VM Management Software & Tools

VM Management Software & Tools

1. Best VM management tools

   • SolarWinds VM Monitor
     • A free monitor for VMWare vSphere and Microsoft Hyper-V implementations. This system allows you to set capacity thresholds that will trigger alerts if crossed. Runs on Windows Server
     • FREE
   • SolarWinds Virtualization Manager
     • A paid upgrade on the VM Monitor, this sophisticated tool includes live data visualizations of performance metrics. Runs on Windows Server.
     • PAID
   • PRTG VMware Monitoring Software
     • A package of monitors that includes specialist sensors to monitor Xen, Hyper-V, and VMWare virtualizations plus other monitors to watch over server performance metrics. Installs on Windows Server.
     • PAID
   • Site24x7 VMware Monitoring
     • A cloud-based server monitoring tool that includes the supervision of services, such as virtualizations, and the resources that support them.
     • PAID
   • SentryOne SQL Sentry
     • A monitoring package for SQL Server that includes full VM monitoring capabilities. Available for Windows Server or as an Azure service.
     • 14 DAY free trial
   • Datadog Infrastructure
     • A cloud-based monitoring system for servers and services that includes free integrations that cover the major virtualization systems.
     • $15 per month
   • ManageEngine OpManager
     • A network and server monitoring system that includes integrations for VMWare, Hyper-V, Xen, and Nutanix systems. Runs on Windows Server and Linux.
     • $945
   • Zabbix
     • A free monitoring system for networks, servers, and applications that has special processes for monitoring VMWare implementations. Runs on Linux, macOS, and Unix.
     • Free and open source
   • VEEAM ONE
     • A backup and virtualization monitoring system that covers VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V, and Nutanix AHV. Available for Windows and Windows Server.
     • PAID
   • eG Enterprise
     • A system monitoring and management tool that is based in the cloud and has specialist routines for managing VMware vSphere, Citrix XenServer, Microsoft Hyper-V, Oracle VM Server, Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization, AIX LPARs, and Solaris Containers
     • PAID
   • Nagios XI
     • A network server, and applications monitoring system that is based on the free Nagios Core and can be expanded by free vendor-specific plugins to monitor virtualizations. Runs on Linux.
     • PAID