We recently released a new free tool called SnapshotMyVM that allows users to quickly document all VMs in their VMware ESX environment. While we thought it would be a popular download, we were extremely surprised to see just how popular it was. After thousands of downloads of SnapshotMyVM over the last few weeks, we’re pretty certain that there is a big need for a tool that automates the process of documenting VMs.
From a lot of the feedback we’ve been receiving on this tool, it’s apparent that documenting VMs either is not happening today or a lot of manual work is being spent trying to do it. Documenting physical servers was difficult enough. Now, in a truly dynamic environment, there is no way to keep up with all the changes unless you use automated tools.
The idea for SnapshotMyVM came from one of our customers. There was a need to have documentation that showed VM name, server hardware, guest OS, and resource configurations. We’re enabling you to get this data and about a dozen more attributes. You can also save your data to XML formatted files to run more detailed and graphical reports in MS Excel. Having updated documentation is important for knowing what’s in your environment, troubleshooting problems, and showing you are in compliance.
If you haven’t downloaded and tried the free SnapshotMyVM tool, get it here today. We will be releasing a much more comprehensive Inventory tool this quarter that will address even greater issues.
Monday, April 6, 2009
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