VMware虚拟架构产品和解决方案061105.ppt

What advantages do virtual machines provide to an IT infrastructure? VMware’s software collects hardware resources, including processor, memory, disk, and networking, into a unified logical resource that can be allocated to virtual machines as needed. This collection or pool of resources comprises the VMware Infrastructure. The virtual machines and the resources associated with them are managed centrally across multiple server hosts. The VMware Infrastructure product suite, used to support server consolidation and containment efforts, is fully optimized, rigorously tested, and certified for the widest range of hardware, operating systems, and software applications. It supports enterprise-wide standardization independent of operating systems and hardware. VMware Infrastructure provides built-in management, resource optimization, application availability, and operational automation capabilities that deliver tremendous cost savings as well as increased operational efficiency and flexibility. By adopting a VMware Infrastructure, IT operations become more manageable, more efficient, and more responsive—and at a lower cost. How much can your customer save from reduced hardware purchases? The server consolidation ratios tell the story. As you can see, VMware customers have realized tremendous savings from the deployment of a VMware Infrastructure. The customers shown here achieved these results from 2-, 4-, and 8-way CPUs with 4:1 ratios per CPU as average. Total per-server ratios of up to 30:1 have been achieved in real production environments. What consolidation ratios represent is the fraction of hardware needed to maintain a VMware Infrastructure as opposed to a physical one. So a consolidation ratio of 8:1means a VMware Infrastructure requires one-eighth the hardware that a physical one requires. Assuming that the hardware costs per server are the same in the physical or virtual environment, this represents a cost savings of 88%! In many cases, the hardware cost