David Davis has put together a list of what he thinks is some of the best free virtualization tools avaiable.
- VMware vSphere ESXi Free Edition and VMware Go
- VMware vMA, vCLI (or command-line interface), PowerCLI, and scripts from the vGhetto script repository such as vSphereHealthCheck
- Veeam Monitor (free edition), FastSCP, and Business View
- Vizioncore Wastefinder, vConvert SC and Virtualization EcoShell
- SolarWinds’ VM Monitor
- Trilead VM Explorer
- TripWire ConfigCheck
- ConfigureSoft/EMC Compliance Checker
- ESX Manager 2.3 from ESXGuide (ESX 3i and 4i are not supported)
- vKernel SearchMyVM, SnapshotMyVM, and Modeler
- Hyper9 GuessMyOS Plugin, Search Bar Plugin, and Virtualization Mobile Manager
- XtraVirt vAlarm and vLogView
I still think that he is missing a few, like
- Project Onyx (Just released in Alpha)
- ESX HealthScript (ESXi not supported)
- Ultimate Deployment Appliance (UDA)
- Daily ESX Report (Script)
- Syslog Appliance
- PowerGUI VMware Power Pack
- PowerWF Studio
See the full article at
http://searchservervirtualization.techtarget.com
Thanks for the PowerWF Studio mention. We’re still driving strong. The 30 day trial is good for all versions, NFR’s are available on request, and we’re working on a Free Community Edition now.
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