vCenter Configuration Manager Reviews

We use it during the deployment of the virtual infrastructure. It holds significant importance for both our clients and our teams, enabling supervision and manipulation of the infrastructure.

The features I find most valuable are Azureview and the dashboard.

One area that could be improved is the integration of all VMware services.

Other areas for improvement include integration, stability, support, and pricing.

I have been using this solution for ten years. 

On a scale of one to ten, I would rate the stability around five out of ten. While it is decent, it does not match the stability of products like AMOS, which are designed for high availability. Some bugs have been observed.

I would rate the scalability quite good. You can extend your environment effectively with appropriate investment.

I would rate the scalability an eight out of ten. Achieving a ten is challenging because integrating new servers or services isn't very straightforward. Some complexities arise during such expansions.

We have around 20 to 30 customers using this solution.

The customer service and support are not as good as that of other solutions. It is not very fast. It is often carried out via phone. The responses are not very clarified. We are not satisfied with the type of support we receive.  There is room for improvement in terms of speed and people should be more qualified. 

The setup process is quite straightforward at the moment. However, with the increasing use of Kubernetes and the challenges of offline installations, it might become more complex in the future. Developing alternative solutions could ease the process.

From start to finish, it took about one or two days to ensure everything was deployed correctly.

The critical steps in the deployment process included ensuring the client team's availability and obtaining necessary access, credentials, materials, and software. These were essential to guarantee the success of the mission.

We require about eight engineers in total for deployment and maintenance. 

The solution is quite expensive. VMware's recent changes in pricing strategy have caused concerns among clients, making it challenging to communicate this shift. Before, it was an acquisition strategy, and now it is a rental strategy. Clients are not ready to go in that direction. 

The payment model is on a yearly basis. There are some additional costs, such as similar trackers, but they are manageable.

Overall, I would rate the solution a nine out of ten. I would definitely recommend using this solution. 

It's crucial to ensure where the solution needs to be deployed and the number of virtual machines that require supervision. Comparing it with other market solutions is also essential to ensure it's the right fit.

I use the solution for the management of virtual servers.

The most valuable features of the solution stem from the fact it is one of the top products that every company has used for the past five to ten years, but some might have moved to the cloud. But so far, many companies still run the product in their environment. In general, vCenter Configuration Manager is a leading virtualization product in the market.

The product's high price is an area with certain shortcomings where improvements are required.

I have a couple of years of experience with vCenter Configuration Manager.

It is a very stable solution. Stability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.

It is a scalable solution. Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.

The whole organization, consisting of around 1,000 employees, uses the tool.

The tool is used in production in our company, so everyone uses it daily.

My company doesn't have a support contract with VMware.

The product's initial setup phase was very straightforward since it has been in the market for more than ten years.

The solution is deployed on an on-premises model.

I am a certified VMware engineer overseeing the product's setup phase.

It is an expensive solution. My company needs to make payments to acquire a perpetual license. There are no additional costs apart from the standard licensing charges attached to the solution.

Speaking about how the tool streamlines our company's integration compliance and patch management processes, I would say that my company uses the manual way to update patches.

My company doesn't use vCenter Configuration Manager automation tasks to increase our team's efficiency. The toll is purely used for virtualization purposes, to run our company's servers, and as a source of appliance for the VM backup.

I wouldn't recommend the solution to others since we live in a time period when everyone is moving from on-premises tools to cloud-based solutions.

As a fully compliant tool, vCenter Configuration Manager has helped with compliance audits or remediation. If there is any patching my company needs to deal with, we always follow VMware's guidelines.

My company has not integrated vCenter Configuration Manager with other VMware solutions.

Nowadays, every organization has been moving to the cloud, which is either Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud. I am not sure about VMware solutions for other people, but in our company's environment, once we migrate everything to the cloud, certain VMware products won't be needed anymore.

I rate the overall tool a nine out of ten.

We are using many virtual machines on vCenter Configuration Manager.

vCenter Configuration Manager is a stable solution that is very easy to manage and deploy.

The solution's pricing is very high and could be improved.

I have been using vCenter Configuration Manager for ten years.

vCenter Configuration Manager is a very stable solution.

vCenter Configuration Manager is a scalable solution. Around 15 to 20 users are using the solution in our organization.

The solution’s technical support is very good.

The solution is easy to deploy. There are some difficulties in the update process. When the solution updates our servers, it updates all the drivers to the latest version. When we look at the VMware compatibility matrix, we don't see them on the matrix, which is a problem.

We implemented the solution through an in-house team. The solution's deployment involves setting up files and servers.

We have seen a return on investment with vCenter Configuration Manager because the number of physical servers has decreased, and approximately all our servers are now virtual.

Users need to pay a yearly licensing fee for the solution, which is expensive.

I would recommend vCenter Configuration Manager to other users. While updating, users must check the drivers from the VMware compatibility matrix.

Overall, I rate vCenter Configuration Manager a nine out of ten.

I use it for configuring systems in the food industry.

It's challenging to pinpoint the single most valuable feature since there are several that I find highly important and interesting. I particularly appreciate the reporting capabilities, as they allow for in-depth analysis of logs and the ability to interpret alerts effectively, enabling informed responses.

The primary global issue that I've encountered during my many years working in IT, both in basic implementations and operator-level tasks, is a universal challenge and it evolves around the user interface, or more precisely, the lack of user-friendliness in IT systems. The speed at which technology evolves, new categories emerge, and customer expectations, especially in cybersecurity, are exceptionally high. Many major industry players like VMware, Microsoft, and Oracle often fall short in software coding and the smooth release of new versions. The second significant challenge relates to automation features and reports. These elements should be more consolidated and should transition from text-based to graphical representations to make them more understandable for decision-makers and eliminate the need for administrators to scour the internet for best practices and knowledge.

I have been working with it for twelve years.

It offers exceptional stability capabilities. I would rate it ten out of ten.

It's highly scalable, and I would rate it ten out of ten in that regard. It is suitable for organizations with well over a thousand employees, which qualifies as a large-scale deployment.

The initial setup was a relatively smooth process, and I'm generally satisfied with it. I would rate it nine out of ten.

The basic deployment typically takes around two days, and after making necessary adjustments and some minor modifications, it extends to about a week.

While the pricing is reasonable for large corporations, it presents a substantial financial challenge for medium-sized businesses. This high cost can deter smaller enterprises from acquiring the product, even if they are interested in it. I would rate it five out of ten.

Overall, I would rate it nine out of ten.

My company uses vCenter Configuration Manager for our virtualization platforms to do deployments.

I still use an older version of vCenter Configuration Manager for deployment, and because of this, I don't get the most out of the solution right now. I am not sure what features are available in the solution's latest version. I can say that it is not very complex in terms of deployment.

The dashboards in vCenter Configuration Manager are an area with certain shortcomings where improvements are required.

Some functionalities in vCenter Configuration Manager are lacking regarding how it can be automated.

Someone told me that the latest version of the solution has some automated configuration and compliance management in place. I should probably try and get the solution's latest version to get the most out of the solution.

With vCenter Configuration Manager in my company, we still cannot deploy anything else apart from Linux and Windows. There are limitations in the solution, and because of this, I cannot deploy anything else, like with regard to VMware infrastructure using vCenter Configuration Manager. There is also an issue in the solution with regard to the utilization of other available resources. The aforementioned details can be considered for improvement in the solution.

It would be good if vCenter Configuration Manager's technical support team could provide a response to the issues faced by its users as soon as possible.

I have been using vCenter Configuration Manager for five to six years. I don't use the product's latest version.

It is a stable solution. Stability-wise, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.

Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a six out of ten.

Initially, there were some scalability issues with the product, but my company did get assistance from vCenter Configuration Manager with regard to deployment and administrative areas.

Three people in my company use vCenter Configuration Manager.

The technical support team of vCenter Configuration Manager is knowledgeable and tends to give good advice. Sometimes, the response time can be long, which may be because my company and the technical support team of vCenter Configuration Manager do not operate in the same time zones.

I rate the technical support a seven out of ten.

Neutral

I have experience with Hyper-V and ESXi. The solution, vCenter Configuration Manager, was already installed in my company when I joined it. In our company, we were trying to upgrade our infrastructure, and we just carried on with the same solution.

The product's deployment phase was easy.

The solution is deployed on an on-premises.

The solution can be deployed in a matter of minutes to an hour.

Initially, one of my company's in-house teams did the solution's deployment process. Still, our company approached vCenter Configuration Manager for better assistance when we met some difficulties.

Price-wise, the product is an affordable one. The additional expenses, apart from the licensing costs of the solution, are attached to the support a user wants to receive from vCenter Configuration Manager's end.

The basic maintenance processes related to vCenter Configuration Manager are taken care of by one of the in-house teams in our company. Getting some of the features of the solution up and running, at times, can become very cumbersome. Though the initial deployment is easy, when it comes to the process to get the solution's functionalities and features working, it can be tricky. In short, you need to have some fine knowledge of the solution to deploy some of its features, but there are a couple of places or blogs where you can get some information.

I recommend the solution to those who plan to use it.

It is a good product that remains stable.

I rate the overall tool an eight out of ten.

We use the solution for patch management. When you are using different tools like antivirus tools for patch management, there may be a separation between operating systems, such as Linux and Windows. For Windows, there are many ways to use vCenter.

We use both Tanium and BigFix for patching. Initially, we had multiple tools, but now we've consolidated them into one. We have a mixture of environments. It's a hybrid solution, as most are moving to the cloud rather than on-premises.

The management and the way teams are defined can be improved. If the solution could manage on-premises and cloud resources with the help of one tool, it would be an extra agent. Further, the price could be improved.

I have been using vCenter Configuration Manager for around 2 to 3 years.

The product is stable.

The solution’s scalability is good.

10,000+ users are using this solution. There is some percentage of growth every year.

The initial setup is simple. Our engineering team takes around a few days to deploy the solution.

For deployment, there is a snow tool for the environment. We capture the requirement gathering.

The solution is expensive and is a great fit for large enterprises. The cloud-based version is for small enterprises.

We have used multiple tools. Once we receive requirements, a system image is generated from the most recent data using various tools. If it's a database server, appropriate properties are configured. Therefore, it encompasses all the necessary components for the database product. If the application is web-based, it might involve some Java-related components. For simpler applications, servers or their components are installed accordingly. We leverage multiple tools to automate our tasks. This diversity is beneficial, especially during compliance audits, as sometimes we require audit reports from vendors. The system supports those reports. There are no non-compliance issues.

The solution is expensive, but it's a good and reliable one. I recommend the solution.

Overall, I rate the solution a 9 out of 10.

We use it for our customers who are end-users.

We would like to improve the UI interface and customer experience in vCenter Configuration Manager.

We need a speed-based system, which is methodology checked. The migration functions, from one hardware to another and the nodes must be a partner of four nodes, which acts as a weakness. They should have advanced training and course material for vCenter solutions.

I have been using vCenter Configuration Manager for one-two years. 

The product performance is good and the capacity is also reasonable. But the product is very slow. According to the money invested, the performance is not worth it. I would rate it seven out of ten. 

The technical support by vCenter is not good because the instructions are not clear. The responses are delayed and they can support us in multiple cases. 

Neutral

The initial setup is straightforward. 

 It was deployed by the vCenter

The Return on Investment is good. The cost is not expensive for enterprise systems. In the long term, it should be having better support .

I use vCenter Configuration Manager when I need to provision a VM.

The most valuable feature of vCenter Configuration Manager is the ease of provisioning.

Acquiring certifications often require extensive training and successfully passing an exam, which can be costly and time-consuming, particularly if you already possess experience in the domain. As a result, this can increase the overall cost of obtaining certification and may present a challenge that requires addressing.

We would like to see free certification or notification of free training programs.

I have been using vCenter Configuration Manager for a few years.

The solution is stable.

vCenter Configuration Manager is scalable. There is a lot of flexibility.

There are a lot of technical documents if we ever face issues. Their knowledge base is good. We never had to use the technical support.

In the past, I utilized Hyper-V, but I find vCenter Configuration Manager to be more favorable due to its advanced features and flexibility, which were not readily available when the environment was initially established. Moreover, other virtualization competitors attempted to enter the market, but vCenter Configuration Manager had already captured a niche market. Overall, both virtualization solutions are well-developed.

The initial setup of vCenter Configuration Manager is straightforward. We normally do basic installations.

I have not seen an ROI using the solution.

There is a free license for the standard version. Their enterprise version is expensive. I would advise starting with one server and working your way up as you go. The enterprise version provides support.

There are a lot of open-source solutions on the market.

I rate vCenter Configuration Manager a seven out of ten.