Virtual Infrastructure Optimization Solutions
Server Virtualization Performance Challenges
The primary objective of the IT department is to support the growth and smooth operation of the business. VMware and AIX / VIO administrators must help ensure new applications are rolled out quickly and reliably, applications are up and available to users, and application response times to the users meet their expectations.
Most IT organizations have already successfully applied server virtualization to web-based applications, file & print services, E-mail, and to their test & development environments. Now the challenge is to apply virtualization to the I/O-intensive, business-critical Tier 1 applications. These are more demanding applications in terms of performance and availability requirements and necessitate a deeper understanding of both the physical and virtual infrastructure.
How can IT organizations ensure optimal performance, availability and utilization of vSphere ESX/ESXi and AIX / VIO in these environments? With comprehensive monitoring, management and automation solutions that simplify their lives. The critical challenge facing virtualization administrators is getting visible, meaningful data about their storage I/O. Without this real-time data and measurement system, service level agreements can’t be guaranteed and the infrastructure simply can’t be optimized.
Virtual Instruments can help you dramatically increase VMware ESX/ESXi performance and IBM AIX / VIO performance. With Virtual Instruments, you can holistically assess the entire data path, from the VM to the LUN. The primary server virtualization-related challenges that Virtual Instruments directly solve include:
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Optimize VMware Performance
VirtualWisdom is the only solution that directly measures the I/O performance effect (latency, bandwidth, re-tries, errors, etc.) on vSphere performance. Learn more » |
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Optimize AIX and VIO Environments
Virtual Instruments can help you dramatically increase IBM AIX / VIO performance. With Virtual Instruments, you can holistically assess the entire data path, from the LPAR to the LUN. Learn more » |
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Improve Virtualized Applications
The challenge now-a-days is to apply virtualization to the I/O-intensive, mission-critical Tier 1 applications supported by Fibre Channel SANs. VMware and AIX / VIO administrators must ensure new applications are rolled out quickly and reliably, applications are up and available to users, and application response times are within service level agreements. Learn more » |
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Deploy virtualized applications faster
When deploying new virtualized applications, one of the biggest questions is whether response time will meet the performance required by the users. In many IT organizations there are strict Service Level Agreements (SLAs) defined by the business units that must be met by the IT team to ensure performance and availability. Learn more » |
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Read the AMP Expert analyst report, Infrastructure Performance Management for Virtualized Systems, to learn which solutions can help support the use of virtual servers for mission critical applications.
