Intuitive Management Interfaces

DynamicOps Virtual Resource Manager's web console and command line interface are built on a foundation of Microsoft .NET 3.0 web services. The web console provides a secure, role-based graphical user interface to track and actively manage every stage of the virtual machine lifecycle. Users are authenticated and authorized to perform specific tasks by the Windows Authorization Manager, using its authentication directory or Microsoft’s Active Directory. 

Using the self-serviceportal, virtual machine consumers and system administrators can request new virtual machines simply by choosing among the available provisioning templates. VRM provides policy-driven compliance with a company’s resource allocation, build policies, and process flow.

VRM manages and tracks status by using the native virtualization manager (for example Virtual Center for VMware). Changes made using either VirtualCenter or VRM are automatically reflected in the virtual machine’s status. Once a machine is built and activated, the owner can easily connect to it, track its status, and perform operations, such as turning a VM on or off, estending its lease, and reprovisioning, or decommissioning. A number of prepared reports are provided for major categories like host reservations and usage, auditing, statistics, and virtual machine creation, deletion, state, and ownership. VRM’s relational repository can be accessed with SQL based tools or XML, facilitating custom reporting or extraction into other operational databases.