Specifications

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Figure 69. Managing Microsoft and VMware virtual machines – Selecting virtual machine hosts
VMM’s Intelligent Placement feature shows all available hosts for the virtual machine ranked according
to their suitability. Both VMware and Microsoft hosts are listed as possible migration targets. Under the
Transfer Type column, the Live option shown next to the ESX Servers indicates that the migration will
take advantage of VMotion to move the VM to that host with no downtime. To initiate a VMotion
migration, select a host with a Live transfer type and follow the wizard.
Seamless Management of Physical and Virtual IT Resources
VMM 2008 is able to work with System Center Operations Manager 2007 (SCOM) to provide seamless
management of all IT system resources, including both physical and virtual servers. The combination of
VMM and SCOM manages the entire IT infrastructure stack from the physical virtualization servers,
through the virtual guest operating systems down to the line-of-business applications running on the
virtual guest operating systems. In addition, the new PRO feature enables dynamic IT management by
allowing you to specify accepted operational conditions as well as create automated tips that enable
your organization to rapidly adjust to changing business conditions.
Centralized Library for Virtual Assets
With VMM, IT administrators not only provision new server resources faster, they also maintain strict
control over virtual assets. Unlike in a physical data center, where administrators seldom lose servers, it