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 VMware vCenter Update Manager: VMware vCenter Update Manager automates patch
management, enforcing compliance to patch standards for VMware ESXi hosts.
 VMware Storage vMotion™: VMware Storage vMotion enables real-time migration of running VM
disks from one storage array to another with no disruption or downtime. It minimizes service
disruptions due to planned storage downtime previously incurred for rebalancing or retiring
storage arrays.
 Host Profiles: Host Profiles standardize and simplify the deployment and management of
VMware ESXi host configurations. They capture and store validated configuration information,
including host compliance, networking, storage, and security settings.
For more information on VMware vSphere, see www.vmware.com/products/vsphere.
3.2 Dell Active System Manager
Dell Active System Manager is the Active Infrastructure management software that is part of the Active
System 800v. Active System Manager addresses key factors that impact service levels, namely
infrastructure configuration errors, incorrect problem troubleshooting, and slow recovery from failures.
Active System Manager dramatically improves the accuracy of infrastructure configuration by reducing
manual touch points.
The key capabilities of Dell Active System Manager are:
 Template-based provisioning: Workload specific infrastructure requirements are encapsulated
in the form of a template which can be repeatedly applied on-demand as needed. This brings
efficiency, accuracy, and consistency in the infrastructure configuration process.
 Automated configuration: Active System Manager enables simplified discovery, inventory, and
configuration of modular infrastructure. This results in better visibility and resource allocation
through efficient pooling of available resources.
 Infrastructure lifecycle management: Active System Manager provides the capability to
manage the entire lifecycle of infrastructure, from discovery and on-boarding through
provisioning, on-going management, and decommissioning.
 Workload failover: Active System Manager provides immediate alerting in case of a hardware
fault, and enables rapid and easy migration of the workload to other infrastructure resources.
Multiple warnings and errors are aggregated into a single console.
 Guided user workflows and multi-level views: Active System Manager presents a wizard-
driven graphical user interface with feature-guided, step-by-step work-flows. It provides a
graphical logical network topology view for better decision making through improved visibility.
For more information on Dell Active System Manager, see Dell Active System Manager.
3.3 Dell PowerEdge Blade Servers
Blade Modular Enclosure: The Dell PowerEdge M1000e is a high-density, energy-efficient blade chassis
that supports up to sixteen half-height blade servers, or eight full-height blade servers, and six I/O
modules. A high-speed passive mid-plane connects the server modules to the I/O modules,
management, and power in the rear of the chassis. The enclosure includes a flip-out LCD screen (for