From my perspective, I won't recommend any changes in the operations associated with VMware Live Recovery (VLR). The tool needs to improve its interface.
Systems Engineer-Consultant at Blue Bridge Bond, UAB
Real User
Top 5
2024-06-05T06:49:20Z
Jun 5, 2024
The platform's certificate management functionality can be challenging, along with troubleshooting when issues arise. Also, improving the backup central store would be beneficial.
Senior Associate at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Top 20
2024-05-29T04:46:00Z
May 29, 2024
The tool's performance needs to be improved. Sometimes, in our organization, we face issues with the solution, such as replication getting blocked or becoming extensively time-consuming.
The product's ability to support memory should be increased in the future as it is currently an area of concern in the solution. Some of the migrations are difficult to manage since the solution is not compatible with a few of the operating systems, which poses a challenge during the physical to virtual migration process.
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The management and the way teams are defined can be improved. If the solution could manage on-premises and cloud resources with the help of one tool, it would be an extra agent. Further, the price could be improved.
Users need to pay a licensing fee for the solution, which could be cheaper. I have some servers running on a disaster recovery site, and I need some tools to migrate those servers to my primary data center.
The dashboards in vCenter Configuration Manager are an area with certain shortcomings where improvements are required. Some functionalities in vCenter Configuration Manager are lacking regarding how it can be automated. Someone told me that the latest version of the solution has some automated configuration and compliance management in place. I should probably try and get the solution's latest version to get the most out of the solution. With vCenter Configuration Manager in my company, we still cannot deploy anything else apart from Linux and Windows. There are limitations in the solution, and because of this, I cannot deploy anything else, like with regard to VMware infrastructure using vCenter Configuration Manager. There is also an issue in the solution with regard to the utilization of other available resources. The aforementioned details can be considered for improvement in the solution. It would be good if vCenter Configuration Manager's technical support team could provide a response to the issues faced by its users as soon as possible.
One area that could be improved is the integration of all VMware services. Other areas for improvement include integration, stability, support, and pricing.
Presales Consultant for CA Southern Africa at Hyperion Holding Pty Ltd
Real User
Top 5
2023-05-12T08:32:09Z
May 12, 2023
Acquiring certifications often require extensive training and successfully passing an exam, which can be costly and time-consuming, particularly if you already possess experience in the domain. As a result, this can increase the overall cost of obtaining certification and may present a challenge that requires addressing. We would like to see free certification or notification of free training programs.
Pre-sales consultant at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
Reseller
Top 20
2023-02-07T10:48:21Z
Feb 7, 2023
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.
Configuration Manager's reporting could be better. I need to use a third-party reporting solution to get the details. They could add reporting features similar to RVTools.
The solution needs to add its own backup system because it has issues integrating with third-party solutions. Chinese-owned companies that do not align with the solution's American systems are blocked. Some companies have a few Chinese-owned shares so struggle to obtain licenses.
There is always room for improvement. The VxRail configuration is very complicated and a little bit too difficult to guess what the final product is going to be. The product needs better integration with security tools. It's a feature that you wouldn't need to have for something like Cisco or that type of thing. Something of that magnitude would already be built into the product.
Managing Director at tathya technologies pvt ltd opc
Real User
2021-07-23T19:37:51Z
Jul 23, 2021
Error reporting should be more precise and descriptive, and there is no way to filter the logs. It would be helpful if its logs analysis can be more detailed, and the logs can be filtered.
It would be better to integrate this infrastructure with native cloud environments, but we can't do it. We are trying to improve our experience by converting our infrastructure through virtualization on native cloud environments and workloads. It's the most important thing for us. I think that it should be tightly coupled with native cloud environments.
They should make it easier to log in and communicate with them. At the moment, I'm using vRealize Log Insight because it's a pretty easy tool to keep up to date with everything. But it would be easier if I could do it through vCenter Configuration Manager. I think the logging side should be improved because it's pretty difficult to keep up to date VMware and with vCenter.
Microsoft Architect at a non-tech company with 11-50 employees
Real User
2020-10-14T06:36:53Z
Oct 14, 2020
The pricing can be improved. It is not so user-friendly that you can just start the host and everything works. However, for somebody with five or ten years of experience, the administration is not very difficult.
Senior IT Architect at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Real User
2020-09-21T06:33:12Z
Sep 21, 2020
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.
IT System Manager and Infrastructure Architect at a manufacturing company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Real User
2020-08-12T07:01:47Z
Aug 12, 2020
I can't think of an aspect that needs improvement, as it's work so well for us so far. The solution could be more integrated with the Microsoft environment.
Management Information System Officer at a mining and metals company with 501-1,000 employees
Real User
2020-07-05T15:50:29Z
Jul 5, 2020
There are some complexities within the system center. For example, we use two different applications for updates and the deployment of the machine. We also have another third party solution. However, a third-party solution is dedicated to vulnerability management. And all the updates that have to be deployed to a specific product. You spend a lot of time in configuration due to the fact that you need to make sure all of your machines are compliant. Compliance is complicated.
General Manager IT/system engineer at VT Solutions
Real User
2020-06-15T07:34:03Z
Jun 15, 2020
This is a good solution but it has too many configurations for what it does. In that sense, it's not particularly user friendly and requires too many clicks. From reviews I've read, I believe Acropolis might be easier to use in this regard. I think the solution pretty much covers everything, I can't think of any additional features that might be useful.
Sr. System and Storage Administrator at a government with 51-200 employees
Real User
2020-02-26T05:55:52Z
Feb 26, 2020
I don't think there are any features that the solution is lacking. The solution is already quite user-friendly and offers good technical support, but it could always be further refined and improved. The solution should allow for more customization.
The snapshot functionality on the solution needs improvement. After renewing the snapshot, all of the production was stuck. Right now, its functionality is one of our main concerns. Aside from the snapshot, everything else is working fine. I can't think of any other features that we'd need in future releases.
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.
Solution Architect, IT Consultant at Merdasco - Rayan Merdas Data Prosseccing
Real User
Top 10
2020-01-22T12:44:00Z
Jan 22, 2020
Configuration Manager should decrease the deployment time in the data center and the management time as this could help many data centers reduce their operating costs. I think most of VMware's software is easy and simple to use but they lack the capability to manage other systems. When working with some other software out there you have a total solution for managing and configuring your data centers. Many other virtualization systems have this feature, and it would be a good idea for VMware to switch to this approach because I think most data centers are looking for total solutions to manage their data centers. Our trends show that this kind of simple management software is going to be a part of orchestration systems. Overall, I think it's good enough to use for most customers who have VMware solutions in their data centers.
Associate Consultant at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
2020-01-12T12:02:00Z
Jan 12, 2020
Customers who want a business solution, should try to implement the IDL based processes for configuration management, patch management, release management and asset management. It will improve the life cycle management of their solution.
Datacenter Pre-Sales Engineer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Real User
2020-01-09T06:16:00Z
Jan 9, 2020
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.
Solution Architect & Presale at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
2019-12-26T09:22:00Z
Dec 26, 2019
The solution could use an internal cloud service. It should offer a vCloud foundation, but on-premises. For example, a small cloud environment or something that can be built on-premises and not hosted by Microsoft or other big hosting sites. We'd like to use some sort of vCloud to take the risks away from headquarters. The resources would be on-site on the customer side. The reporting could be improved.
It can take a long time for the first information to become available. On the other hand, that's normal. It has to collect a lot of information before it can predict future needs. But it would be nice if there was some kind of base level to get started.
vCenter Configuration Manager is a powerful configuration management tool that is designed to enable organizations to ensure that any environment that they use to conduct business is configured in the most effective possible way. It can automate configurations consistently across virtual, physical, and cloud environments. Additionally, it enables users to place critical functions into the hands of the solution thereby avoiding the possibility that human error will reduce a business’s...
From my perspective, I won't recommend any changes in the operations associated with VMware Live Recovery (VLR). The tool needs to improve its interface.
The platform's certificate management functionality can be challenging, along with troubleshooting when issues arise. Also, improving the backup central store would be beneficial.
Occasionally, we encounter issues with updates regarding failing or losing configuration information for the product.
The tool's performance needs to be improved. Sometimes, in our organization, we face issues with the solution, such as replication getting blocked or becoming extensively time-consuming.
The product's high price is an area of concern where improvements are required.
The product's ability to support memory should be increased in the future as it is currently an area of concern in the solution. Some of the migrations are difficult to manage since the solution is not compatible with a few of the operating systems, which poses a challenge during the physical to virtual migration process.
The management and the way teams are defined can be improved. If the solution could manage on-premises and cloud resources with the help of one tool, it would be an extra agent. Further, the price could be improved.
The product's high price is an area with certain shortcomings where improvements are required.
The solution's pricing is very high and could be improved.
Users need to pay a licensing fee for the solution, which could be cheaper. I have some servers running on a disaster recovery site, and I need some tools to migrate those servers to my primary data center.
The dashboards in vCenter Configuration Manager are an area with certain shortcomings where improvements are required. Some functionalities in vCenter Configuration Manager are lacking regarding how it can be automated. Someone told me that the latest version of the solution has some automated configuration and compliance management in place. I should probably try and get the solution's latest version to get the most out of the solution. With vCenter Configuration Manager in my company, we still cannot deploy anything else apart from Linux and Windows. There are limitations in the solution, and because of this, I cannot deploy anything else, like with regard to VMware infrastructure using vCenter Configuration Manager. There is also an issue in the solution with regard to the utilization of other available resources. The aforementioned details can be considered for improvement in the solution. It would be good if vCenter Configuration Manager's technical support team could provide a response to the issues faced by its users as soon as possible.
There is room for improvement in operating and managing cluster environments and maintenance. And hardware environment visibility.
One area that could be improved is the integration of all VMware services. Other areas for improvement include integration, stability, support, and pricing.
The product's price could be lesser.
Acquiring certifications often require extensive training and successfully passing an exam, which can be costly and time-consuming, particularly if you already possess experience in the domain. As a result, this can increase the overall cost of obtaining certification and may present a challenge that requires addressing. We would like to see free certification or notification of free training programs.
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.
It should be easier to use alternate storage.
SAP CRM could improve by adding additional automation features.
Configuration Manager's reporting could be better. I need to use a third-party reporting solution to get the details. They could add reporting features similar to RVTools.
The solution could provide even more capacity. We'd like to see more integration capabilities.
The solution needs to add its own backup system because it has issues integrating with third-party solutions. Chinese-owned companies that do not align with the solution's American systems are blocked. Some companies have a few Chinese-owned shares so struggle to obtain licenses.
Their licensing needs to be improved. They used to provide business licenses for smaller businesses. I'm not sure if that is the case any longer.
The price could be reduced.
vCenter Configuration Manager could improve by having more integration.
There is always room for improvement. The VxRail configuration is very complicated and a little bit too difficult to guess what the final product is going to be. The product needs better integration with security tools. It's a feature that you wouldn't need to have for something like Cisco or that type of thing. Something of that magnitude would already be built into the product.
I expect VMware to move to cloud technology soon, so I have no changes to suggest.
Error reporting should be more precise and descriptive, and there is no way to filter the logs. It would be helpful if its logs analysis can be more detailed, and the logs can be filtered.
It would be better to integrate this infrastructure with native cloud environments, but we can't do it. We are trying to improve our experience by converting our infrastructure through virtualization on native cloud environments and workloads. It's the most important thing for us. I think that it should be tightly coupled with native cloud environments.
They should make it easier to log in and communicate with them. At the moment, I'm using vRealize Log Insight because it's a pretty easy tool to keep up to date with everything. But it would be easier if I could do it through vCenter Configuration Manager. I think the logging side should be improved because it's pretty difficult to keep up to date VMware and with vCenter.
The pricing can be improved. It is not so user-friendly that you can just start the host and everything works. However, for somebody with five or ten years of experience, the administration is not very difficult.
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.
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 can't think of an aspect that needs improvement, as it's work so well for us so far. The solution could be more integrated with the Microsoft environment.
There are some complexities within the system center. For example, we use two different applications for updates and the deployment of the machine. We also have another third party solution. However, a third-party solution is dedicated to vulnerability management. And all the updates that have to be deployed to a specific product. You spend a lot of time in configuration due to the fact that you need to make sure all of your machines are compliant. Compliance is complicated.
This is a good solution but it has too many configurations for what it does. In that sense, it's not particularly user friendly and requires too many clicks. From reviews I've read, I believe Acropolis might be easier to use in this regard. I think the solution pretty much covers everything, I can't think of any additional features that might be useful.
I don't think there are any features that the solution is lacking. The solution is already quite user-friendly and offers good technical support, but it could always be further refined and improved. The solution should allow for more customization.
The snapshot functionality on the solution needs improvement. After renewing the snapshot, all of the production was stuck. Right now, its functionality is one of our main concerns. Aside from the snapshot, everything else is working fine. I can't think of any other features that we'd need in future releases.
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.
The cost of this solution should be improved.
Configuration Manager should decrease the deployment time in the data center and the management time as this could help many data centers reduce their operating costs. I think most of VMware's software is easy and simple to use but they lack the capability to manage other systems. When working with some other software out there you have a total solution for managing and configuring your data centers. Many other virtualization systems have this feature, and it would be a good idea for VMware to switch to this approach because I think most data centers are looking for total solutions to manage their data centers. Our trends show that this kind of simple management software is going to be a part of orchestration systems. Overall, I think it's good enough to use for most customers who have VMware solutions in their data centers.
Customers who want a business solution, should try to implement the IDL based processes for configuration management, patch management, release management and asset management. It will improve the life cycle management of their solution.
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.
The solution could use an internal cloud service. It should offer a vCloud foundation, but on-premises. For example, a small cloud environment or something that can be built on-premises and not hosted by Microsoft or other big hosting sites. We'd like to use some sort of vCloud to take the risks away from headquarters. The resources would be on-site on the customer side. The reporting could be improved.
It can take a long time for the first information to become available. On the other hand, that's normal. It has to collect a lot of information before it can predict future needs. But it would be nice if there was some kind of base level to get started.
The functions are not running in HTML 5, this is a problem. In addition, the interface itself is not very user-friendly.