IBM Systems Director VMControl

IBM® Systems Director VMControl™ Version 2.2 helps you move beyond managing virtualization to using virtualization to better manage your IT infrastructure. The combination of IBM Systems Director V6.1 and VMControl V2.2 allows you to reduce the total cost of ownership of your virtualized environment by decreasing management costs, increasing asset utilization, and linking infrastructure performance to business goals.

VMControl V2.2 simplifies the management of virtual environments across multiple virtualization technologies and hardware platforms, freeing you from ‘silos of virtualization’ and delivering enterprise-wide visibility and control. A leading multi-platform virtualization management solution, VMControl is now available in three Editions (Express, Standard or Enterprise) to best match your virtualized environment.

*Choose the VMControl Edition that suits your virtual infrastructure*
Features	Express	Standard	Enterprise
Create and manage virtual machines
Virtual machine relocation
Import, create, edit and delete virtual images
Deploy virtual images
Maintain virtual images in a repository
Manage virtual workloads in system pools

Overview

VMControl Express Edition is a plug-in for IBM Systems Director that utilizes a workload-optimized approach to decrease infrastructure costs and improve service levels. VMControl Express Edition provides complete virtual server lifecycle management as a no charge plug-in to IBM Systems Director.

Benefits

Benefits of VMControl Express Edition:

A single and consistent solution for all IBM Systems
Radically improved time to value for new solutions
Provide repeatable accuracy and consistency via automation

Features at a glance:

Discover virtual resources
Display inventory and topology
Monitor virtual resource health
Relocate virtual resources
Create and manage virtual servers

Product Download

IBM Systems Director VMControl Express Edition v2.2 Availability
IBM formally announced IBM Systems Director VMControl Express Edition on October 20, 2009 and it will be made Generally Available via download or with new server orders in the fourth quarter of 2009. Services from IBM will be available to help with the analysis and deployment of IBM Systems Director VMControl Express Edition 2.2 and can assist existing IBM Director VMControl Express Edition clients migrate to the new release.

Requirements:

VMControl Express Edition requires IBM Systems Director version 6.1.2. If the product is installed on an older version of IBM Systems Director, you will be prompted to perform an upgrade before accessing full functionality. Consult the Installation and User's Guide (PDF, 1.19MB) for full plug-in requirements.