. Additionally it controls sprawl and optimizes
utilization of virtual machines with automated provisioning and reclamation policies.
Dell VIS Creator enables authorized users to access a customized catalog of IT resources, some of which
can be ready for deployment in minutes. With VIS Creator, authorized users can:
 Request new services from a customized catalog of resources
 Modify existing resources
 View details and consumption of existing resources
Utilizing the automated self-service delivery model of VIS Creator, users can request and purchase
solutions that are the right size today, with the confidence that changes can be made easily and
quickly in the future.
VIS Creator provides administrators and end users with a powerful set of tools, including the ability to:
 Eliminate time-consuming steps by formalizing the resource-deployment process and
streamlining the approval process
 Respond to changes quickly by selecting and deploying standard IT resources almost instantly
 Customize an extensive set of out-of-the-box workflows to help automate many common tasks
associated with workload deployment
Giving end users the ability to select, deploy, and manage IT resources sounds as though it could wreak
havoc with internal governance, but the truth is quite the opposite. With VIS Creator in place, IT
administrators can:
 Define policies to limit resource consumption
 Ensure that IT requests are provisioned to standards
 Enforce process workflows, as well as user rights and access control