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VMware Delivers Open Interface to Virtual Infrastructure

VMware Delivers Open Interface to Virtual Infrastructure

Virtual Infrastructure Software Developer Kit (SDK) Enables Independent Software Vendors (ISVs), Partners and Customers to Control VMware Virtual Infrastructure and to Integrate into Existing Management Frameworks

PALO ALTO, Calif., June 30, 2004 — VMware, Inc., the global leader in virtual infrastructure software for x86-based systems, today announced the availability of the VMware Virtual Infrastructure SDK. The VMware Virtual Infrastructure SDK provides standards-based interfaces that enable ISVs, partners and customers to control VMware virtual infrastructure and to integrate into existing management frameworks.

The VMware Virtual Infrastructure SDK provides comprehensive interfaces to:

  • Create, delete, copy and clone virtual machines
  • Define and create virtual machine templates and virtual peripherals
  • Set resource policies for virtual machines, including virtual CPU, memory, disk and network allocations
  • Monitor virtual machine performance over time including CPU, memory, disk I/O and network utilization
  • Control VMotion—a revolutionary technology that enables the migration of a running virtual machine to a different physical server without loss of user service

The VMware Virtual Infrastructure SDK incorporates a Web services interface that uses the SOAP and WSDL standards so that developers can program in their choice of environments, such as Java or Visual Studio .NET. The VMware Virtual Infrastructure SDK, including WSDL interface description, extensive sample code and programming guide, can be downloaded at: www.vmware.com/support/developer/vc-sdk/.

VMware is committed to supporting a broad community of partners so that customers who standardize on VMware virtual infrastructure can benefit from best-in-class software solutions. Among the first to integrate their management and utility computing solutions with VMware virtual infrastructure are leading enterprise vendors Altiris, BMC Software, Computer Associates, Fujitsu-Siemens Computers, HP, IBM and LEGATO Software and emerging solution vendors Enigmatec Corporation, Evident Software, MetiLinx, PlateSpin, Platform Computing, Surgient and Sychron.

"With more than 5,500 enterprise server customers deploying virtual infrastructure, it's crucial for us to build on our commitment to standards-based interoperability with customers' existing management strategies and to provide an open API for next generation policy engines to use," said Michael Mullany, vice president of marketing at VMware. "The tremendous early adoption of our SDK by a broad range of systems management partners underscores the value virtual infrastructure is delivering today."

Companies that want to further leverage their SDK work can join the VMware Software Alliance Program. Information on the program can be found at: www.vmware.com/partners/sw/alliances/.

Virtual Infrastructure

Virtual infrastructure provides a layer of abstraction between the computing, storage and networking hardware and the software that runs on it. By implementing a virtual infrastructure, IT organizations can provision new services and change the amount of resources dedicated to a software service simply by interacting with a management console as opposed to physically reconfiguring or repurposing hardware. The hardware management is now completely separated from the software management, and hardware equipment can be treated as a single pool of processing, storage and networking power to be allocated and reallocated on the fly across the enterprise.

By creating a uniform virtual hardware platform across the entire data center, virtual infrastructure allows software to be installed on or moved from any physical system to another without requiring reconfiguration of the software - operating system or applications. Virtual infrastructure makes existing resources more efficient and flexible, driving cost out of IT.

About VMware

VMware, an EMC company (NYSE: EMC), is the global leader in virtual infrastructure software for x86-based systems. The world's largest companies use VMware solutions to simplify their IT, fully leverage their existing computing investments and respond faster to changing business demands. VMware is based in Palo Alto, California. For more information, visit www.vmware.com or call 650-475-5000.


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