Veeam Releases New Virtualization Tools

The Russian-based company creating software to help with managing virtual servers introduced today their latest entry into the virtualization marketspace, Veeam Configurator 1.0.

The new software product is a Windows GUI interface that integrates with and extends the capabilities of VMware VirtualCenter, helping to maintain and build on VirtualCenter’s centralized view and associated benefits, such as VirtualCenter partitioning to simultaneously configure all ESX Servers in a cluster. Veeam Configurator also offers GUI-based centralized control over ESX settings and subsystems that are not accessible from the VirtualCenter interface, freeing administrators from reliance on the service console. This helps Microsoft Windows administrators who enter the VMware ESX Server market and might not be that familiar with Linux command-line entries.

“The VMware ESX Server service console offers tremendous power for virtual server configuration,” said Ratmir Timashev, president and CEO of Veeam Software. “Unfortunately, the console only allows you to configure one server at a time. In addition, for administrators who come from a Windows background, the open-source command line syntax takes time to research, learn, try and test. With this new product, we’ve done the learning and testing, so our customers can quickly configure multiple servers without having to become Linux experts.”

The product offers the following features and benefits:

• Centralized control – Veeam Configurator uses VirtualCenter partitioning to simultaneously configure all ESX Servers for a cluster or datacenter.

• VI3 integration – Veeam Configurator allows you to gain control over ESX settings and subsystems not accessible from the VirtualCenter interface.

• GUI-based configuration management – With Veeam Configurator, you can quickly and easily manage ESX settings and subsystems without needing to become a Linux expert, freeing you from reliance on the service console.

• Built-in ESX expertise – Veeam Configurator comes with a set of expert knowledge packs (“Experts”) that eliminate the need to study the details of a specific ESX configuration parameter and offer a fully supported alternative to custom scripts.

At the same time, Veeam Software has made available a free script, called EsxDiag, that provides basic post-installation checks on ESX Server configuration. It checks service console configurations, the TCP and DNS settings, and checks which scheduled services failed to launch. It also checks the NTP settings (including firewall) and shows you the time difference between the public NTP server and the host. Veeam hopes that this open-source script will be used as a catalyst to continued enhancement by the virtualization community.

Veeam Configurator 1.0 is available now, with North American pricing starting at $120 USD per CPU. For more information or to download the product, go here. You can also find out more information about EsxDiag, here.