How to Manage a VMware Infrastructure or VMware vSphere in System Center Virtual Machine Manager

I am being asked this more frequently.  How can you manage VMware environments in System Centre Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM)?  Check out this wiki on the subject : http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/how-to-manage-a-vmware-infrastructure-or-vmware-vsphere-in-system-center-virtual-machine-manager-sc-vmm.aspx The key points from this wiki are: SCVMM 2008 R2 can manage vSphere 2.x and vSphere 3.x with comparable functionality. SCVMM 2008 R2 can manage vSphere…

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SCVMM 2008 R2 SP1 RTM

The SP1 version of SCVMM 2008 R2 has shipped.  http://www.microsoft.com/systemcenter/en/us/virtual-machine-manager.aspx There are some great reasons to go with SP1 for SCVMM 2008 R2 (detailed below).  Its not a standalone service pack though so dont get put off by the full installation wizard.  It will detect and upgrade your SCVMM instance.  As with all upgrades, back-up…

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