QLogic 2500 Series Visualize I_O Connectivity for VMware vSphere - Manual (Page 2)

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QLogic QConvergeConsole Plug-in for VMware vCenter
QLogic offers a robust set of management tools to help organizations
simplify management and improve efficiency while reducing costs under
the umbrella of QCC. the QConvergeConsole Plug-in for VMware vCenter
provides a rich set of features that include not only full adapter management
but key storage and network visualization maps that significantly enhance
the overall value of the QLogic adapter. in VMware virtualized environments,
the QCC Plug-in significantly improves business processes, agility,
deployment opportunities, and methods for troubleshooting.
Figure 1. Key Features of the QConvergeConsole Plug-in for VMware vCenter
Integrates into VMware vCenter
the QCC Plug-in is a set of software components delivered through
industry-standard CiM providers that allows for the remote management of
QLogic adapters via VMware vCenter. this capability enables administrators
to centrally manage QLogic adapters from a single-pane-of-glass view,
provided by the VMware vCenter console.
Integrates into VMware vCenter QCC Plug-in
Manage QLogic adapters from within
VMware vCenter
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heterogeneous and Multi-adapter
Single-Pane-of-Glass Management
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Manage Fibre Channel, FCoe, iSCSi, and
NiC Functions
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Customers are increasing the deployment of virtualized servers in
their data centers to take advantage of the benefits offered by VMware
vSphere and vCenter: increased resource utilization and flexibility,
lower costs, and the ability to respond to elastic demand for it
services. along with these benefits, server virtualization also creates
some challenges. Virtualized workloads share many hardware and
software resources. identifying these resources and mapping them
to specific virtual machine (VM) workloads is a significant challenge
in increasingly mobile environments where vMotion
® can move
workloads around dynamically.
QLogic has specifically designed the QCC Plug-in to enable
administrators to have a real-time view of storage and networking
infrastructure mappings from the physical adapter all the way to
the individual VM. this capability provides a simple view of current
resource allocations and mappings for storage and networking,
enabling administrators to streamline the process of matching per-VM
Service Level agreement (SLa) requirements.
the benefits of QLogic’s QCC Plug-in for VMware vCenter include
the following:
• Single-pane-of-glass management of the virtualized data center
with full integration into VMware vCenter
• end-to-end visual representation of all network and storage
connectivity—from the physical adapter to the enterprise
application in the VM, enabling faster deployments and more uptime
• Simplified, comprehensive view of storage and network connectivity
for each VM that simplifies management and improves efficiency
• Full QLogic adapter management capabilities—firmware upgrades,
diagnostics, boot from SaN configuration, and the ability to modify
adapter parameters
Executive Summary