| Developer(s) | Microsoft Corporation |
|---|---|
| Stable release | SCVMM 2008 R2 / 2010 |
| Development status | Released |
| Operating system | Windows Server 2008 R2 |
| Platform | Windows Server 2008 R2 |
| Type | Virtual Server management |
| License | MS-EULA |
| Website | System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 |
System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) forms part of Microsoft's System Center line of management and reporting tools, alongside previously established tools such as Microsoft Operations Manager and Microsoft Systems Management Server. SCVMM is designed for management of large numbers of Virtual Servers based on Microsoft Virtual Server and Hyper-V, and was released for enterprise customers in October 2007. [1] A standalone version for small and medium business customers is available.
System Center Virtual Machine Manager enables increased physical server utilization by making possible simple and fast consolidation on virtual infrastructure. This is supported by consolidation candidate identification, fast Physical-to-Virtual (P2V) migration and intelligent workload placement based on performance data and user defined business policies. VMM enables rapid provisioning of new virtual machines by the administrator and end users using a self-service provisioning tool. Finally, VMM provides the central management console to manage all the building blocks of a virtualized data center.
Its latest release was in 2010 named Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2, which added Live Migration and other new features.
A beta is available for System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012. This product enables the creation and management of private clouds made up from Hyper-V, VMware and XenServer virtualization hosts.