Virtual Machine Manager

What do you like best?

Some of the key features are:

1) Migrate VMs from any non-HyperV OS to HyperV

2) Convert Physical machine to VM in HyperV with MAC/IPs/hostname same.

3) Allow to manage ESXi host(by providing Vcenter IP)

4) Enhanced OS deployment & Cluster deployment

5) Better Cluster management like Storage Space Direct etc

6) Managing Software defined Data center

Other Features like:

- Virtual Machine creation & complete workflow of Virtual Machine

- Cluster Management like Vmotion both Live & offline motion

- HyperV Server Management like configuration, inventory, health etc.,

What do you dislike?

Not much extension for the Console and console is also not designed for it.

Good improvement need for GUI

Recommendations to others considering the product:

As Microsoft with new release cycle bi-year release of virtual machine manager, gives good number of features added every year, considering the changes in the Data Center more moving towards cloud or cloud native, good number of features add to support them. Along with Software defined Data center if another focus where Virtual machine manager handing towards. Good number of features recently added to Virtual machine manager to support and manage Software defined Data center.

Also you would be getting great support from Microsoft, also they ensure product is safe and secure.

What problems are you solving with the product? What benefits have you realized?

I use to manage HyperV VMs & Cluster management to run our product on the VMs.

With Cluster management it helps to automation workflow base on the needs.

Enrich us with Powershall , which is very good for scripting

Managing Software defined Data center