| It is no secret that servers can take up a | | | | data in almost one minute. |
| lot of floor space, and power. As a result, | | | | |
| they can sometimes seem inconvenient. One way | | | | Platespin completely automates the physical |
| to save space and power is to consolidate | | | | to virtual migration of data. This allows the |
| servers. Server consolidation is very | | | | servers to be consolidated quickly and with |
| important in order to ease some of the | | | | more ease. There is a drag and drop interface |
| frustrations of overdue consolidation | | | | that allows the user to convert machines |
| processes. Server consolidation projects can | | | | running Windows or Linux into one fully |
| also be accelerated via automation and | | | | functional virtual machine that is hosted on |
| virtualization. Platespin server | | | | several types of servers. These servers |
| consolidation helps to accelerate | | | | include VMware GSX Server, Microsoft Virtual |
| consolidation projects, and reduce errors. | | | | Server 2005, or simply a Platespin Flexible |
| This is done without actually having to have | | | | Image file. |
| contact with the physical machines. | | | | |
| | | | Network configurations, CPU cycles disk |
| Platespin allows managers to measure and | | | | space, and memory allocations can all be |
| evaluate resource utilization in order to | | | | converted rather quickly. This ease allows |
| speed up capacity planning for consolidation | | | | users to right-size target servers as the |
| projects. This is accomplished by remotely | | | | conversion process is occurring. As a direct |
| gathering information about the server. This | | | | result, data centers are made able to |
| information can be the server operating | | | | increase the number of servers that are able |
| system, memory, CPU speed, the network, and | | | | to be consolidated. This further optimizes |
| memory. Platespin server consolidation works | | | | resource utilization rates. |
| on Windows NT, 2000, and 2003 systems. The | | | | |
| system works without the help of agents. | | | | Sever consolidation may seem complicated, but |
| Therefore, the need to manually deploy | | | | the right program can make it quite simple. |
| software is eliminated. The risk of missing | | | | Platespin automates many processes and allows |
| certain agent dependencies is also eliminated | | | | many different factors to be converted |
| in this case. Platespin is also very simple | | | | quickly. This means that the total time for |
| and lightweight, so it can start to collect | | | | consolidating servers is reduced. |