vCenter Configuration Manager Reviews

We are using vCenter Configuration Manager in hospitals, industrial areas, and hospitals. Clients use this solution to backup their applications and media.

The most valuable features of vCenter Configuration Manager are highly mature technology.

There are a lot of steps to do the configuration. We have to do it step by step and it is time-consuming. If it was easier it could be done quicker. There should be a preloaded configuration.

I have been using vCenter Configuration Manager for approximately five months.

I rate the stability of vCenter Configuration Manager an eight out of ten.

The solution is best suited for medium to large-scale enterprise companies.

The solution is scalable.

The initial setup of vCenter Configuration Manager can be difficult because the configuration is not simple if it is your first time.

The price of the solution is expensive.

I rate the price of vCenter Configuration Manager a five out of ten.

I evaluated Hyper-V before choosing vCenter Configuration Manager. The difference between the two is the architecture, and how they deploy. Hyper-V would be better suited for small to medium-sized companies.

I rate the stability of vCenter Configuration Manager an eight out of ten.

The primary purpose of the product is to maintain system performance and optimize it.  

I find all of the features of the solution valuable. All of them are valuable although I use some more frequently. I like Snapchat, RDS (Remote Desktop Services), cloning, migration, DDS (Data Distribution Service), and server switch probably as the features I use the most. All of these features serve different purposes and are very useful.  

Honestly, I do not feel like I am an expert with the product who can suggest technical enhancements. The setup and implementation could probably be better. It does not seem like we should have to do so much manual configuration. Instad of supplying everything manually at the prompts, it should offer some options for automation of the setup. I guess something like that is already available, but if it is I do not know it. If automating the updates were possible to do it would be very nice.  

I have been using the product for about 10 years, but I have been working on managing it for the past two to three years.  

I have not had to deal directly with the technical support because I am an architect so I am doing high-level design. The technical stuff or the day-to-day operations are done by another team. They are responsible for opening tickets and calls with level one and level two support.  

The efficiency of the initial setup is good. Some automation is already available but it could be better. If you have the OVA (Open Virtual Appliance) or if you can somehow install it using the silent mode it would improve the functionality. For example, you create your definition and from that, you can get the parameters automatically without manually entering every field. So you use a pre-defined setup and instead of working manually you just do one click and the changes are pushed out.  

On a scale from one to ten (where one is the worst and ten is the best), I would rate vCenter Configuration Manager as maybe an eight to nine-out-of-ten. To make it even better and to score a ten-of-ten, the ease-of-use and the flexibility of configuration could be improved. If it was easier to use and easier to implement and to set up, it will be closer to a ten.  

We are solution providers and we are in a classic environment without automation. We are licensed and we are using vCenter to manage and maintain our environment.

All of the features are important, so it's difficult to say which is the best.

The Self Service Interface is not very good and it needs improvement. 

There should be more flexibility and rules for permissions in the Multi-tenancy.

I have been using this solution for more than ten years.

It's a scalable product.

We have more than 20 engineers using this solution.

We have not contacted technical support. We have the competence and knowledge to maintain and manage this solution.

We did not use the help of a vendor team. We were able to implement ourselves.

As a company, we are hosting many solutions. We are working on expanding our portfolio for both internal and external users.

We have private cloud solutions, a classic infrastructure as service, and multi-tenant. We also have public cloud solutions for our external customers.

My experience working with this solution has been good and I recommend it.

I would rate this solution seven out of ten.

The feature that I have found most valuable is the virtual machine management across different hosts, located in different areas. This is the most accommodating aspect I have found using vCenter.

In terms of what could be improved, I would say easier management of the whole environment, meaning an easier interface.

Additionally, they could improve the hybrid-cloud environment and its management, not only for the localhost but also including the connection between the public and private cloud.

I have been using vCenter Configuration Manager for almost three years.

It is a stable solution.

vCenter is scalable.

Right now we don't have too many people using the application since we don’t need that many administrators on the environment, so less than 20 people are using it.

The initial setup was not so complex. My team and I did it by ourselves.

I think the first time I set it up the installation took two or three days. My second time was much easier - just a couple of hours.

On a scale of one to ten, I would rate vCenter Configuration Manager an eight. I would recommend it.

We use this solution in our data center for network management.

This solution has improved our network environment's functionality through effective management.

The most valuable features of this solution are the ability to manage all of our environments allowing us to have better functionality and high availability.

I have been using this solution for approximately seven years.

I have found the solution to be stable.

The solution is very scalable. we have approximately 60 people in my company using this solution.

The technical support is not as responsive as it could be. They are slow to respond to our issues with a resolution. There should be online chat support added.

The initial setup is easy.

The price of the solution is expensive. However, it is reasonably priced compared to competitors.

I recommend this solution to others.

I rate vCenter Configuration Manager a nine out of ten.

My primary use for vCenter is to manage my hosts and all my VMs via vCenter. I can also monitor my VMs and my environment.

There are a lot of features, but I've found vMotion and VRS the most valuable.

The main issue I have with vCenter Configuration Manager is that when I have a problem or error, I have to search a lot to get the solution. There isn't a clear document, and in some instances, none at all. There isn't a clear document covering all the errors. It would be helpful if the company provided better documentation for solving issues.

Additionally, I'd like to see more automation features in the next releases. If they could add more automation features to make the configuration and implementation processes easier, that would be good.

I have been using vCenter Configuration Manager for about six months. I'm pre-sales but lately my company and I have gotten a new task to go more deeply into technical problems and technical configuration.

This product is very stable, it's a very good product.

Configuration Manager is scalable.

The initial setup was simple.

We didn't evaluate a competitor, we only work with VMWare.

On a scale of 1 - 10, I would rate it an 8. I would recommend vCenter Configuration Manager to other users.