Virtualization Monitoring Tools

Virtualization Monitoring Tools for VMware, Microsoft Hyper-v and Citrix Xen
Find and Fix Performance Issues and Mitigate the Risk of Downtime in your Virtual Environment

Virtualization Monitoring Tools Feature:
Virtual Host Monitoring
o What is the free memory in the VM kernel and the console?
o What is the CPU load on the VM kernel, on the console, and each of the virtual guests?
o Which network interfaces are seeing the most traffic?
o Which storage devices are seeing high activity?
o How much free space is available on each of the disk partitions

Virtual Machine Guest Monitoring
• How many guest virtual machines are running? What are their IP addresses/host names and operating systems?
• How much allocated memory is a guest VM actively using?
• Is there excessive paging or memory thrashing in a guest VM?
• Amount of a servers’ CPU bandwidth being used by each guest

Additional Features generally include:
• vMotion Monitoring for VMware
• Top-down views of your Virtual Servers and their performance
• Drilldown capabilities from the top down into the very most detailed performance information
• Alerting can be configured for just about any performance information shown on the screen
• Manages and monitors your hybrid virtual and physical infrastructure
• Continuously monitors your Virtual Machines, even if they are migrated to another host or renamed.
• Manages multiple Virtual Centers and compare data

Other Virtual Machine Monitoring Metrics may include:
• Availability
• Memory Available for VMs
• Memory Used by VMs
• CPU Used
• CPU Used per Minute
• CPU Idle
• CPU Idle per Minute
• Number of CPUs
• Availability
• Packets Transmitted
• Packets Transmitted per Minute
• Packets Received
• Packets Received per Minute
• Bytes Transmitted
• Bytes Transmitted per Minute
• Bytes Received
• Bytes Received per Minute

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Virtualization Monitoring Tools

ManageEngine - VMware & Hyper-v Monitoring and Troubleshooting more info
Target Business Size
Mostly SMB – Some Enterprise 		Pricing Overview
VMware & Microsoft Hyper-v Monitors are free. Network, Server and Application management products are priced on the number of managed devices and offer subscription or perpetual purchases. The VMware Monitor comes bundled with the Essential and Deluxe Editions of OpManager. If you have the OpManager Professional Edition, you can purchase the VMware Monitor for $1895, for an unlimited number of ESX hosts. Single Installation License fee for 25 Devices Pack is $595 + $119 for annual support Single Installation License fee for 100 Devices Pack is $1,995 + $399 for annual support Single Installation License fee for 500 Devices Pack is $5995 + $1,119 for annual support 		Supported Hypervisors
vSphere/ESX4, ESX4i, ESX 3.5 and ESX 3.5i servers& MS Hyper-V

Heroix Longitude® Agentless VMware Monitoring more info
Target Business Size
SMB - Enterprise through different versions 		Pricing Overview
Annual & Perpetual Licenses Available. Pricing based on the number of devices managed. Longitude Professional Edition Annual: 10 Devices $ 199 w/community support $900 w/email support Longitude Enterprise Edition Annual: 10 Devices $ 399 w/community support, $1,400 w/email support Longitude Professional Edition Perpetual: 10 Devices $ 700 w/community support $1,400 w/email support Longitude Enterprise Edition Perpetual: 10 Devices $ 1,400 w/community support $2,400 w/email support Volume discount apply as you add devices. 		Supported Hypervisors
ESX Server 3.5, ESX Server 4.0, VCenter 4

NetIQ AppManager for VMware comprehensive VMware Monitoring and Management solutions more info
Target Business Size
Mid to Large Enterprise 		Pricing Overview
NetIQ offers variable pricing based on your location, purchase volume, license type and other factors.List pricing for NetIQ AppManager for VMware starts at $2500 per ESX server. NetIQ AppManager Performance Profiler v.4.1 starts at $400 per template (from 2008) 		Supported Hypervisors
vCenter 2.5 and 4.0 VMware ESX 3.0.X, 3.5, 4.0 and ESXi 3.5 and 4.0 vSphere 4.0 (ESX 4.0 and vCenter 4.0)

Xangati for VMware ESX Management, Performance Measurement & Reporting. Visibility & Troubleshoot more info
Target Business Size
SMB-Enterprise through different versions 		Pricing Overview
Free Version for a few hosts, Paid Version with more features Xangati for ESX Pro is licensed per ESX processor at $299 per processor plus 20% for annual support and maintenance. 		Supported Hypervisors
VMware ESX/ESXi, vSphere, host v3.5 or greater

ZENOSS - Virtualization Management, Monitoring more info
Target Business Size
Enterprise 		Pricing Overview
Subscription per managed resource. A managed resource is each virtual machine (VM) with a unique IP address is a Managed Resource or Device Silver: 250 resources $100 per resource/year Gold: 250 resources $150 per resource/year Platinum: 500 resources $180 per resource/year Prices vary by levels of support 		Supported Hypervisors
VMware ESX and vSphere 5, VMware VI3 , Microsoft Hyper-v

VMTurbo Virtualization Management, Monitoring, Optimization and Automation Appliances more info
Target Business Size
All Sizes 		Pricing Overview
Monitor Suite: Free unlimited use Reporter Suite $59 per socket Planner & Reporter Suite $149 per socket Optimizer (above 3 plus Optimizer) Suite $399 per socket 		Supported Hypervisors
VMware ESX(i), vSphere

The ManageIQ Enterprise Virtualization Management Suite (EVM) more info
Target Business Size
Enterprise 		Pricing Overview
Not Available 		Supported Hypervisors
VMware ESX 3.x, ESX 4.x, VMware 3.xi, 4.xi, Microsoft Windows Server 2008 - Hyper-V, KVM on Red Hat

Paessler PRTG VMware Monitor - Network Monitor for VMware, Hyper-v and Citrix Xen Environments more info
Target Business Size
SMB 		Pricing Overview
All Products have both Free & Paid additions with advanced functionality and no limits on the number of VM’s/Sensors. Commercial Editions start at: $400/300 Euro 		Supported Hypervisors
VMwareMonitors a VMware ESX/ESXi Host Server (version 3.5 or vSphere 4.0), Microsft Hyper-V, Citrix XEN, Parallels Virtuozzo Containers

Hyperic HQ VMware & Xen Performance Monitoring & VMware Management more info
Target Business Size
Mid Size-Enterprise 		Pricing Overview
Free Limited Feature Open Source Version, Enterprise version priced on subscription basis 		Supported Hypervisors
VMware GSX 3x, ESX2x-4x, 4.x, Citrix Xen

Vizioncore vFoglight & vControl for VMware & Hyper-v Performance Monitoring, Capacity Planning more info
Target Business Size
All Sizes but has a focus on SMB-Midmarket 		Pricing Overview
vEssentials Bundle is $899: Consisting of: vFoglight Pro: Monitor the performance of the virtual and physical infrastructures vConverter DR: P2V and V2V image conversion for faster adoption of virtual systems vRanger Pro: Image-based backup and recovery of all data in a virtual machine vReplicator: Image-based replication for high availability and disaster recovery vOptimizer Pro: Automated virtual storage reclamation & optimization vControl: Self-service provisioning and management for virtual machines 		Supported Hypervisors
VMware ESX(i), vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-v

Uptime Software VMware vSphere ESX(i)Monitoring Tool Easy VMware Monitoring & Management more info
Target Business Size
Mid Size - Enterprise 		Pricing Overview
Licensing: per-physical-server. Just count the number of physical servers and that’s it, no add-ons, tiers, or management packs. 		Supported Hypervisors
VMware ESX v3.0, 3.1, 3.5, 4, vSphere, ESXi

Nimsoft NMS (Nimsoft Monitoring Solution) Virtualization Monitoring for VMware, Hyper-v & Citrix Xen more info
Target Business Size
Mid Market – Enterprise, Managed Service Providers 		Pricing Overview
Subscription model 		Supported Hypervisors
VMware ESX 3/4, Esxi3.4/4, vSphere, Windows Hyper-V Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 with Hyper-V, Citrix Xen

Veeam VMware Virtualization Management Tools more info
Target Business Size
SMB-Mid Market 		Pricing Overview
Veeam Essentials for SMB including Backup, Reporter, Monitor and Business View 6 sockets for $2,194 with 1 year of support. Veeam Management Suite: 1 socket & 1 year of support $1,210 per socket. Numerous rules apply. 		Supported Hypervisors
VMware ESX, ESXi, vSphere

ToutVirtual Virtual IQ & Provision Pro Virtualization Assessment, Performance & Capacity Management more info
Target Business Size
All Sizes through different versions 		Pricing Overview
VirtualIQ Pro starter product allows IT to manage up to 5 CPUs (sockets) and 25 VMs for FREE. Paid Version is VirtualIQ Pro no pricing is available 		Supported Hypervisors
VMware, Microsoft Hyper-V, Citrix Xen

Reflex Systems Virtualization Management Center for VMware Management, Security, Configuration more info
Target Business Size
All Size Companies 		Pricing Overview
$795 per socket 		Supported Hypervisors
Vmware ESX, ESXi, vSphere. VMware Virtual Infrastructure 3 and vSphere 4.0

eG Innovations VM Monitor for VMware, vSphere & ESX Server, Hyper-V and Citrix Xen Virtual Mach more info
Target Business Size
Managed Services Providers - Enterprise 		Pricing Overview
Priced per VMware ESX server being monitored; i.e., the licensing is not per CPU, per socket or per VM 		Supported Hypervisors
VMware ESX 3.0/3.5, ESXi, and vSphere 4, Microsoft Hyper-v, Citrix Xen and Solaris LDOM

Embotics V-Commader VMware, Hyper-V & Citrix Xen Management Tools more info
Target Business Size
Enterprise, Budget Minded Enterprise 		Pricing Overview
Prices starting at $299 per host CPU socket 		Supported Hypervisors
VMware Virtual Center 2.0/2.5 and ESX 3.0/3.5, ESXi, and vSphere 4.0, Hyper-v, Citrix Xen

Solar Winds Virtual Profiler VMware Management Tool more info
Target Business Size
All sizes 		Pricing Overview
Starts at 10 physical or virtual servers for $1,995 volume discounts apply for larger purchases. Unlimited license is $20,000 		Supported Hypervisors
VMware ESX, ESXi, vSphere