CCNA Data Center DCICT 640-916 Official Cert Guide

Management Tools

Server virtualization probably would have not taken off in such a dramatic fashion if not for the management tools it offered. Consolidation of computing resources in a form of virtual machines increased server infrastructure utilization and allowed building a larger computing power footprint. Unfortunately, an increase in amount of virtual servers also resulted in increased administration overhead. Because IT organizations remained under the ever-increasing pressure of doing more for less, the need for better management tools became absolutely necessary.

The virtualization management tool is also referred to as Virtual Machine Manager. Virtual Machine Manager products exist for all the major types of server virtualization solutions. ...