NetWrix VMware Reporter (Freeware and Commercial)

Freeware vs Commercial version comparison table.

Virtual infrastructures continue to grow as more servers are migrated to virtual machines. Therefore, the need to properly document essential components of virtualized environments increases. One of the leading virtualization analysts at Gartner recently stated, "You need to start monitoring and reporting on VMware. If you aren't, you're in for lots of pain". Without automated documentation processes, you risk losing control over virtual machine configurations, ESX server capacity because of VM sprawl, and many other critical parameters affecting your virtual environment.

NetWrix VMware Reporter is a free tool that collects and reports information about your VMware environment, including virtual machines, ESX servers, resource pools, etc., and sends comprehensive summary reports by e-mail on a daily basis for documentation purposes. The reports can be used for infrastructure overview and planning, change auditing, and to prevent virtual machine sprawl ("VM sprawl"). The product is currently a part of the Change Reporter for VI3, so you get two free products in one for easier documentation and change management support.

Download Freeware
The commercial version of the product is available with advanced Web reports based on SQL database, giving you long-term historical analysis for any period of time (e.g., 6 weeks, 3 months, 2 years). It is also useful for review and compliance audits.

Evaluate Commercial

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