What’s the difference between vSphere and vCenter?
what’s the deal with airplane food
| Name | Desc |
|---|---|
| vCenter | interfaces with ESXi hosts, VMs, vSANs, vSwitches, HA, vMotion, etc. |
| vSphere | centralized platform that manages vCenter/VCSA/VCCM and ESXi, etc. |
See also
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VMware_vSphere
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/vCenter
Other cool tech VMware is pushing
| Name | Desc |
|---|---|
| AppDefense | manifest driven security platform. Discovery phase takes 2 weeks to figure out what apps need access to what |
| NSX | virtualized firewall that sits on top of VMs |
| vRealize Network Insight | checks links for integrity and suggests firewall rules for NSX |