Virtual Machine Management Applications
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VMLogix LabManager enables training managers, instructors and students to plan, execute, deliver and run the training lab operations more quickly, cost-effectively and reliably using virtualized lab IT infrastructure. Among other things, VMLogix LabManager helps training instructors and course developers consolidate and centralize lab infrastructure, build a library of training lab configurations, control the access to the library via policies, spawn multiple instances of the configuration in a class without any configuration conflicts at run time, add students to a class, and save on overall people costs due to operational efficiencies.
Training and EducationThe effective delivery of training and education requires a significant up-front investment from technicians and instructors to configure the training environment so that it mirrors that of the customer. Aside from the common benefits of virtualization such as saving on costs and on deployment operations, companies are quickly realizing that automation and management tools on top of the virtualization piece are driving even more savings. Since most training labs require that each student have access to a computer (either remotely or locally) the saving are in automating the time for each setup and deployment. Features for Training and Education ProfessionalsSelf-Service Web Management ConsoleAllow distributed development teams to easily create, manage, share, and deploy build and test configurations based on self-service policies, quotas, and user permissions.Shared SnapshotsCapture and share "live" multi-machine configurations from the configuration library. Captured configurations preserve memory and CPU state and can be redeployed instantly.Advanced AutomationAutomate construction of production-like environments with end-to-end configuration of operating systems and applications. Use guest operating system operations and pre-packaged integrations with source code, build and test management tools to further reduce manual user effort.User and Team Management - Enable CollaborationOrganize users (instructors and students) and scope the sharing of artifacts by organizational, functional and project teams so that only relevant artifacts are displayed for each team member. Also leverage advanced capabilities that allow instructors to hide machine roles (in a n-tier configuration) from students and easily add students to a class.Advanced Job SchedulingVMLogix LabManager offers several options to manage multi-machine configuration deployments. Users can specify the priority of the job, specify the number of times a job is to be deployed, lease duration for a job and schedule a wait in the job deployment (i.e., a time after which the deployment is to occur) |
