| It is no secret that servers can take up a lot of floor | | | | almost one minute. |
| space, and power. As a result, they can sometimes | | | | Platespin completely automates the physical to virtual |
| seem inconvenient. One way to save space and | | | | migration of data. This allows the servers to be |
| power is to consolidate servers. Server consolidation | | | | consolidated quickly and with more ease. There is a |
| is very important in order to ease some of the | | | | drag and drop interface that allows the user to |
| frustrations of overdue consolidation processes. | | | | convert machines running Windows or Linux into one |
| Server consolidation projects can also be accelerated | | | | fully functional virtual machine that is hosted on |
| via automation and virtualization. Platespin server | | | | several types of servers. These servers include |
| consolidation helps to accelerate consolidation | | | | VMware GSX Server, Microsoft Virtual Server 2005, |
| projects, and reduce errors. This is done without | | | | or simply a Platespin Flexible Image file. |
| actually having to have contact with the physical | | | | Network configurations, CPU cycles disk space, and |
| machines. | | | | memory allocations can all be converted rather |
| Platespin allows managers to measure and evaluate | | | | quickly. This ease allows users to right-size target |
| resource utilization in order to speed up capacity | | | | servers as the conversion process is occurring. As a |
| planning for consolidation projects. This is | | | | direct result, data centers are made able to increase |
| accomplished by remotely gathering information | | | | the number of servers that are able to be |
| about the server. This information can be the server | | | | consolidated. This further optimizes resource utilization |
| operating system, memory, CPU speed, the network, | | | | rates. |
| and memory. Platespin server consolidation works on | | | | Sever consolidation may seem complicated, but the |
| Windows NT, 2000, and 2003 systems. The system | | | | right program can make it quite simple. Platespin |
| works without the help of agents. Therefore, the | | | | automates many processes and allows many |
| need to manually deploy software is eliminated. The | | | | different factors to be converted quickly. This means |
| risk of missing certain agent dependencies is also | | | | that the total time for consolidating servers is |
| eliminated in this case. Platespin is also very simple | | | | reduced. |
| and lightweight, so it can start to collect data in | | | | |