Implement a consistent, automated process for managing the lifecycle of virtual machines in the data center, from provisioning to operation to retirement. VMware Lifecycle Manager automates the virtualization workflow to improve efficiency and productivity, and ensure compliance with company policies.
- Decrease planned and unplanned downtime for improved business continuity.
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Reduce Costs and Management Overhead Through Automation
Track and control virtual machines using standardized processes and best practices, and automate time-intensive manual tasks to reduce costs and optimize resources.
VMware Lifecycle Manager offers an easy-to-use Web interface for managing interactions throughout the entire lifecycle of a virtual machine, from establishing policies for virtual machines, to request and approval, to tracking and decommissioning. You’ll reduce costs through automating previously manual and repetitive administrative tasks.
And you can increase your savings by leveraging VMware VirtualCenter and existing tools such as change management software and IT Process/Runbook automation tools.
Standardize on and use best practices for tracking and managing virtual machine deployment and use to eliminate sprawl and enable reliable and sustainable IT compliance. During setup, you can create a catalog of virtual machine templates to help users determine the characteristics of available virtual machines (machine size, memory, storage, backup services, etc.). Use these templates to define the required approvals prior to virtual machine deployment. VMware Lifecycle Manager enables associate chargeback metrics to specific virtual machine deployments and resource pools, and the ability to assign those metrics to specific business groups or financial systems.
Tracking who owns virtual machines in a virtual environment or keeping record of when they were created, deployed or decommissioned can be challenging. VMware Lifecycle Manager tracks virtual machine deployments with a web-based request log keeping an accurate record of when the requests are made, approved or denied, when the machine was deployed and how long it has been in operation.
Each request for a new virtual machine is routed for approval within the organization. Once approved, the virtual machine is deployed automatically—VMware Lifecycle Manager has all the required information about what resources the machine needs. This level of intelligence eliminates potential manual errors as virtual machines are deployed to a pre-defined and approved location. Finally, virtual machines are decommissioned based on the length of time they’re needed. VMware Lifecycle Manager archives the virtual machine image prior to decommissioning to enable low-cost storage.
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