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IBM PowerVM vs Odin Virtuozzo Containers [EOL] comparison

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Categories and Ranking

IBM PowerVM
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
38
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Server Virtualization Software (13th)
Odin Virtuozzo Containers [...
Average Rating
6.0
Reviews Sentiment
4.2
Number of Reviews
2
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Featured Reviews

reviewer2014950 - PeerSpot reviewer
Service Delivery Manager at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees
Virtualization has simplified partitioning and currently supports secure multi-tenant workloads
The ease of use of IBM PowerVM provides key benefits such as the installation being very easy, and the VIOS is really, really stable. IBM PowerVM is performing very well in supporting complex workloads. It's simple regarding the initial setup for IBM PowerVM. We always create two VIOS servers in IBM PowerVM to be compliant for security and to be compliant also for redundancy.
Ramon Ruiz - PeerSpot reviewer
Director IT at Servnet
Significant backup for containers, but the customer service is terrible
Anyone considering this solution should not compare it to the old versions. They should be a partner with Virtuozzo and run all the certifications. Also, they need a good lab to understand the technology and how they can apply that technology conveniently. This is very commercial software. It does not have support, so you will need to be hands-on. I would rate Odin Virtuozzo a six out of 10 overall.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Active Memory Sharing dynamically reallocates memory of running partitions based on changing workload demands. The memory for the pool is carved out from Physical memory and is made logical memory. The said memory is not available to be assigned to partitions as dedicated memory. A min, max and desired as well as weight is assigned to the memory of each lpar to help hypervisor make a decision in case a condition where priority is to be given to a certain lapr to use the memory form shared pool."
"The product never fails to work and is very stable in general. Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"A valuable feature of PowerVM is a feature that is used for higher availability plus stream for posting, which is very useful. There's a flash copy feature which we are using. PowerVM itself, I know, helps us to control and manage our Oracle licensing compliance, since it is our hardware partitioning. This is very important. If you use VMware, there will be a licensing issue. This PowerVM is a hardware partitioner, which is very important for license compliance. We are happy with this solution."
"My advice to anybody who is researching this type of solution is to choose PowerVM if they want something that is really stable."
"The support is easily reachable."
"Managing other operating systems is also straightforward with IBM PowerVM."
"It is a stable solution with reliable performance."
"PowerVM excels in efficiently managing all systems and environments, including development, UI, and production."
"When you run templates on the containers on Virtuozzo they have a lot of back-ups."
 

Cons

"IBM should review the price of this solution in my opinion; it is too high."
"Any improvements that can be made in the interface will go a long way to helping us work better."
"Next to vSphere, PowerVM is convoluted, finicky and difficult to implement."
"Automatic LPM is an area that is currently not available in IBM PowerVM, and it is a feature I want to see in the product's future releases."
"The pricing of the solution is on the higher side."
"The interface is not user-friendly in places, so it could use some improvement."
"IBM PowerVM does not integrate with Microsoft."
"The cost of this solution is high."
"Odin Virtuozzo has poor support and needs to improve."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"IBM PowerVM's pricing is cheap."
"The pricing for PowerVM is on the higher. Regarding the license, it can be on a monthly or annual basis, depending on the deal. Customers may choose to pay annually, one-time, or monthly based on their agreement with the sales team. As for additional costs, customers need to pay for support if they opt for it. If not, they only pay for the hardware cost as per the agreement."
"The price varies from case to case and you have to negotiate it for every project."
"IBM PowerVM costs more than other products but the customer does not need to pay additional money for the licenses. In VMware, you need to license everything. With IBM PowerVM it is unlimited and all-inclusive in the price you pay."
"The license cost is bundled with IBM Power Systems as it is limited to RISC-based IBM systems only."
"Even if the product is expensive, it works well in the long term. The tool is more or less expensive, and I would presently describe it as an optimally priced product."
"The cost is on the higher side. Typically, we invest in the machine and support for two, three, or five years."
"We have to purchase the product's licenses."
"The license for Odin Virtuozzo is based on consumption on demand."
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Financial Services Firm
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Outsourcing Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Construction Company
7%
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for IBM PowerVM?
IBM’s licensing model offers flexibility in subscription terms, now allowing one- to five-year options. They have introduced a subscription-based model for some systems, creating a more cost-effect...
What needs improvement with IBM PowerVM?
Maybe an automatic installation of patches would be great to see as an additional functionality in IBM PowerVM. I don't see any point to improve IBM PowerVM. For me, it's okay, and I don't have any...
What is your primary use case for IBM PowerVM?
For storage, we mainly work with FlashSystem FS5200 and with IBM Power Systems with IBM i. We are using PowerVM for the creation of partitions on the Power Systems. I'm using the VIOS in PowerVM, a...
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