vCenter Server Reviews & Product Details

vCenter allowed me to manage and monitor the status of my large virtual cluster in just one dashboard. It is very user friendly which makes an admin task much more easier. It does not only provide the management of virtual servers, but it also provides the management interface for storages, networks. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sometimes the lack of a dedicated application for the dashboard can be felt by the administrator. Vmware focuses on browser only management interfaces but for complex task and sometimes for big files, browsers are constantly fails to handle the background jobs. I would prefer to have a desktop version also besides the browser version. Vmware should make a choice of a preference to allow user to select desired connection method. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like the ability to manage multiple datacenters over multiple sites all within one application and not having to use individual vSphere management consoles for that specific host. I also like that the application displays a lot of relevant information such as logs and monitoring. I like how there are few/limited versions / feature editions of vCenter where there are multiple versions of vSphere which gets a bit confusing and have varying pricing. The responsiveness and stability of the application is nice. I think some parts of the UI and Recent tasks pane still have some room for improvement. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I dislike how certain functions of vCenter and associated integrated applications like NSX are still reliant on Adobe Flash for certain functions and are still not fully ported over to HTML5 yet. Trying to coax my browser into playing nice with Adobe Flash in 2020 is not a good time. The interface is also still a bit clunky with AD integration - it would be nice to have a more intuitive and easier to work with interface for AD integration and configuration management. I don't like how it is not easier to apply configuration changes such as a simple rename. I don't like how there is not a free or very cheap version for testing and personal use in homelabs as there is for vSphere - this is an essential license function for gaining experience and familiarity. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

live migration features i like the most, and also balancing the load vm in the nodes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

- the problem is the UI between Flash Player and HTML5, Flash player will end of support soon by chrome so this is the problem. and then HTML5 UI seem not yet smooth. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Snapshots feature in vCenter enables me to do any modifications to my VMs and revert back with in seconds if any thing goes wrong. Also I do not have to worry about server workloads because DRS feature in vCenter balances computing workloads with all available resources (ESXi nodes). In addition to that High Availability feature minimizes the application down time since it has the ability to restart the failed VM on another ESXi node. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Full featured VMware vCenter licenses are more expensive Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Using vCenter Server, I'm able to manage all of my ESXi nodes centrally.

Distributed Resource Scheduling (DRS) feature built in the vCenter helps me to balance computing workloads with all available resources (ESXi nodes).

Also the High Availability (HA) feature which comes with vCenter helps me to minimize the application down time since it has the ability to restart the failed VM on another ESXi node. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I'm little bit concerned about the license prices, but feature-wise I love all the features built with vCenter Server. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The most important thing is VMware vCenter provides a centralized management centre to manage VMware VSphere infrastructure. So I can manage and monitor ESXi hosts, virtual machines from a single management location. It is helping to reduce operational cost. Its dashboard is feature-rich and easy to navigate. I can easily deploy new ESXi hosts, virtual machines datastores and configure them. I can save a virtual machine template and use it to deploy new virtual machines. Licensing and administration are easy with the vCenter. There are many 3rd party Plug-in. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Price is bit high. It requires a high resource to run vCenter. Although the web client is good it need more improvements and stability. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Over the years VMware have being integrated a lot of information to the VMware vCenter. I like the fact that it is a easy to use console and easy to understand. All the management of your virtual environment is in there. Also with the vCenter plugins you can centralize the management of storage (SAN) and other compute and network devices. You have a single pane of glass to administer the resources. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I dislike the web client that is base on flash. But now with the new HTML5 web console, you can easily manage it from everywhere and you don't depend on flash that is vulnerable and obsolete. I think that about it. I cannot think of anything else I dislike. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

- I liked the fact that I can manage more than 1000 machines in this virtual environment without lowering the user experience.

- The other good thing about the software is the simplicity in deployment. Migration from a Windows vCenter Server to the Linux enviroment is just one step.

- It is possible to more than 10 vCenter together and manage up to 30,000 machines in remote locations. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The limitation I found with the software is the fact that it is mostly dedicated to Linux based platforms - almost 90%. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The speed of updates is good for this environment. The support and knowledge base are good when running into issues with online troubleshooting guides. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The push for virtual appliance and removal of windows server versions in the future. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

vCenter Server is a great tool that allows for great ease in the management of vSphere virtual servers. Easy to setup and accessible from any browser. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

vCenter has evolved the interface many times and has made it seem overly simplified in the years, which in turn can make the interface overly complicated when changes are continually made. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

vCenter provides a ton of features to manage your hypervisors and virtual machines. The product itself is very stable and has some unique features which are proprietary to VMware. Features like storage/host vMotion, distributed virtual switch and distributed resource scheduler are very helpful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Just like all other products out there, there is a learning curve. The support contracts are expensive. It is difficult to migrate to another solution in the future. The Web dashboard lags a lot sometimes and the CLI is difficult to learn and navigate. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The new Web interface makes managing very easy Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

That elements still require flash to fully manage, html5 interface is close but still cut down Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

A centralized management system, very easy to use, to manage the whole virtual infrastructure, and to perform configuration, monitoring, and trouble shooting just in a one shop platform. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Not really, I haven't seen any disadvantage so far. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ability to manage multiple ESX hosts and VM's from a single console. vMotion is also very useful in the event of a host failure. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Nothing to dislike. vCenter works very well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What I like about this software is the centralized visibility, it is simple, efficient and excellent for cloud serving. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The price is a bit steep if you decide to go with the Standard version, but if you're a small business, you could just purchase the Foundation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

VM Ware is an industry standard for Virtual computing and vCenter is they way to administer it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

there is nothing to dislike about this program. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.