Virtualization Software

Dell offers hypervisor options from the market leaders and specialized software options to extend your solution's capabilities.

VMware® Infrastructure 3 (VI3) is an industry leader for virtualization functionality — from basic partitioning to advanced capabilities, such as high availability, workload management and disaster recovery. These features are managed by a separate server running VMware VirtualCenter™.

Citrix® XenServer™ offers basic partitioning and live migration capabilities, and integrates its XenCenter™ multiserver management console into every virtualized server. You can add third-party offerings to augment functionality.

Microsoft® Hyper-V™ offers quick migration, high availability with Microsoft cluster services, easy integration into Microsoft management tools and compatibility with Xen-based virtual machines.

Extend the capabilities of your virtual environment beyond hypervisors with specialized software from Dell and our virtualization management partners. Symantec™/Altiris®, Vizioncore™, Platform Computing, PlateSpin® and Double-Take offer focused tools that you can use to simplify setup and migration, automate workload management, implement alternative disaster recovery strategies and more.

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  1. advanced-infrastructure-manager-brochure.pdf

    Dell Advanced Infrastructure Manager (AIM) Brochure

    26 Sep 2011

    1 out of 5

    Learn how you can create a highly flexible IT infrastructure that can quickly react to your changing business needs.

  2. Advanced Infrastructure Manager

    Dell Advanced Infrastructure Manager (AIM)

    Discover how Dell Advanced Infrastructure Manager (AIM) helps you achieve an efficient data center by delivering a unified but phased approach to improving IT business impact.

  3. ESXi VMWare OM.pdf

    Systems Manageability of VMware ESXi on Dell PowerEdge Servers

    21 Apr 2009

    3 out of 5

    This article provides a high-level overview of the manageability aspects of the VMware ESXi solution on Dell PowerEdge servers.

  4. infoworld-vcenter-plug-in-article.pdf

    InfoWorld: Dell Server Management and VMware vCenter, Together at Last

    22 Mar 2012

    InfoWorld discusses how Dell Management Plug-In for VMware vCenter enables vCenter to directly manage Dell PowerEdge servers, "compress(ing) thankless and repetitious server admin tasks into a few clicks of the mouse."

  5. dell-management-plugin-vmware-vcenter-solution-brief.pdf

    Dell Management Plug-In for VMware vCenter Solution Brief

    22 Mar 2012

    4.4 out of 5

    Fully realize the promise of virtualization with the Dell Management Plug-In for VMware vCenter, which compresses tasks and brings management processes into the vCenter server management console. The result? A richer PowerEdge management experience.

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    Dell Management Plug-In for VMWare VCenter

    See how Dell Management Plug-in for VMware vCenter offers a better way to integrate your physical and virtual environments.

  7. VIS_Creator_Final_720.jpg

    Dell VIS Creator Software

    See how Dell VIS Creator gives you secure automated deployment and management of physical, virtual and cloud-based workloads whether in a private, public or hybrid cloud.

  8. AIM_Final_720_0.jpg

    Dell Advanced Infrastructure Management (AIM) Solution

    1.7143 out of 5

    Learn how Dell Advanced Infrastructure manager (AIM) can transform your data center to deliver automated workload mobility and recovery management.

  9. VStart_Final_720.jpg

    Dell vStart Overview

    5 out of 5

    Learn how Dell vStart solutions enable you to build your virtual infrastructure and gain the efficiency and agility by virtualizing your data center.

  10. PlateSpin Protect

    PlateSpin Protect provides full workload protection by replicating entire workloads for flexible image backup, hardware-independent restore and consolidated recovery using virtualisation as a recovery platform for workloads.