Red Hat Virtualization Manager can scale to up to 400 hosts, with a maximum tested workload of 1 VM per GB.<\/p>\n

Large physical server size – tested 768 CPUs, 12 TB RAM with a maximum of theoretical 2,048 CPUs, 64 TB RAM.<\/p>\n

Overhead<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Many uses cases see 5% or less total overhead. However, it can add up to 20% overhead depending on configuration, and workload requirements for system resources.<\/p>\n

Management <\/strong><\/h2>\n

Includes: elastic metrics\/logs store with Kibana visualization; cluster workload balancer; system dashboard provides a global-use overview of CPUs, memory, and storage host resources; a self-hosted engine enables built-in high availability for Red Hat Virtualization Manager as a virtual appliance; Red Hat CloudForms offers VM, cluster and data center level configuration and management; and Red Hat Satellite provides infrastructure, component level updates, upgrades and guest updates.<\/p>\n

All Red Hat Virtualization Manager console features can be automated via Red Hat Ansible Automation modules and roles (included with Red Hat Virtualization distribution and entitlement). The Ansible automation helps to:<\/p>\n

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• Remove manual steps from deployment and reconfiguration.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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  • Streamline operations and free up resources to focus on strategic initiatives.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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    • Provide a single support stack for for virtualization and automation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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      • Supports (and includes) Ansible Automation roles for Red Hat Virtualization.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Red Hat Virtualization Manager offers a REST API to enable any application to create, manage, and consume virtual resources in the hosting environment.\u00a0 Users are able to use the language of their choice to automate tasks. All host, cluster, virtual machine, and other entities are manageable via the API.<\/p>\n

        \u201cRed Hat is currently being used in one department and we will be making the switch from VMware. Red Hat Virtualization is a really efficient VDI solution and we may end up using it for more departments prior to full enterprise wide deployment. It has been reliable and easy to use with its control via the Web UI and no need for an installed application,\u201d said an IT Engineer in a non-profit.<\/p>\n

        Patching\/Backup <\/strong><\/h2>\n

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        • Maintenance releases every six weeks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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          • Native active-passive, active-active disaster recovery features for local and distributed data center deployments.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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            • Support for third-party tools through a Representational State Transfer (REST) API that backs up, restores, and replicates VMs and infrastructure data, Red Hat Virtualization Backup API, and Red Hat\u2019s partner ecosystem.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

              Migration <\/strong><\/h2>\n

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              • Red Hat Virtualization enables scheduling policies to be applied across all clusters. This uses live migration to automatically load balance based on policy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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                • VMs can be migrated manually or automated.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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                  • In the event of host failure, VMs can be restarted automatically by Red Hat Virtualization Manager according to priority.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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                    • Live storage migration is also available to support storage backend maintenance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                      Security<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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                      • Secure virtualization (sVirt) and Security-Enhanced Linux (SELinux) harden the hypervisor against attacks aimed at the host or virtual machines (VMs).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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                        • Additional security features and capabilities include:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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                            • Support for kerberos-based single sign-on (SSO)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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                              • Support centralized logging<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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                                • Support for attestation with Secure Content Automation Protocol (SCAP)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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                                  • Support for auditing security events<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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                                    • Cryptographic agility without recompiling<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                                      Key Markets<\/strong><\/h2>\n

                                      Red Hat Virtualization is used primarily by system administrators in highly-scaled deployments that require a high server density due to cost and budget constraints. These verticals include:<\/p>\n

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                                      • Healthcare\/Insurance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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                                        • Financial Services<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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                                          • Manufacturing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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                                            • Public Sector and Government<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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                                              • Transportation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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                                                • Oil & Gas<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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                                                  • Telecommunications Service Providers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                                                    Cost <\/strong><\/h2>\n

                                                    The Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization subscription includes both workstations and server virtualization. Each subscription costs $999\/per managed hypervisor socket pair each year for business-hour (standard) support.<\/p>\n

                                                    \u201cIt’s currently being used across the organization. It includes all the enterprise-grade features for a less overall TCO as compared to something like VMware’s offerings. It’s easy to use, manage, and provision and has rock-solid reliability. It’s backed with the best support in the industry and uses KVM Virtualization under the hood which is used all throughout the industry by some of the top names (AWS and Rackspace to name a couple),\u201d said the CEO of a small business.<\/p>\n

                                                    Red Hat Virtualization is used primarily by system administrators in highly-scaled deployments that require a high server density due to cost and budget constraints. These verticals include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

                                                    \n Product <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n  <\/td>\n	\n Red Hat Virtualization<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
                                                    \n Platforms<\/strong><\/p>\n  <\/td>\n	\n x86<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
                                                    \n Scalability<\/strong><\/p>\n  <\/td>\n	\n up to 400 hosts<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
                                                    \n Overhead %<\/strong><\/p>\n  <\/td>\n	\n 5 to 20<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
                                                    \n Markets<\/strong><\/p>\n  <\/td>\n	\n highly-scaled deployments with budget constraints.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
                                                    \n Cost<\/strong><\/p>\n  <\/td>\n	\n $999\/per managed hypervisor socket pair each year<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
                                                    \n Migration<\/strong><\/p>\n  <\/td>\n	\n \u00a0Drag and drop or command line<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
                                                    \n Key Differentiator<\/strong><\/p>\n  <\/td>\n	Market leader in virtualization<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" See the full list of best server virtualization software. Bottom line Although Red Hat does virtualize Windows, the company is focused on the Linux market. Red Hat’s open source credentials \u2013 second to none \u2013 make it well-suited to open source environments. Those customers already adopting Red Hat in the enterprise for servers, desktops and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":52,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[92],"tags":[217,204,320,114],"b2b_audience":[3528],"b2b_industry":[],"b2b_product":[3636],"class_list":{"0":"post-17742","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-guides","7":"tag-enterprise","8":"tag-open-source","9":"tag-red-hat","10":"tag-virtualization","11":"b2b_audience-evaluation-and-selection","12":"b2b_product-servers"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n