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Today at VMworld San Francisco, VMware announced the Private beta of a new product named VIO
VIO (VMware Integrated OpenStack)
VIO empowers VMware Administrators to successfully deliver & operate Production Grade OpenStack.
- VIO = Openstack + vCloud Suite
- Production Grade OpenStack delivered as a vApp (OVA)
- Delivers standard open source OpenStack code, with tools to install and Operate OpenStack.
- UI based OVA install from vCenter Web Client
- All OpenStack & other required components deployed automatically as 15 VMs.
- No Additional OpenStack Training/Certification required
- Expedited time-to-value by rapid OpenStack deployment
(Just saw a demo: after 20 minutes you will have a Fully Functional Production OpenStack environment. Crazy!)
The Product reminds me of the existent vSphere OpenStack Virtual Appliance (VOVA)
https://communities.vmware.com/community/vmtn/openstack
This OVI release is Production ready and full Openstack supported by VMware. Great!
Why would you buy this? VMware will support OpenStack and underlying infra+mgmt products.
Also New: Log Insight OpenStack Content Pack
Centralized log aggregation with support for querying and troubleshooting.- Out-of-box OpenStack dashboards such as error rates, API response times etc
- Crucial tool since OpenStack generates dozens of logs across all services
- Reduces Need for OpenStack Expertise
Centralized log aggregation with support for querying and troubleshooting.
Also New: VCOPs OpenStack Management Pack
Complete Monitoring and Troubleshooting from OpenStack to Infra Layer
- vCOPs monitors & alerts on health of OpenStack services.
- Unified diagnostics from OpenStack
- Tenant specific views into usage and health of OpenStack cloud inventory
- Familiar tool for VMware Administrators
If you are at VMworld, be sure to check out session SDDC2370: Why Openstack runs best with vCloud Suite. (Tuesday 2:30pm)