VMware Infrastructure 3

VMware Infrastructure 3 is the next generation of industry-leading infrastructure virtualization software that virtualizes servers, storage and networking, allowing multiple unmodified operating systems and their applications to run independently in virtual machines while sharing physical resources.

VMware Infrastructure Brochure (pdf - 307Kb)

Minimize Your Total Cost of Infrastructure Ownership

• Increase hardware utilization and reduce hardware requirements with server consolidation ratios commonly exceeding ten virtual machines per physical processor.
• Reduce required datacenter square footage, rack space, power, cooling, cabling, storage and network components by reducing the sheer number of physical machines.
• Decrease labor cost by simplifying and automating labor and resource intensive IT operations.

Improve Responsiveness, Serviceability, Availability and Flexibility

• Improve application availability and business continuity independent of hardware and operating systems.
• Enable continuous uptime and non-disruptive maintenance of IT environments with live migration of entire running systems.
• Eliminate cumbersome software installations and configurations with virtual appliances.
• Accelerate application development and deployment lifecycles.
• Improve responsiveness to business needs with instant provisioning and dynamic optimization of application environments.
• Allow legacy systems to co-exist with new environments

Experience the Industry’s First Infrastructure Virtualization Suite

VMware Infrastructure 3 is a feature-rich suite that delivers the production-proven efficiency, availability, and dynamic management needed to create a responsive data center. The suite includes:

• VMware ESX Server. Platform for virtualizing servers, storage and networking.
• VMware VMFS. High-performance cluster file system for storage virtualization.
• VMware Virtual SMP. Multi-processor support for virtual machines.
• VMware VirtualCenter. Centralized management, automation and optimization for IT infrastructure.
• VMware High Availability (HA). Cost effective high availability for virtual machines.
• VMware DRS. Dynamic balancing and allocation of resources for virtual machines.
• VMware VMotion. Live migration of virtual machines without service interruption.
• VMware Consolidated Backup. Centralized backup software for virtual machines.