VM Performance Optimization

Improve Virtual Environment performance with Virtual Machine (VM) Performance Optimization Tools for VMware, Microsoft Hyper-v and Citrix Xen

Traditional software management tools do not clearly identify the interdependencies between virtualized servers, storage and other systems. Virtualization changes the relationships between physical servers, network, and storage components making it difficult to diagnose and remedy operational problems. Use these Virtual Machine Performance Management Optimization Tools to improve Virtual Machine Performance and better manage resource utilization as virtual environments scale up. Manage and optimize the main resource impediments to an optimized virtual environment: CPU, Memory, Network I/O, Disk I/O.

These tools help solve a wide variety of problems related to slow VM Performance and the lack of an Optimized Virtual Environment. The benefits include:

Improve Resource Optimization – Get a clear picture of resource-wasting configurations such as:
• Old snapshots
• Where multiple CPUs are assigned.
• Reservations, shares, and limits.
• Performance bottlenecks in the underlying storage and network infrastructure

Optimize Virtual Machine Resources by:
• Identifying unneeded VM’s.
• Identify and reduce VM sprawl
• Right–size VM’s to optimize performance
• Reclaiming unused resources and storage.
• Discovering snapshot size and removing old snapshots.
• Predict and avoid costly performance degradations and downtime by properly allocating resources
• Safely increase virtual machine (VM) densities to lower the cost per VM
• Find available capacity to safely add new VM’s
• Identify your top resources consume

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VM Performance Optimization

newScale - Virtualization Lifecycle Management and Provisioning Though Service Catalogs more info

Target Business Size
Global 2,000 Companies
Pricing Overview
Not Available
Supported Hypervisors
VMware ESX, ESXi

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

Abiquo is a Cloud management solution for virtual capacity planning, optimization & provisioning more info

Target Business Size
SMB - Enterprise through different versions
Pricing Overview
Community Open Source Version: Supported for free by the Community. Paid Enterprise Version with additional features and Gold/Silver/Platinum support.
Supported Hypervisors
VMware ESX and ESXi Microsoft Hyper-V Citrix XenServer Virtual Box Xen KVM

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

Veloxum: Improve the performance, optimization and manageability of your VMware servers more info

Target Business Size
Enterprise
Pricing Overview
Veloxum software has up to three components, each priced separately. The primary component is the base software, which includes a console, collection d/b, and a reporting and correlation engine. Each OS, virtual or physical, requires an OS ‘connector’, which controls metric collection and settings updates. The last components are client ‘connectors’, which control metric collection and settings updates to individual client workstations
Supported Hypervisors
VMWare ESX 3.5, 3.5i, or 4.0 (vSphere), Citrix Xen

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

netreo V²: Virtualization Visualizer™: VMware Performance Management & Capacity Planning Made Easy more info

Target Business Size
Enterprise
Pricing Overview
V2 is licensed by the number of virtual guests to be monitored. If you exceed the number of virtual guests you are licensed for, V2 will inform you of this and provide a grace period for you to upgrade to the appropriate license.
Supported Hypervisors
ESX and ESXi versions 3.5, and 4 as well as ESXi Free, vSphere. Versions of ESX/ESXi prior to version 4 may have some limitations with regards to the statistics collected.

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

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

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

The vKernel VMware & Hyper-v Capacity Management Suite (CMS) more info

Target Business Size
All Sizes
Pricing Overview
Each individual application is priced at $299/socket for a perpetual license, or $139/socket for a one year term license.
Supported Hypervisors
VMware ESX, vSphere, Hyper

Akorri BalancePoint VMware & Hyper-V Management Tools more info

Target Business Size
All Sizes
Pricing Overview
Not Available
Supported Hypervisors
VMware ESX, vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V