Simplifying Virtualisation with HPE VM Essentials

In today's rapidly evolving digital environment, organisations are diligently searching for ways to enhance their IT operations, cut costs, and ensure their infrastructure is prepared for the future. Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has unveiled a robust solution to meet these demands: HPE VM Essentials. This blog post will delve into what HPE VM Essentials is, how it functions, and the significant benefits it offers to organisations.

This blog post features clips from our recent webinar with HPE focusing on VM Essentials. You can view the full webinar via this link.

What is HPE VM Essentials?

HPE VM Essentials is a robust virtualization platform crafted to streamline the management of virtualized environments. It integrates effortlessly with both HPE's VME hypervisor and VMware vSphere, offering a unified interface for provisioning and managing virtual machines (VMs). This platform is a key component of HPE's strategic initiative to enhance IT operations through hybrid cloud solutions, bolstered by the recent acquisition of Morpheus Data.

How Does HPE VM Essentials Work?

HPE VM Essentials provides a seamless VM management experience, empowering IT administrators to efficiently oversee existing workloads and transition platforms with confidence. The platform accommodates both KVM and VMware-based virtual machines, allowing organisations to integrate their current VMware clusters and manage them alongside HPE VME hypervisor environments through a unified interface.

Key features of HPE VM Essentials encompass:

• Unified Management: Seamlessly provision and manage virtual machines across various hypervisors through a single interface, effectively reducing operational complexity.
• Automation: Seamless integration with IP Address Management (IPAM), DNS, and automation tools such as Bash and PowerShell streamlines the provisioning process, enhancing efficiency and reliability.
• High Availability: Guarantee workload resilience with features such as VM high availability and live migration.
• Intelligent Placement: Strategically allocate VM placement within clusters to maximise host utilisation efficiently.

Benefits of HPE VM Essentials

1. Streamlines Virtualization: HPE VM Essentials enhances the management of virtualized environments by offering a unified interface for both KVM and VMware-based VMs. This cohesive approach reduces the complexity of managing multiple hypervisors, thereby optimising IT operations.
   
   
2. Optimises Costs: By utilising the HPE VM Essentials KVM-based hypervisor, organisations can embrace a cost-effective virtualisation platform for hosting their workloads. The platform's capability to seamlessly integrate with existing infrastructure investments, such as NFS, iSCSI, and Fibre Channel storage, further contributes to cost reduction.
   
   
3. Future-Proofs IT Infrastructure: HPE VM Essentials provides a versatile consumption model, available either as standalone software or seamlessly integrated into HPE Private Cloud. This adaptability empowers organisations to scale their virtualised environments according to their needs and respond effectively to evolving IT demands. With robust support for existing hypervisors and a clear trajectory for future workloads, the platform ensures that IT infrastructure remains both contemporary and efficient.

Conclusion

HPE VM Essentials is an essential asset for organisations aiming to streamline their virtualisation management, optimise costs, and ensure their IT infrastructure is future-ready.

By offering a unified interface for managing both KVM and VMware-based VMs, automating complex provisioning tasks, and providing versatile deployment options, HPE VM Essentials empowers IT administrators to confidently manage their virtualised environments and enhance productivity. Discover HPE VM Essentials today and see how it can revolutionise your organisation's virtualisation strategy.

Want to discover more? Watch our full VM Essentials webinar with HPE here: