Citrix Essentials for XenServer 5.5 extends advanced server virtualization management capabilities to Citrix XenServer virtual machines to help customers create highly scalable, manageable and agile virtual server infrastructures. The solution supports the IT administrator throughout the application delivery lifecycle enabling optimized usage of computing resources through intelligent workload placement and rapid provisioning of new virtual machine resources on demand. It also streamlines storage management in virtual environments with simple backup and maintenance through integration with existing storage platforms.
The new 5.5 release of Citrix Essentials for XenServer and Hyper-V, providing advanced virtualization management capabilities for customers using Citrix XenServer or Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V. Citrix Essentials 5.5 enhances both of these high-growth virtualization platforms by adding expanded storage integration, automated lab and stage management and dynamic workload balancing.
The latest XenServer version 5.5 release adds a wide range of new features that enable easier virtualization management and broader integration with enterprise systems. The latest version now includes features such as consolidated backup, enhanced conversion and search tools, Active Directory integration and expanded guest support for virtually every version of Windows and Linux operating systems. With the new 5.5 release, XenServer provides all the functionality that typically costs up to $5,000 per server with other leading virtualization products.
Citrix Essentials features:
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Seamless storage integration
Citrix Storagelink technology exposes the advanced data and storage management features in today’s storage systems directly to the XenServer server virtualization environment. Citrix Storagelink technology dramatically reduces the cost and complexity of storage management with server virtualization by making it easy to leverage all the power of existing storage systems from within both XenServer and Hyper-V virtualization environments.
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Dynamic workload management
Provides granular visibility to real-time system performance and intelligently places and rebalances virtual workloads across XenServer resource pools to ensure optimal utilization and performance.
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Stage management
Streamlines the process of building, testing, sharing and delivering applications on demand into production environments.
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Automated lab management
Enables self service set-up and tear down of non-production environments typically used in development, support and training organizations reducing server virtualization management complexity, time and cost.
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Dynamic provisioning services
Provides simple deployment of workloads to any combination of virtual machines or physical servers from a single golden image.
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High availability
For the automatic restart and intelligent placement of virtual machines in case of failure of guest or physical servers.
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Workflow orchestration
Enables customized automation of key management processes.
