Hyper-V vs VMware vSphere

Microsoft Hyper-V is designed to offer "enterprise-class virtualization" for organizations

Hyper-V
 Can deploy new virtual servers in minutes
 Maintenance does not result in downtime
 Simple live migrations
 Easy backups
 Comprehensive security through Windows Active Directory
 Lower priced
Hyper-V limitations
• Hyper-V (2012R2) supports a limited number of guest OS choices
• Requires Windows OS upgrades during product lifetime
• inadquate support for RemoteFX and Service Templates in System Center Virtual
Machine Manager 2012 R2
vSphere
 Intuitive use
 High-quality support availability
 May be an optimal fit for major enterprises
 Broad OS support
 Offers access to governance capabilities
 Transparent page sharing
 Offers higher guests per host (512 vs. 384)
vSphere limitations
 Free and trial versions do not offer full functionality
 Reported steep learning curve
Operating System Support
New guest operating systems that are supported by VMware include:
 Oracle Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel Release 3 Quarterly Update 3
 Asianux 4 SP4
 Solaris 11.2
 Ubuntu 12.04.5
 Ubuntu 14.04.1
 Oracle Linux 7
 FreeBSD 9.3
 Mac OS X 10.10
Hyper-V can support
Windows operating systems,
 CentOS
 Red Hat Enterprise Linux
 Debian
 Oracle Linux
 SUSE
 Ubuntu
 FreeBSD
Licensing requirements
# of Windows Server VM Licenses per Host for Hyper-V is unlimited while VMware is Not
Supported. With VMware, Windows Server VM licenses must still be purchased separately.