VMware vCenter Lab Manager

Create and manage a library of commonly used configurations and dynamically provision them in seconds with a simple mouse click. VMware vCenter Lab Manager gives users on-demand access to system configurations they need while achieving significant savings through reduced server, storage, and provisioning costs.

Decrease planned and unplanned downtime for improved business continuity.

Automate the provisioning of multi-machine system configurations with virtual lab automation.

Automate the Setup, Capture, Storage and Sharing of Multi-machine System Configurations

With its shared image library and shared pool of virtualized servers, VMware vCenter Lab Manager lets you efficiently store and share multi-machine configurations across teams and geographies.

VMware vCenter Lab Manager simplifies lab administration in a multi-user environment with customizable roles, access rights and dedicated or shared resource pools.

Rapidly Provision any Environment with a Single Click

Provision even the most complex multi-tier system and network configurations nearly instantly with VMware vCenter Lab Manager. Give users self-service access to the image library, allowing them to fulfill their own provisioning needs while leaving IT in control of user management, storage quotas and server deployment policies—achieving the best of both worlds.

Plus, your helpdesk organization will be able to close tickets more quickly and increase responsiveness and customer satisfaction by giving every support engineer the ability to rapidly deploy software releases and recreate customer environments.

VMware vCenter Lab Manager and VMware Infrastructure 3 are also the perfect solution for hosting providers looking for a scalable, highly available and managed infrastructure. Rapid provisioning and efficient use of server and storage resources in a virtualized environment offer competitive advantages for cost-sensitive service providers.

Optimize Application Development and Testing

VMware vCenter Lab Manager enables application development and test teams to create and deploy even the most complex multi-tier system and network configurations on demand in a matter of seconds.

QA engineers can capture test configurations “in state” in the library and share them with developers in local or remote locations to eliminate guesswork when trying to troubleshoot and resolve defects.

Integrations with leading test management, build automation tools and custom scripts through the VMware vCenter Lab Manager API provide additional automation benefits.

Demo Environments: Sales engineers, product managers and trade show staff can set up, capture and reset virtual machine configurations for demo environments in seconds. VMware vCenter Lab Manager allows for simultaneous deployment of identical machines with no risk of network conflicts. Users can access demo lab resources remotely through a secure connection to the corporate network, making your demo equipment portable and available around the clock.

Hands-on labs: Set up, tear down and configure lab infrastructure for hands-on training classes, and quickly create and deploy virtual machines to students before each class. Being able to scale a training environment with the number of participants reduces infrastructure cost and increases the effectiveness of the training service being offered.