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Page 1: Scalability & Performanc e Security & Multitenanc y Flexible Infrastructur e HA & Resiliency Virtualizatio n Innovation

The Hypervisor Battle: Hyper-V & System Center versus VMware & vCenterSymon PerrimanSenior Technical Evangelist (& VMware VCP5)Microsoft@SymonPerriman

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Scalability & Performance

Security & Multitenancy

Flexible Infrastructure

HA & Resiliency

Virtualization Innovation

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Scalability & Performance

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Hyper-V Scalability ImprovementsSystem

ResourceWindows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V

Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V

ImprovementFactor

Host

Logical Processors 64 320 5×

Physical Memory 1TB 4TB 4×

Virtual CPUs per Host

512 2,048 4×

VM

Virtual CPUs per VM

4 64 16×

Memory per VM 64GB 1TB 16×

Active VMs per Host

384 1,024 2.7×

Guest NUMA No Yes -

ClusterMaximum Nodes 16 64 4×

Maximum VMs 1,000 8,000 8×

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VMware ComparisonSystem

ResourceWindows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V

vSphereHypervisor

vSphere 5.5 Enterprise Plus

Host

Logical Processors 320 320 320

Physical Memory 4TB 4TB 4TB

Virtual CPUs per Host

2,048 4,096 4,096

VM

Virtual CPUs per VM

64 8 641

Memory per VM 1TB 1TB 1TB

Active VMs per Host

1,024 512 512

Guest NUMA Yes Yes Yes

ClusterMaximum Nodes 64 N/A2 32

Maximum VMs 8,000 N/A2 4,0001. vSphere 5.5 Enterprise Plus is the only vSphere edition that supports 64 vCPUs. Enterprise edition supports 32 vCPU per VM with all other editions

supporting 8 vCPUs per VM2. For clustering/high availability, customers must purchase vSpherevSphere Hypervisor / vSphere 5.x Ent+ Information: http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vsphere5/r55/vsphere-55-configuration-maximums.pdf and http://www.vmware.com/products/vsphere-hypervisor/faq.html, http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/vsphere/VMware-vSphere-Platform-Whats-New.pdf

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Enhanced Storage Capabilities

Native 4K Disk SupportTake advantage of enhanced densityand reliability

Offloaded Data TransferOffloads storage-intensive tasks to the SAN

Increased performance, hardware integration and

flexibility

iSCSI & Fibre ChannelIntegrate with existing storage investments quickly and easily

Multi-Path I/O SupportInbox for resiliency, increased performance & partner extensibility

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Enhanced Storage CapabilitiesDeep integration with Windows Server 2012 R2 storage

capabilities

Hyper-V over SMB 3.0Ease of provisioning, increased flexibility & seamless integration with high performance

Storage SpacesTransform high-volume, low cost disks into flexible, resilient virtualized storage

Storage TieringPool HDD & SSD and automatically move hot data to SSD for increased performance

Data DeduplicationReduce file storage consumption, now supported for live VDI virtual hard disks

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VMware ComparisonCapability

Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-

V

vSphereHypervisor

vSphere 5.5 Enterprise Plus

iSCSI/FC Support Yes Yes Yes

3rd Party Multipathing (MPIO) Yes No Yes (VAMP)1

SAN Offload Capability Yes (ODX) No Yes (VAAI)2

Advanced Format Drives Support Yes No No

Storage Virtualization Yes (Spaces) No Yes (vSAN)3

Storage Tiering Yes No Yes4

Data Deduplication Yes No No

Network File System Support Yes (SMB 3.0) Yes (NFS) Yes (NFS)1. vSphere API for Multipathing (VAMP) is only available in Enterprise & Enterprise Plus editions of vSphere 5.52. vSphere API for Array Integration (VAAI) is only available in Enterprise & Enterprise Plus editions of vSphere 5.53. vSphere vSAN is still in beta as of October 2013 and thus, not suitable for production deployments4. vSphere Flash Read Cache has a write-through caching only, so reads only are accelerated. vSAN also has SSD caching capabilities built in, acting

as a read cache & write buffer.

vSphere Hypervisor / vSphere 5.x Ent+ Information: http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vsphere5/r55/vsphere-55-configuration-maximums.pdf, http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/vsphere/VMware-vSphere-Platform-Whats-New.pdf, http://www.vmware.com/products/vsphere/compare.html, http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/vSphere_55_Flash_Read_Cache_Whats_New_WP.pdf, http://www.vmware.com/products/virtual-san/features.html,

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Enhanced VM Storage CapabilitiesGreater performance and administrator flexibility for

virtual machines

Online VirtualDisk ResizeGrow and shrink virtual disks attached to running virtual machines, with no downtime

Online Checkpoint MergeMerge checkpoints back into main virtual disk without downtime

64TB Virtual Hard DisksIncreased capacity, protection & alignment optimization

Virtual Fibre ChannelConnect a VM directly to FC SAN without sacrificing features

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VMware ComparisonCapability

Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-

V

vSphereHypervisor

vSphere 5.5 Enterprise Plus

Virtual Fibre Channel Support Yes Yes Yes

Maximum Virtual Hard Disk Size 64TB 62TB1 62TB1

Maximum Pass Through Disk Size 256TB+2 64TB 64TB

Online Checkpoint/Snapshot Merge Yes Yes Yes

Online Virtual Disk Resize Yes Grow Only Grow Only1. VMDK limited to 62TB as VMFS limited to 64TB, so additional room on top of VMDK required for Snapshots, Management etc.2. The maximum size of a physical disk attached to a virtual machine is determined by the guest operating system and the chosen file system within

the guest. More recent Windows Server operating systems support disks in excess of 256TB in size

vSphere Hypervisor / vSphere 5.x Ent+ Information: http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vsphere5/r55/vsphere-55-configuration-maximums.pdf, http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/vsphere/VMware-vSphere-Platform-Whats-New.pdf, http://www.vmware.com/products/vsphere/compare.html, http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1004047, http://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-55/index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom.vmware.vsphere.vm_admin.doc%2FGUID-A42FA14C-7D67-44A7-823B-854AA9F5FD3E.html

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Enhanced Networking PerformanceDeeper hardware integration & enhanced vNIC

capabilities

Virtual Receive Side ScalingNetwork processing inside VM now scales efficiently across multiple virtual CPUs

IPsec Task OffloadUtilize hardware capabilities to offload encryption & decryption traffic processing

Dynamic VMQDynamic distribution of VM traffic processing efficiently across multiple processors

SR-IOV with Live MigrationHardware integration, optimized for low CPU utilization latency driving high performance

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VMware ComparisonCapability

Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-

V

vSphereHypervisor

vSphere 5.5 Enterprise Plus

Dynamic Virtual Machine Queue Yes NetQueue NetQueue1

IPsec Task Offload Yes No No

SR-IOV with Live Migration Yes No No2

Virtual Receive Side Scaling Yes Yes (VMXNet3) Yes (VMXNet3)1. VMware vSphere and the vSphere Hypervisor support VMq only (NetQueue)2. VMware’s SR-IOV implementation does not support vMotion, HA or Fault Tolerance.. SR-IOV also requires the vSphere Distributed Switch, meaning

customers have to upgrade to the highest vSphere edition to take advantage of this capability. No such restrictions are imposed when using SR-IOV in Hyper-V, ensuring customers can combine the highest levels of performance with the flexibility they need for an agile infrastructure.

vSphere Hypervisor / vSphere 5.x Ent+ Information: http://www.vmware.com/pdf/Perf_Best_Practices_vSphere5.5.pdf

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Enhanced Resource ManagementOptimized utilization of physical & virtualized resources

Dynamic MemoryIncreased management control for greater virtual machine consolidation

Resource MeteringTrack historical data for virtual machine usage, across CPU, Disk Memory & Network

NetworkQoSGranular network controls for consistent levels of networking performance

StorageQoSPrevent storage consumption from busy VMs whilst providing consistency to others.

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VMware ComparisonCapability

Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-

V

vSphereHypervisor

vSphere 5.5 Enterprise Plus

Dynamic Memory Yes Yes Yes

Resource Metering Yes No Yes1

Network Quality of Service Yes No Yes2

Storage Quality of Service Yes No Yes2

1. Without vCenter, Resource Metering in the vSphere Hypervisor is only available on an individual host by host basis.2. Network & Storage Quality of Service (QoS) only available in the Enterprise Plus edition of vSphere 5.5

vSphere Hypervisor / vSphere 5.x Ent+ Information: http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vsphere5/r55/vsphere-55-configuration-maximums.pdf, http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/vsphere/VMware-vSphere-Platform-Whats-New.pdf, http://www.vmware.com/products/vsphere/compare.html

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Security & Multitenancy

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Hyper-V Extensible SwitchGranular networking configuration with integrated

security capabilities

Extensible Virtual SwitchLayer 2 virtual network switch with programmatic management, built-in security & extensibility

}Private Virtual LAN (PVLANs)ARP/ND Poisoning ProtectionDHCP & Router GuardVirtual Port ACLsTrunk Mode to Virtual MachinesMonitoring & Port MirroringPowerShell & WMI Management

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Hyper-V Extensible SwitchGranular networking configuration with integrated

security capabilities

Extensible SwitchLayer 2 virtual network switch with programmatic management, built-in security & extensibility

}PacketInspection

PacketFilter

NetworkForwarding

IntrusionDetection}

CiscoNexus 1000vUCS VM-FEX

NECPF1000

5nineSecurity Manager

InMonsFlow

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Network & Storage SecurityGranular security controls and integrated disk encryption

Extensible SwitchLayer 2 virtual network switch with programmatic management, built-in security & extensibility

}PacketInspection

PacketFilter

NetworkForwarding

IntrusionDetection}

CiscoNexus 1000vUCS VM-FEX

NECPF1000

5nineSecurity Manager

InMonsFlow

BitLocker Drive EncryptionPowerful encryption for local and remote storage used for hosting Hyper-V virtual machines

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VMware ComparisonCapability

Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-

V

vSphereHypervisor

vSphere 5.5 Enterprise Plus

Extensible Network Switch Yes No Replaceable

Confirmed Partner Solutions 5 N/A 2

Private Virtual LAN (PVLAN) Yes No Yes1

ARP/ND Protection Yes No vCloud/Partner2

DHCP Snooping Protection Yes No vCloud/Partner2

Virtual Port ACLs Yes No vCloud/Partner2

Trunk Mode to Virtual Machines Yes No Yes3

Port Monitoring Yes No Yes3

Port Mirroring Yes No Yes3

Physical Disk Encryption Yes No No1. The vSphere Distributed Switch (required for PVLAN capability) is available only in the Enterprise Plus edition of vSphere 5.5 and is replaceable

rather than extensible.2. ARP Spoofing, DHCP Snooping Protection & Virtual Port ACLs require the vCloud Networking & Security package, which is part of the vCloud Suite or

a Partner solution, all of which are additional purchases3. Trunking VLANs to individual vNICs, Port Monitoring and Mirroring at a granular level requires vSphere Distributed Switch, which is available in

vSphere 5.5 Enterprise Plus only.vSphere Hypervisor / vSphere 5.x Ent+ Information: http://www.vmware.com/products/cisco-nexus-1000V/overview.html, http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/networking/switches/virtual/dvs5000v/, http://www.vmware.com/technical-resources/virtualization-topics/virtual-networking/distributed-virtual-switches.html, http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/switches/ps9441/ps9902/data_sheet_c78-492971.html, http://www.vmware.com/products/vcloud-network-security

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Flexible Infrastructure

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Virtual Machine MobilityMore flexible, higher performing VM migration capabilities

LiveMigrationFaster, unrestricted, simultaneous VM live migrations between cluster nodes with no downtime

SMB-Based Live MigrationStore VMs on SMB 3.0 file shares, and live migrate them flexibly, without the need for a cluster

Live Migrationwith CompressionHarness spare host CPUcycles to compress memoryof migrating virtual machinesto accelerate live migration

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Virtual Machine MobilityMore flexible, higher performing VM migration capabilities

Live Storage MigrationMove the virtual hard disks of running virtual machines to a different storage location with no downtime

Shared-Nothing Live MigrationFlexibly move virtual machines between Hyper-V hosts with nothing but a network cable and no clustering requirements

Cross-VersionLive MigrationMigrate VMs from Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V to 2012 R2 Hyper-V hosts with no downtime

R2

201

2

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VMware ComparisonCapability

Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-

V

vSphereHypervisor

vSphere 5.5 Enterprise Plus

VM Live Migration Yes No1 Yes2

VM Live Migration with Compression Yes N/A No

VM Live Migration using RDMA Yes N/A No

1GB Simultaneous Live Migrations Unlimited3 N/A 4

10GB Simultaneous Live Migrations Unlimited3 N/A 8

Live Storage Migration Yes No4 Yes5

Shared Nothing Live Migration Yes No Yes6

Live Migration Upgrades Yes N/A Yes1. Live Migration (vMotion) is unavailable in the vSphere Hypervisor – vSphere 5.5 required2. Live Migration (vMotion) and Shared Nothing Live Migration (Enhanced vMotion) is available in Essentials Plus & higher editions of vSphere 5.53. Within the technical capabilities of the networking hardware4. Live Storage Migration (Storage vMotion) is unavailable in the vSphere Hypervisor5. Live Storage Migration (Storage vMotion) is available in Standard, Enterprise & Enterprise Plus editions of vSphere 5.56. Shared Nothing Live Migration is only accessible via the vSphere Web Client, not core vCenter.

vSphere Hypervisor / vSphere 5.x Ent+ Information: http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vsphere5/r55/vsphere-55-configuration-maximums.pdf, http://www.vmware.com/products/vsphere/compare.html

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Virtual Machine FlexibilityComprehensive guest OS support & management}64 Virtual Processor Support

Virtual SCSI with Hot-Add & Online VHDX Resize

Full Dynamic Memory Support

Live VM Backup Support

Linux kdump/kexec Support

Non-Maskable Interrupt (NMI) Support

LinuxSupportMultiple supported Linux distributions and versions, including Oracle, Red Hat, SUSE, OpenSUSE, CentOS, & Ubuntu

New Synthetic 2D Frame Buffer Driver

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Virtual Machine FlexibilityComprehensive guest OS support & management

LinuxSupportMultiple supported Linux distributions and versions, including Oracle, Red Hat, SUSE, OpenSUSE, CentOS, & Ubuntu

Live VM CloningDuplicate a running virtual machine, even from a checkpoint, with no downtime to the running workload

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Network VirtualizationIntegrated isolation & security with increased networking

flexibility }Secure, Scalable Isolation with VLANsLive Migrations Across Subnets

Seamless Infrastructure Integration

Utilizes Generic Route Encapsulation (NVGRE)Provides VM Networks & Virtual SubnetsSimplified Management of Networks

Supports PowerShell & WMI

Integrated with Partner Ecosystem

NetworkVirtualizationDecouple virtual networks from the physical network infrastructure and remove existing physical network challenges

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Network VirtualizationIntegrated isolation & security with increased networking

flexibility }NetworkVirtualizationDecouple virtual networks from the physical network infrastructure and remove existing physical network challenges

10.10.10.10

10.10.10.11

Blue Network

10.10.10.10

10.10.10.11

Red Network

VM Networks

192.168.2.10192.168.2.11192.168.5.12192.168.6.13

Routable Hyper-V Hosts on Physical Network

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Network VirtualizationIntegrated isolation & security with increased networking

flexibility

NetworkVirtualizationDecouple virtual networks from the physical network infrastructure and remove existing physical network challenges

Inbox NVGREGatewayScalable, production ready multi-tenant gateway for Site-to-Site (VPN), NAT & forwarding along with bridging virtual & non-virtual networks

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VMware ComparisonCapability

Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-

V

vSphereHypervisor

vSphere 5.5 Enterprise Plus

Linux Guest Operating System Support

Yes Yes Yes

VM Live Cloning Yes No Yes1

Network Virtualization Yes No VXLAN/NSX2

Network Virtualization Gateway Yes No vCloud Suite31. Live Cloning requires vCenter and thus cannot be used with the standalone vSphere Hypervisor2. VXLAN/NSX are additional purchases on top of vSphere. Pricing & packaging for NSX has not yet been released (October 2013) however VXLAN

was a feature of the vCloud Networking and Security SKU, which is now part of the vCloud Suite3. vCloud Suite is an upgrade from vSphere, available at considerable additional cost.

vSphere Hypervisor / vSphere 5.x Ent+ Information: http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/products/nsx/VMware-NSX-Datasheet.pdf, http://www.vmware.com/products/vcloud-suite/features.html, http://www.vmware.com/products/vcloud-suite/compare.html, http://www.vmware.com/products/vcloud-network-security, http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1027865

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High-Availability & Resiliency

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High Availability & ResiliencyProvide the greatest levels of uptime for key applications}Scalable up to 64 Nodes & 8,000

VMsReduced Active Directory DependenciesVM Monitoring

Failover Priority, Affinity & Anti-Affinity Cluster Shared Volumes OptimizationsCluster-Aware Updating

VM Network Health Detection

Dynamic Witness & Force Quorum

Failover ClusteringIntegrated, scalable high availability to protect key virtualized workloads and provide the highest levels of uptime

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High Availability & ResiliencyProvide the greatest levels of uptime for key applications

Failover ClusteringIntegrated, scalable high availability to protect key virtualized workloads and provide the highest levels of uptime

Flexible Guest ClusteringiSCSI, Virtual Fibre Channel & SMB 3.0 support for in-guest, application level resiliency

Shared VHDX SupportBuild production-ready guest clusters utilizing Shared VHDX, without exposing underlying physical storage

Integrated NIC TeamingAggregate network adaptors to increase throughput & provide redundancy in case of link failure

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VMware ComparisonCapability

Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-

V

vSphereHypervisor

vSphere 5.5 Enterprise Plus

Integrated High Availability Yes No1 Yes2

Nodes per Cluster 64 N/A 32

VMs per Cluster 8,000 N/A 4,000

Guest OS Application Monitoring Yes No Yes3

Failover Priority, Affinity & Anti-Affinity

Yes No/A Yes4

Cluster-Aware Updating Yes N/A Yes4

Integrated NIC Teaming Yes Yes Yes1. High Availability/vMotion/Clustering is unavailable in the standalone vSphere Hypervisor2. VMware HA is built in to Essentials Plus and higher vSphere 5.1 editions3. VMware App HA only available in 5.5 Enterprise Plus and requires deployment of 2 appliances per vCenter4. Features available in all editions that have High Availability enabled.

vSphere Hypervisor / vSphere 5.x Ent+ Information: http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vsphere5/r55/vsphere-55-configuration-maximums.pdf, http://www.vmware.com/products/vsphere/compare.html, http://www.vmware.com/products/vsphere/features/application-HA.html

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VMware ComparisonCapability

Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-

V

vSphereHypervisor

vSphere 5.5 Enterprise Plus

Max Guest Cluster Size (iSCSI) 64 Nodes 51 51

Max Guest Cluster Size (Fibre) 64 Nodes 51 51

Max Guest Cluster Size (File Based) 64 Nodes 51 51

Guest Cluster with Shared Virtual Disk

Yes Yes2 Yes2

Guest Clustering with Live Migration Yes N/A No3

Guest Clustering with Dynamic Memory

Yes No4 No4

vSphere Hypervisor / vSphere 5.x Ent+ Information: Information http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vsphere5/r55/vsphere-55-configuration-maximums.pdf, http://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-55/index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom.vmware.vsphere.mscs.doc%2FGUID-6BD834AE-69BB-4D0E-B0B6-7E176907E0C7.html, http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1037959

1. Guest Clusters can be created on vSphere 5.1 and 5.5 but are supported to a maximum of just 5 nodes in that guest cluster, regardless of storage.2. VMware supports guest clusters using a shared virtual disk, but those guest cluster nodes must reside on the same physical host, defeating the

object of clustering and resilience.3. VMware does not support the use of vMotion with a VM that is part of a Guest Cluster4. VMware does not support the use of Memory Overcommit with a VM that is part of a Guest Cluster

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Backup & ReplicationIntegrated solutions for protecting key virtualized

workloads

Incremental BackupPerform agentless backup operations more quickly &easily whilst saving network bandwidth & disk space

Microsoft Azure Backup IntegrationQuickly & easily protect important server data offsite with automated backups to Microsoft Azure

Inbox VM ReplicationNear-synchronous replication of virtual machines across multiple sites with Hyper-V Replica

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VMware ComparisonCapability

Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-

V

vSphereHypervisor

vSphere 5.5 Enterprise Plus

Incremental Backup Yes No Yes1

Cloud Backup Integration Yes Partners Partners

Inbox Software-Based VM Replication Yes No Yes1

vSphere Hypervisor / vSphere 5.x Ent+ Information: http://www.vmware.com/products/vsphere/compare.html, http://www.vmware.com/products/vsphere/features/replication.html, http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/vsphere/VMware-vSphere-Replication-Overview.pdf

1. vSphere Data Protection and vSphere Replication are available in the Essentials Plus and higher editions of vSphere 5.5

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VMware ComparisonReplication Capability Hyper-V Replica vSphere Replication

Architecture Inbox with Hypervisor Virtual Appliance

Replication Type Asynchronous Asynchronous

RTO 30s, 5m, 15m 15m – 24h

Replication Tertiary (A>B>C) Secondary (A>B)

Planned Failover Yes No

Unplanned Failover Yes Yes

Test Failover Yes No

Simple Failback Process Yes No

Automatic Re-IP Address Yes No

Point in Time Recovery Yes, 24 points Yes. 24 points

Orchestration PS, SCO, HVRM1 No Script, SRM only

vSphere Hypervisor / vSphere 5.x Ent+ Information: http://www.vmware.com/products/vsphere/compare.html, http://www.vmware.com/products/vsphere/features/replication.html, http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/vsphere/VMware-vSphere-Replication-Overview.pdf

1. Hyper-V Replica can be automated with PowerShell which is free within Windows Server. Alternatively, customers can automate Hyper-V Replica with System Center Orchestrator or Hyper-V Recovery Manager

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Virtualization Innovation

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Virtualization InnovationCapabilities to improve performance, security &

management

EnhancedSession ModeEnhanced user experience when administering Hyper-V virtual machines

Automatic VM ActivationStreamlined mechanism for VM activation, without additional activation infrastructure

Generation 2 VMsSupport for UEFI firmware and Secure Boot for more secure virtualized infrastructure

2

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VMware ComparisonCapability

Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-

V

vSphereHypervisor

vSphere 5.5 Enterprise Plus

VMs with Secure Boot & UEFI Firmware

Yes No No

Enhanced VM Administration Experience

Yes No No

Automatic VM Activation Yes No No

vSphere Hypervisor / vSphere 5.x Ent+ Information: http://www.vmware.com/products/vsphere/compare.html, http://www.vmware.com/products/vsphere/features/replication.html, http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/vsphere/VMware-vSphere-Replication-Overview.pdf

1. vSphere Data Protection and vSphere Replication are available in the Essentials Plus and higher editions of vSphere 5.5

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Summary

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Multi-Hypervisor Management• System Center 2012 R2 supports Hyper-V, VMware & Citrix Xen

• Operations Manager (with Veeam Management Pack for VMware)

• Orchestrator

• Service Manager

• Virtual Machine Manager

• Windows Azure Pack (with vConnect from Cloud Assert)

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VMware Admin Training

• Learn more at www.MicrosoftVirtualAcademy.com (search for “VMware”)

• Microsoft Tools for VMware Integration & Migration Jump Start (1/2 day)

• Microsoft Virtualization for VMware Professionals Jump Start (2 days)

• [New] VMware to Hyper-V Migration (1/2 day)

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Scalability & Performance

Security & Multitenancy

Flexible Infrastructure

HA & Resiliency

Virtualization Innovation

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Start with Hyper-V today!

Microsoft Virtual Academyaka.ms/MVA

Evaluation Editionaka.ms/EvalCenter

Microsoft Certificationsaka.ms/MSCerts

TechNet Virtual Labsaka.ms/V-Labs

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