We performed a comparison between Lenovo XClarity Controller and VMware vCenter based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Server Monitoring solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The product's most valuable feature is its ability to provide insights into server status and alerts."
"The most valuable feature of Lenovo XClarity is the ease of use because of the interface browser that is highly compatible and it has mobile web management."
"It is easy to create and manage virtual infrastructure."
"The platform is very effective for managing virtual infrastructure. It has improved our virtual infrastructure and virtual machine deployment in several ways."
"The product's emphasis on high availability and DRS aligns with our priorities, making vCenter an integral component in our virtualized environment."
"The most valuable features of VMware vCenter for our organization include its centralized management capabilities and the ability to handle virtual machines across multiple ESXi hosts efficiently."
"We manage practically everything using the solution."
"One feature I really like about VMware vCenter is its ability to change hosts easily. It is highly available and very useful for our operations."
"Some of the most valuable features of vCenter are LACP and vSphere Distributed Switches, as they simplify VLAN propagation between hosts and enable networking duplication and replication."
"The performance monitoring tools within vCenter help track resource usage, identify performance bottlenecks, and optimize the efficiency of virtual environments."
"Lenovo XClarity can improve the dashboard integration. For example, graphs could be better. Additionally, more integration with other vendors is needed. For example, VMware has integration with a lot of vendors."
"They could enable notifications on emails and phones regarding control panel information."
"The monitoring features are limited."
"Sometimes, vCenter management can be difficult if you forget the password. You can't change or recover the password easily. We then have to reinstall vCenter, which means reconfiguring everything. That's a challenge we've encountered."
"The product's technical support services need improvement."
"VMware vCenter is an expensive product. Its price needs improvement."
"Areas for improvement with vCenter include changes in licensing models."
"vCentre licensing cost is on the higher side as well."
"The product's technical support services could be better."
"They could provide an easier way to learn NSX and troubleshooting processes for the product."
Lenovo XClarity Controller is ranked 16th in Server Monitoring with 2 reviews while VMware vCenter is ranked 8th in Server Monitoring with 22 reviews. Lenovo XClarity Controller is rated 9.0, while VMware vCenter is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Lenovo XClarity Controller writes "Quick scaling, easy to use, and useful mobile management". On the other hand, the top reviewer of VMware vCenter writes "Offers highly valuable centralized features and has significantly simplified VM deployment and management processes". Lenovo XClarity Controller is most compared with Zabbix, HPE System Management, SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor and Huawei iBMC, whereas VMware vCenter is most compared with . See our Lenovo XClarity Controller vs. VMware vCenter report.
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