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EvaluationReportFor:
CompanyName
Identify"Showstoppers"
IncludeMatrixTable
Date
FIT
ContactName
Rafael
ProjectReference
ReportSummary
TheMatrixScorereflectstherelativestrengthoftheevaluatedproductshigher=better
MatrixScores
226
176
170
150
131
114
113
57
0
vSphere 5.5
YourCustomMatrixScores
BaselineMatrixScores1
RHEV 3.5
176
131
176
131
150
150
114
114
TotalProductsEvaluated
ofwhichSpecifiedas
MatrixFeaturestotalnumberoffeatures(lines)
114
"MustHave"
CustomFeaturescustomlinesadded
"NicetoHave"
114
TotalEvaluatedFeatures
114
"Irrelevant/Excluded"
1Thebaselinescoreisalwayscalculatedfromthedefaultmatrixevaluationsofeachproduct.
Thecustomscorereflectsthescoreadjustedtoyourrequirements.(canonlybedifferentwhenselecting"customreport"duringtheinitialwizard)
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DetailedMatrixScores
The"MatrixScorebycategory"viewallowsyoutoidentifyareasofstrengthorweakness
(bold=leadership).
CustomMatrixScorebyCategory
Category
vSphere5.5
RHEV3.5
HyperV2012R2
XenServer6.5
Total
176
131
150
114
General
Management
42
34
37
18
VMMobilityandHA
23
16
21
15
Hypervisor
32
28
27
21
NetworkandStorage
47
36
43
26
Cloud(Extensions)
VDI(Extensions)
26
11
18
27
ExtensionsOther
Use"FeaturePrioritiesbyCategory"todetermine/validateyourfocusareas
(highpercentageof"musthave"=important)
FeaturePrioritiesbyCategory
Category
FeaturesEvaluated
Musthave
Nicetohave
Irrelevant/Excluded
General
0%
100%
0%
Management
22
0%
100%
0%
VMMobilityandHA
12
0%
100%
0%
Hypervisor
17
0%
100%
0%
NetworkandStorage
25
0%
100%
0%
Cloud(Extensions)
0%
100%
0%
VDI(Extensions)
16
0%
100%
0%
ExtensionsOther
0%
100%
0%
IdentifyStrengthsandWeaknesses
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Usethesechartstovisualizestrengthsandweaknessespayparticularattentiontonumberof"musthave"featuresthataresupported/unsupported.
Strenghts:NumberofSupported(Green)FeaturesbyProduct
92
Weaknesses:NumberofUnsupported(Red)FeaturesbyProduct
62
84
69
47
64
52
44
46
31
24
16
23
16
8
0
vSphere 5.5
RHEV 3.5
0
HyperV 2012R2
XenServer 6.5
vSphere 5.5
0
RHEV 3.5
0
HyperV 2012R2
Musthave
Nicetohave
0
XenServer 6.5
Musthave
Nicetohave
Bydefaultallfeaturesareclassifiedas"nicetohave".Youcanonlyreprioritizetheimportanceoffeatureswhenselecting"CustomReport"duringtheinitial
wizard".
For"Strength":Higher=BetterFor"Weaknesses":Higher=Worse
IdentifyShowstoppers
Thissectionlistsyourpotential"ShowStoppers"foreachproducti.e.featuresthatyouspecifiedas"MustHave"butareunsupported(red).
Carefullyreviewanyproductsandfeaturesthatarelistedhere.
Noshowstopperslisted?Select"customreport"duringtheinitialwizardandreprioritizefeatures
MatrixContent(Appendix)
General
Version
Edition
vSphere5.5
RHEV3.5
HyperV2012R2
XenServer6.5
EnterprisePlus
withOM
RHEV
DataCenter
CommercialEdition
EvaluationPanel
Content
ContentCreator
TheVIRTUALISTSin
collaborationwith
VirtualizationMatrix
TheVIRTUALISTS/
VirtualizationMatrix
(Thanksto:SeanCohen,
YanivDary,RaissaTona,
LarryW.Bailey)
VirtualizationMatrix
TheVIRTUALISTSin
collaborationwith
VirtualizationMatrix
(ThankstoEnzoRaso
Citrix)
Assessment
Overview
vSphere5.5U2
RHEV3.5ClickHere
EnterprisePluswith
ForDetails
OperationsManagement
ClickHereForOverview
WS2012R2+SC2012
R2(DC)ClickHereFor
Overview
XenServer6.5is
availableinStandard
EditionandEnterprise
Edition
Maturity
ReleaseDates:vSphere
RHEV3.5releasedin
ReleaseDates
6.5Releasedate
5.5U2:Sep9th2014
Feb2015(RHEV3.4
WS2012R2,SC2012R2: January2015,6.2Release
(ESX:2001/2002,ESXi: June2014,RHEV3.3
Oct2013,WS2012:Sep
Date:June2013(Xen
Dec2007)moreindetails January2014,RHEV3.2 2012,SC2012Apr2012 2003,CitrixXenServer
June2013,RHEV3.1
SP1Jan2013(initial
2007,5.6SP2March2011,
Dec2012,RHEV2
HyperV:Jun08,
v6:Sep2011,
SCVMM
MarketPosition
Leader(Position1)
Oneofthe7playersin
GartnerMagicQuadrant
2014Clickherefordetails
Leader'Quadrant
(behindVMware)
Niche''Quadrant
(behindVMwareandMS)
RHEV3.5Premium:
$1,499/socketpair/year
RHEV3.5Standard:
$999/socketpair/year
(IncludesDesktop
VirtualizationFeatures)
Datacenter:$6,1554for
(upto)2sockets(28%
increase)
OpenSource(free)or
twocommercialeditions,
pricingtobeannouncedat
GA:Annual:$500/socket,
Perpetual:$1250/socket
Pricing
Virtualization($)
OMEnt+(5.5):
$4,245/socket+S&S1Y:
$891(B)or$1061(Prod)
Management($)
$4995(Std)+$1049(B)
Yes(includedinRHEV
SystemCenter2012R2
or$1249(P),$1,495(Fnd) hypervisorsubscription)
Datacenter:$3,607or
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+$545(B)or$645(P)
Standard$1,323per
managedendpoint(upto2
CPU)
Bundle/Kit
Pricing($)
SeeAKwithOM
EnterprisePlus
GuestOS
Licensing
No
Yes,combinedRHEL
andRHEVoffering26%
savings
ECI(20%discount)
No
yesunlimitedOSEs
(WindowsServervms)
No
RHEV:No(RHEL:
1/4/unlimited)
Management
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Version
Edition
EvaluationPanel
vSphere5.5
RHEV3.5
HyperV2012R2
XenServer6.5
EnterprisePlus
withOM
RHEV
DataCenter
CommercialEdition
General
Central
Management
Yes(vCenterServer
Standard+enhancedWeb
Client),enhancedvCSA,
newSSO
Yes(RHEVM)
Yes(SystemCenter
2012R2/VMM)
Yes(XenCenter),
SCVMM(seedetails)
Virtualand
Physical
Limited(plugins)
Thirdpartyplugin
framework
RBAC/AD
Integration
Yes(vCenterandESXi
hosts),enhancedSSO
Yes(ADandIPA)
Yes(CompleteSC
mgmt,FabricUpdates,
StorageManagement)
No
Yes(SCVMM)
Yes(hosts/XenCenter)
CrossVendor
Mgmt
Limited(FreeAddOn):
No(native)Yes(with
MultiHypervisorManager
VendorAddOn:
1.1Yes(withVendor
CloudForms)
AddOn:vCloud
AutomationCenter)
Improved(VMware&
CitrixVirtualization)
No(native)Yes
(VendorAddOn:
CloudPlatform)
BrowserBased
Mgmt
YesEnhancedWeb
Yes(RHEVM,Power
Client(withenhancedSSO
UserPortal)
andBDE)
Limited(SSPs)
No(WebSelfService:
retired)
Yes(SCOperations
Manager)
No
Adv.Operation
Management
vCenterOperations
ManagementSuite
Standard
Yes(extended
functionalitywith
CloudFormsFeeBased
AddOn)
$
UpdatesandBackup
Hypervisor
Upgrades
Yes(UpdateManager)
Yes
VMPatching
Limited(Update
Manager)
Yes(RedHatNetwork)
Yes
Yes(vStorageAPI
DataProtection)
Yes(ClusterAware
TheXenCenterreleased
Updates,FabricUpdates withXenServer6.5allows
ManagementServers
updatestobeappliedtoall
NEW)
versionsofXenServer
(commercialandfree)
Yes(WSUS,SCCM,
VMST)
No
YesIncludingRAM
Yes(Checkpoint)incl.
liveexportNEW
yes
BackupAPI
Yes(VSSAPI)
Limited
LiveVM
Snapshot
Backup
IntegrationAPI
Integrated
Backup
Yes(vSphereData
Protection)Replicationof
backupdata,granular
backupandscheduling
New!
No
Yes(WSB&DPM
incl.LinuxVMsNEW),
AzureBackup(NewFee
BasedOffering)
No(Retired)
Deployment
AutomatedHost
Deployments
YesAutoDeploy
No(native)Yes(with
Yes(baremetalthrough
VendorAddOn:Satellite VMM),incl.ScaleOutFile
$ ServerClusterNEW
VMTemplates
Yes
Yes,CloudInitand
GlancesupportNEW
Yes(vApp/OVF)
No(native)Yes(with
VendorAddOn:
CloudFormsDeployables)
No
Yes(nowincl.'Gen2'
templates)
Yes
TieredVM
Templates
Yes(Service
Templates),guestcluster
supportNEW
vApp
HostProfiles
Yes(HostProfiles)
No(native)Yes(with
Yes(physicalcomputer
enhancedforAutoDeploy VendorAddOn:Satellite)
profiles)
No
$
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StorageProfiles
Yes(ProfileDriven
Storage)
No
Yes(Storage
Classificationsincl.
filesharesNEW)
No
ResourcePools
Yes
Yes(Quota,Devices
SLA,CPUShares)
Yes(HostGroups)
No
P2V
Standaloneonly
(Converter)
V2V,P2V&Partners
No(use'downlevel
'VMMversions)
Other
No(XenConvert:
retired),V2V:yes
SelfService
Portal
No(native)Yes(with
VendorAddOn:vCloud
Suite)
UserPortal
Yes(VMMconsole,
AppController,Service
Manager/CSPP,Azure
PackNEW)
No(WebSelfService:
retiredinXS6.2)
Yes(SCOrchestrator,
SCServiceMgr)
Yes(WorkflowStudio)
Orchestration/
Workflows
Yes(vCenter
Orchestrator)
No(native)Yes(with
VendorAddOn:
CloudForms)
Security
Free:ESXiFirewall,
vShieldEndpoint
Advanced(withVendor
AddOn:NSX/vCloud
NetworkingandSecurity)
SELinux,iptables,
WindowsSecurity,
Basic(NetScalerFee
VLANs,PortMirroring HyperVExtensibleSwitch
BasedAddOn)
(DNSSEC,PVLANs,port
ACLs,BitLockeretc.)
Systems
Management
SNMPv3+CIM,
esxcli,vMA
Agentbased(RHEL),
CIM,SNMP
Yes(WMI+
PowerShell)
Yes(API/SDKs,
CIM)
VMMobilityand
HA
EvaluationPanel
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Version
Edition
vSphere5.5
RHEV3.5
HyperV2012R2
XenServer6.5
EnterprisePlus
withOM
RHEV
DataCenter
CommercialEdition
VMMobility
LiveMigrationof
VMs
YesvMotion,Metro
vMotionand'shared
nothing'vMotion(48
concurrent)
Yes(LiveMigration
Yes('Unlimited'
unlimitedconcurrent
Concurrent,'Shared
migrations,3bydefault) Nothing'newcompression
&SMB3options)
YesXenMotion(1)
Yes(EVC)
Yes(exceptwithCPU
passthrough)
Yes(Processor
Compatibility)
Yes(Heterogeneous
Pools)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Migration
Compatibility
Maintenance
Mode
AutomatedLive
Migration
Yes(DRS)CPU,
Yes(LB)Builtin
Mem,Storage(newaffinity (CPU)andSchedulerfor
rules,migratereplicatedvm
'custom'
NEW)
YesDynamic
Optimization(CPU,mem,
diskI/O,NetI/O)
YesWorkload
Balancing
Power
Management
Yes(DPM),Enhanced
HostPowerManagement
(CStates)
Yes(PowerSaving)
YesPower
Optimization
YesWorkload
Balancing
Storage
Migration
Yes(LiveStorage
vMotion)including
replicatedvm(NEW)
Yes
Yes(Liveand'Shared
Nothing')
Yes(Storage
XenMotion)
200hosts/cluster
64nodes/8000vims
16hosts/resourcepool
HA/DR
ClusterSize
max32host/4000vm
percluster
IntegratedHA
(Restartvm)
Yes(VMwareHA)
newaffinityrules
improvedMicrosoft
FailoverClusteringNew
Yes(HA)
Yes(NICand
unmanagedStoragefailure
detectionNEW)
Yes
AutomaticVM
Reset
Yes(VMwareHA)
Yes(HA,WatchDog)
Yes(Heartbeat)
No
VMLockstep
Protection
Yes(FaultTolerance)
No
No
No
Yes
No
Application/Service
HA
AppHA(NEW!)
No(native)Yes(with
VendorAddOn:Satellite
Replication/Site
Failover
Limited(native):
No(native)Yes(with
HyperVReplica
IntegratedDisaster
vSphereReplicationnew VendorAddOn:Symantec (extendedreplicationand Recovery(nostoragearray
UI,multiPIT,Storage
StorageFoundationFee
replicationfrequency
control)
VMotion&vSAN
BasedAddOn)
NEW)
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compatible(NEW!)Yes
(withVendorAddOn:
Hypervisor
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Version
Edition
EvaluationPanel
vSphere5.5
RHEV3.5
HyperV2012R2
XenServer6.5
EnterprisePlus
withOM
RHEV
DataCenter
CommercialEdition
HyperV'3'
XenServer6.5:Xen4.4
based
Nolimitstated
1024vims/host,2048
vCPUs/host
500vm(Win)or650
(Linux)perhost
General
Hypervisor
Details/Size
VirtualHardware
KVMwithRHEVH
'version10',VMwareESXi orRHELdetailshere
5.5:Build1331820,
vCenterServer5.5:Build
1312298,vCenterServer
Appliance5.5:
HostConfig
512vm,4096vCPU,
Max
max32vCPU/core
ConsolidationRatio
MaxCPUHost
320(Logical)
160(logical)
320LogicalCPUs
160(logical)
MaxCoresper
CPU
unlimited
unlimited
unlimited
unlimited
MaxMemory
Host
6TB(Newwith
Update2)
4TB
4TB
1TB
MaxvCPUper
VM
64
160vCPUperVM
upto64vCPU(Win)/
64vCPU(Linux)
16(Win)/32(Linux)
MaxRAMper
VM
1TB
4TB
1TB
192GB
SerialPorts
Yesmax4(incl.vSPC)
No(serialconsolevia
hookspossible)
yes(namedpipe)
No
disksandmemory
(dynamic)only
Yes(disk,NIC)
VMConfig
HotAdd/Plug
Yes(CPU,Mem,Disk,
Yes(disk,NIC,CPU)
NIC),PCIeSSDNEW!
Memory
Dynamic/Over
Commit
Yes(Memory
Ballooning)
Yes(virtio),Mem
Balloonoptimizationand
errormessages
YesDynamic
Memory(Linuxguest
supportnew)
Yes(DMC)
MemoryPage
Sharing
Yes(TransparentPage
Sharing)
Yes(KSM)
No
No
HWMemory
Translation
Yes
Yes
Yes(SLAT)
Yes
OVFSupport
Yes
Yes
Yes(OVF
Import/Export)
HW
Compatibility
VeryComprehensive
(seelink)
Comprehensive
StrongWindows
Ecosystem
Improving
GuestOSSupport
VeryComprehensive
(seelink)
Limited
Closingthegap
Good
Interoperability
Yes,incl.vApp
Scripting/APIs
WebServices
API/SDK,CIM,Perl,
.NET,JavaSDKs,Client
PlugInAPI,vSphereClip,
vMA
RESTAPI,Python
CLI,Hooks,SDK
Yes(WMIAPI,
PowerShell4NEW)
RESTAPI
ServiceProvider
FoundationAPI,Azure
ServiceManagementAPI
Yes(SDK,API,
PowerShell)
CloudAPI
vCloudAPI
CloudStackAPIs,
supportforAWSAPI
Networkand
Storage
EvaluationPanel
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Version
Edition
vSphere5.5
RHEV3.5
HyperV2012R2
XenServer6.5
EnterprisePlus
withOM
RHEV
DataCenter
CommercialEdition
Storage
Supported
Storage
DAS,NFS,FC,iSCSI,
DAS,iSCSI,NFS
SMB3,virtualFC,
FCoE(HW&SW),'Endto (v4),FC,FCoE,SAS,
SAS,SATA,iSCSI,FC,
End'supportfor16GbFC,
POSIXVirtioSCSI,
FCoEsharedvhdxNEW
FlashReadCacheNEW GlusterFSsupport,online
vDiskresize
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NAS,FC,FCoE
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SANMultipath
Yes(enhancedAPD
andPDL)PDL
AutoRemoveNEW
Yes(FC,iSCSI)
Yes(DSMandSMB
Multichannel)
Yes(limitedforSAS)
SharedFile
System
Yes(VMFSv5)
SPMandsupportfor
sharedFSmanualSPM
roleassigment
Yes(CSV)enanced
compatibilityandresilience
NEW
Yes(SR)
BootFromSAN
Yes(FC,iSCSI,FCoE
andSWFCoENEW)
Yes
Yes(iSCSI,diskless,
FC)
Yes(iSCSI,FC)
No(HyperVServer
only)
No
BootfromUSB
Yes
Yes
VirtualDisk
Format
vmdk,rawdisk(RDM)
RAW,Qcow2
MaxDiskSize
62TBforvmdk,RDM
andsnapshots
.vhdx(incl.sharingand
onlineresizingNEW),
vhd,passthrough(raw)
vhd,rawdisk(LUN)
64TB(vhdx),2TB
(vhd),256TB+(raw)
2TB
Defaultmaxvirtualdisk
sizeis8TB(butit's
configurableinRHEVDB)
ThinDisk
Provisioning
Yes(incl.SESparse
Disk)
Yes
Yes(DynamicDisks,
Trimnew)
Yes(Limitationson
block)
Yes(RDMonly)
Yes(viaHooks)
Yes(VirtualFibre
Channel)
No
Yes
Yes(Differencing
Disk)
NPIVSupport
LinkedImages
No(native)Yes(with
VendorAddOn:vCloud
Suite)
YesCloneonboot
(new),clone,PVS,MCS
SWStorage
Replication
YesvSphere
No(native)Yes(with
Yes(HyperVReplica),
Replication(withmultiple VendorAddOn:RedHat 'extendedreplication'and
enhancementsNEW)
Storage)
replicationfrequency
NEW
$
No
Caching
Yes(vSphereFlash
ReadCache)NEW!View
StorageAccelerator(VDI
only)
VirtualSAN
No(native)Yes(with
VendorAddOn:Virtual
SAN)
FSCache
CSVCacheWrite
BackCacheNEW
IntelliCacheand
memoryreadcache
No(native)Yes(with
Improved(Storage
VendorAddOn:RedHat Spaces)TieredStorage,
Storage)
WriteBackCacheNEW
No
Storage
Integration(API)
Yes(VASA,VAAI
andVAMP)
Thirdpartyplugin
frameworke.g.NetApp
VirtualConsole
SMIS/SMP,ODX,
Trim
IntegratedStorageLink
(deprecated)
Yes(Quota,Storage
I/OSLA)
StorageQoSNEW
Basic
StorageQoS
Yes(SIOC)incl.NFS
Advanced
NetworkSwitch
Yes(VDS),Various
NeutronIntegration
Yes(HyperVVirtual
Yes(OpenvSwitch)
Improvements(forLACP, (TechPreview)+various
Switch)ExtendedPort distributedvSwitchisnow
DSCPforQoS,filtering newenhancementsclick ACLs,vRSS,DLBNEW
deprecated
etc.)NEW
fordetails
NICTeaming
Yes(upto32NICs),
improvedLACPNEW
Networking
Yes
Yes(LBFO)Dynamic
LoadBalancingNEW
Yes(incl.LACP
New)
VLAN
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes(limitedformgmt.
traffic)
PVLAN
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes(guestsonly)
Yes(withhooks)
YesSRIOV(incl.
LiveMigration)
SRIOV
IPv6
Yes(enhanced
performanceNEW)
I/OPassThrough
Yes(SRIOVand
VMDirectPath),newSR
IOVworkflow
Guestsfully,
hypervisorspartially
JumboFrames
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
OffloadSupport
Yes(TSO,NetQueue,
iSCSI)
TOE
Yes(DVMQ,Ipsec
Offload,SRIOV)
Yes(TSO)
NetworkQOS
Yes(NetIOC),DSCP
NEW
Yes(vNICProfile)
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bandwidth)SMBtraffic
typesNEW
Yes(outgoing)
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Traffic
Monitoring
yes(PortMirroring)
Yes(PortMirroring)
togglethroughvNIC
profile
Yes(portmirroring)
enhancedtracingNEW
Yes(PortMirroring)
Cloud(Extensions)
EvaluationPanel
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Version
Edition
vSphere5.5
RHEV3.5
HyperV2012R2
XenServer6.5
EnterprisePlus
withOM
RHEV
DataCenter
CommercialEdition
RHCI:CloudForms,
OpenStack,RHEV
OpenShift(FeeBased
AddOns)
CloudOS:System
Center,HyperV,Azure
CloudPlatform
HyperV2012R2+
SystemCenter2012R2
(CISSuiteDatacenter)
CloudPlatform(fee)
Cloud
Overview
vCloudSuite(private),
vCloudHybridService
(hybrid/public),Pivotal
Spinoff
PrivateCloud
vCloudSuite(Fee
VendorAddOn:RHCI
BasedOffering),includes
vCD(ServiceProviders),
vCAC(Enterprise
Customers)
PublicCloud
vCloudHybridService
VendorAddOns:
WindowsAzure(PaaS,
(VMwareoperated)
CloudAccess(RHEL,
IaaS,BigData,Media,
vCloudDatacenter
MGRGrid,JBoss,Storage Storage,Backup,Web&
Services,vCloudPowered Server,OpenShiftPaaS) MediaApps)FeeBased
Services(Service
throughRedHatCertified
Offerings
Providers)(AllFeeBa
CloudProviders
$
CloudPlatform(fee)
HybridCloud
vCloudConnector
VendorAddOn:
(Core)(vCloudConnector CloudForms(OpenStack
Advanced,vCACFee
andAWSNEW)
BasedAddOns)
$
AppController
WindowsAzurePack,
VPNGatewaysNEW
CloudBridgeand
NetScaler(fee)
SecureMulti
Tenancy(IaaS)
YesvCD,vCloud
Selinux,cgroups,
Yes(HyperV
VLANs,OVS
NetworkingandSecurity/ OpenStackcomputeand ExtensibleSwitch,Hyper
(included)Security
VMwareNSX(AllFee networkVendorAddOn: VNetworkVirtualization) Groups,customnetworks
BasedAddOns)
CloudFormsRHEV
included
(fee)
NeutronTechPreview
$
NEW
NSXoptimizedfor
VendorAddOn:RHCI
Network
(RedHatOpenStack
Virtualization/SDN vSphere,NSXformulti
hypervisorenvironment
Networkingaspartof
Overview
(expectedQ4/13asFee
BasedOffering)
RHCI),RHEVNeutron
TechPreviewNEW
HyperVNetwork
SDNController+SDN
Virtualization(IPAddress Plugins(CloudPlatform
Rewrite,GRE)included
fee)
inServer2012
$
Overlay
Protocols
GRE,STTand
VendorAddOn:GRE
VXLAN(NSXformulti
withRHCIOpenStack
HV)VXLANonly(NSX
$
forvSphere)
NVGRE
GRE
VDI(Extensions)
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Edition
Desktop
Virtualization
Overview
EvaluationPanel
vSphere5.5
RHEV3.5
HyperV2012R2
XenServer6.5
EnterprisePlus
withOM
RHEV
DataCenter
CommercialEdition
VMwareHorizonSuite
(FeebasedAddOn)
Horizon6Announced!
VDIIncludedin
RHEVHTML5support
(TechPreview)
RemoteDesktop
Services(includedin
Server2012R2)
CitrixDesktop
Virtualization(XenDesktop
&XenApp7.6NEW
ViaBassociatedproducts)
MarketPosition
Leader(Position2)
Contender
MajorPlayer
Leader(P1)Vendor
AddOn:XenDesktop
Scalability
10kperPODClick
forDetails
notvalidated
Management
VendorAddOn:
Limitations(~500users), XenDesktop:High(100k+
powershell:thousands
users)ViaB:'thousandsof
Architecturally:High
users',8+hosts
Complexity
Medium
Low
Low/medium
VendorAddOn:
XenDesktopMedium/High
(XD)Low(ViaB)
$
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DisplayProtocols
PCoIP,RDP6/7
SPICE,VNC,RDP
(defaultforWindows
8)
RemoteFX/RDP
6,7,8.x
VendorAddOn:
XenDesktopXD:ICA/
HDX,RemoteFX/RDP6,7
ViaB:ICA/HDX,RDP
6,7(noRemoteFX)
VDI(VMs)
HorizonView5.3
(FeeBasedOffering)
VDIinRHEV
RDS(pooled,
VendorAddOn:
(included)SPICEHTML5
personal)improved
XenDesktopXenDesktop
TechPreview
bandwidth,DirectX11.1,
7.6ViaB(VDIonly)
SessionShadowing,Online FeeBasedAddOns)
Dedupeetc.NEW
$
HostedShared
(Sessions)
Verylimited(TSin
W2k8andW2k8R2)
No
Yes(RDSRemoteApp
andDesktopSessions)
ImprovedRemoteApp
behavior,bandwidth,
SessionShadowingetc
NEW
VendorAddOn:
XenDesktopXenApp7.6
Graphics
Capability
PhysicalGPU
SPICE(2D),SPICE
(virtualized)NEW,virtual HTML5(TechPreview)
GPU
RemoteFX(WAN,
VendorAddOn:
AdaptiveGraphics,USB
XenDesktopHDX,
Redirection,Media
HDX3DPro,sharedGPU
Remoting,vGPU),
(OpenGL,DirectX)
DirectX11.1NEW
$
SoftwareGPU
YesVMware
SVGA3D(Soft3D):
DirectX9.0c+OpenGL
2.1
No
Yes(SoftGPU)
VendorAddOn:
XenDesktopDirectX
SoftwareRasterizerfor
XD7.x+OpenGL
AcceleratorforViaB,XD
andXA
SharedGPU
YesvSGA(Virtual
Shared):DirectX9.0c+
OpenGL2.1
No
YesRemoteFX
VendorAddOn:
vGPU:DirectX11.1for
XenDesktopYesXD
VDIonly!(nosupportfor
(7.1+):vGPUwith
recentOpenGLversions) NVIDIAGridK1/K2with
CUDA,DirectX9,10,11,
OpenGL4.3XenApp:
OpenGLG
DedicatedGPU
YesvDGA(Virtual
Dedicated):DirectX+
OpenGL=nativeGPU
capability
No
No
VendorAddOn:
XenDesktopYes(except
ViaB)HDX3DPro:
DirectXandOpenGL=
nativeGPUcapability
Endpoint
Platforms
verycomprehensive:
Windows,iOS,Android,
MACOSX,Linux
Yes
Improved:Windows
iOS,MacOS&Android
ClientNEW
VendorAddOn:
XenDesktopvery
comprehensiveWindows,
iOS,Android,MACOS
X,Linuxetc.
Storage
Optimization
HostCache/CBRC
(VSANFeeBasedAdd
On)
No
SMB3OnlineDedupe,
VendorAddOn:
Tiering,WriteBackCache XenDesktopIntelliCache
NEW
(incl.withXenServer)
UserPortal/App
Store
HorizonWorkspace
(FeeBasedAddOn)
Yes(PowerUser
Portal)incl.withRHEV
RDSWebAccess
VendorAddOns:
XenDesktop,
CloudGateway,StoreFront
Persona&
Layering
PersonaMgmt+
HorizonMirage(incl.App
Layers)(FeebasedAdd
On)
No(Possiblevia
ProfileUnity)
UserProfileDisk
(included)andUEV
(MDOPFee)
VendorAddOn:
XenDesktoppersonal
vDisk,CitrixProfileMgmt.
DaaS
HorizonDaaS(incl.
GoogleChromebook
support)(FeebasedAdd
On)
No
No(MohoroProject)
VendorAddOn:
XenDesktopXenDesktop
7.5CloudDeployment
ExtensionsOther
(BacktoTop)
Version
Edition
EvaluationPanel
vSphere5.5
RHEV3.5
HyperV2012R2
XenServer6.5
EnterprisePlus
RHEV
DataCenter
CommercialEdition
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Other
VirtualSAN
vSANNEW!(Fee
BasedAddOn)
VendorAddOn:Red
HatStorage
Improved(Storage
Spaces)TieredStorage,
WriteBackCacheNEW
Included
no
Other
Application
Management
VMwarevFabric
Hyperic(FeeBasedAdd
On)
3rdParty
Yes(SCOperations
Manager2012R2)
Included
VendorAddOn:
XenDesktopEdgeSight,
Director
Security
vCloudNetworking
andSecurity/NSX(Fee
BasedAddOns)
sVirt&Security
Partnerships
MSForefront(Fee
BasedAddOn)
VendorAddOns:
NetScalerGateway,App
Firewall,CloudBridge
Other
Workflow/
Orchestration
Orchestrator(incl.)
VendorAddOn:
CloudForms
Yes(SCOrchestrator/
WorkflowStudio(incl.)
SCServiceMgr2012R2),
Included
Other
SiteFailover
SiteRecoveryManager
(FeeBasedAddOn)
PluginSymantec
HyperVReplica
StorageFoundation(Fee (included)or3rdpartyFee
BasedAddOn)
BasedAddOns
IntegratedSite
Recovery(incl.)
Chargeback
vCenterChargeback
Manager(FeeBased
AddOn
VendorAddOn:
CloudForms
HyperVResource
MeteringandService
Manager(included)
VendorAddOn:
CloudPortalBusiness
Manager,CloudStack
UsageServer(FeeBased
AddOn's)
Network
Extensions
yes(IBM5000vand
CiscoNexus1000v)
(FeeBasedAddOn)
VendorAddOns:Load
Balancer,High
Performance
HyperVExtensible
Switch3rdparty
Extensions(Nexus1000V
FeeBasedAddOn)
NetScalerGateway,
AppFirewall,Branch
Repeater,1000v,
CloudBridge(FeeBased
AddOn's)
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