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Sample Visio – VMWare Virtualization Architecture

January 10, 2013

VMWare Server

  • Runs on any x86 server hardware and OS
  • Windows Server and Linux Host OS’s
  • Partition a physical server into multiple virtual server machines
    • Target market – IT centers providing multiple services
    • Allows separate virtual servers to be separately configured for separate IT applications
      • Provisioning
      • Portability, replication, etc.

VMware Server ESX

  • Total decoupling between hardware and applications
  • High-end, high-performance IT applications
    • Oracle, SQL Server, Microsoft Exchange server, SAP, Siebel, Lotus Notes, BEA WebLogic, Apache
    • Dynamically move running application to different hardware
      • Maintenance, hardware replacement
      • Provisioning new versions, etc.

 Free Visio Download – VMWare Virtualization Architecture