Virtualization
Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2 VS VMware Virtual Infrastructure 3 (Microsoft Biased)
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Microsoft Claimed Advantages against VMware   u ØVMware EULA does not allow performance comparison. ØVS2005 R2 Faster than VS2005 which is VMware comparing to.   uBig differences: ØPrice and Microsoft support (MS Virtual Server is Free) Competition VMware - ESX 3.0 uThree versions ØESX 3.0 Starter Ø$1000 / 2 cpu ØESX 3.0 Standard Ø$3750 / 2 cpu ØESX 3.0 Enterprise Ø$5750 / 2 cpu   VMware Extras- additional costs, but Microsoft will offer for free when implemented u ØSMP support ØMS: In future, included in Windows Virtualization for free ØVMotion ØPlanned migration of VMs (1 second downtime) MS: Planned and unplanned migration through clustering ØVCenter ØManagement: provisioning and ESX monitoring ØMS: Integrate with VS pack for MOM, and SMS ØP2V Convert physical to virtual - not free MS: VSMT is free

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