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Citrix XenServer 5 Feature list - What's free |
Enterprise-class. Cloud-proven. Free.
Citrix XenServer™ is the only enterprise-class, cloud-proven virtualization platform that delivers the critical features of live migration and centralized multi-server management at no cost. XenServer is an open and powerful server virtualization solution that radically reduces datacenter costs by transforming static and complex datacenter environments into more dynamic, easy to manage IT service delivery centers. By providing features like live migration, shared storage support, centralized multi-server management plus P2V and V2V conversion tools in the free version, XenServer enables any organization, no matter the size or budget, to immediately benefit from the power of server virtualization.
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Citrix Essentials Feature Matrix
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Essentials for XenServer, Enterprise Edition |
Essentials for XenServer, Platinum Edition |
Native 64-bit Xen hypervisor |
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Windows & Linux Guests |
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Unlimited VM’s, servers & CPU’s |
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XenCenter management console |
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Multi-server management |
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XenMotion live migration |
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Historical performance reporting |
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Email alerting for performance & errors |
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High availability |
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Integrated storage management with StorageLink |
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Workflow orchestration (Workflow Studio) |
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Dynamic provisioning services – physical & virtual (Provisioning Server) |
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Automated Lab Management |
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XenServer (free) |
Essentials for XenServer,
Enterprise Edition |
Essentials for XenServer,
Platinum Edition |
Essentials for Hyper-V
Enterprise Edition |
Essentials for Hyper-V, Platinum Edition |
Native 64-bit hypervisor |
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Windows and Linux guests |
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Unlimited VMs, unlimited memory, unlimited CPUs |
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Live migration |
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GUI-based management console |
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Multi-server management |
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Resource Pools |
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Performance monitoring, search, tagging |
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Automated High Availability |
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StorageLink (NEW!) |
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Workflow Studio orchestration |
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Provisioning Services (virtual only) |
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Provisioning Services (physical and virtual) |
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Automated Lab Management(NEW!) |
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Features included at no cost |
Citrix XenServer |
VMware ESXi |
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Bare-metal hypervisor |
64-bit |
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Max virtual CPUs |
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Windows® and Linux guests |
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Unlimited servers, VMs, memory |
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P2V & V2V conversion |
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Shared SAN and NAS storage |
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Centralized multi-server management |
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Resilient distributed management architecture |
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Live motion |
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Shared VM template library |
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Centralized configuration management |
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Virtual infrastructure patch management |
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Intelligent initial VM placement |
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Intelligent server maintenance mode |
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Fine-grained CPU resource controls |
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Hot-swappable disks and NICs |
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Citrix XenServer 5 Key benefits
XenServer has fast become a leading virtualization technology with over 5,000 customers and enterprise-class features that rival leading virtualization platforms. XenServer, as recently reviewed by Allan Stevens of ZDnet, “is very much a production-class virtualization solution with features that match, and in some cases exceed, what’s available on rival platforms.”
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XenServer Best virtualization value
- – Starting with the virtualization power of the industry-leading Xen® hypervisor at no cost, users can extend their savings into capital equipment, space, power and cooling costs.
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XenServer Enterprise-class features
- – Centralized multi-server management and live migration using XenMotion enables users to manage the virtualized environment easily and intelligently while optimizing resource with zero-downtime to users.
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XenServer Easy setup and administration
- – Being easy to use is just one reason XenServer was named the Most Innovative Product of the Year for virtualization in 2008 by VARBusiness. XenServer can be installed and running in about 10 minutes (10 to Xen) and also has a unique management architecture that eliminates single points of failure. Easily manage hundreds of virtual machines with the included XenCenter management console that installs with only 4 megabytes of storage.
XenServer Available at no cost,
Citrix XenServer gives organizations a way to widely adopt an enterprise-class, cloud-proven virtualization platform to dramatically affect the economics of delivering IT.
Free hypervisors with limited functionality have been around for a long time. We see this move as substantially different because it offers a competitive, enterprise-ready virtual infrastructure platform with full centralized management, live motion and support for unlimited VMs and servers—with no strings attached. Anyone who dismissed XenServer in the past as a legitimate player in the enterprise virtualization space clearly owes it to themselves to take a look at this offering.”
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