Why Hyper-V?

Competitive Advantages of
Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V
over VMware vSphere 5.5
Matt McSpirit
Senior Technical Product Manager
Server and Tools
Microsoft Corporation
Before Windows Server 2012 R2
June 2008 October 2008 October 2009
Live Migration
Cluster Shared Volumes
Processor Compatibility
Hot-Add Storage
Performance & Scalability
Improvements
February 2011
Dynamic Memory
RemoteFX
September 2012
Huge Scalability
Storage Spaces
Metering & QoS
Migration Enhancements
Extensibility
Hardware Offloading
Network Virtualization
Replication
Scalability &
Performance
Security &
Multitenancy
Flexible
Infrastructure
HA &
Resiliency
Virtualization
Innovation
Scalability &
Performance
Hyper-V Scalability Improvements
System Resource
Windows Server
2008 R2 Hyper-V
Windows Server
2012 R2 Hyper-V
Improvement
Factor
Host
Logical Processors 64 320 5
Physical Memory 1TB 4TB 4
Virtual CPUs per Host 512 2,048 4
VM
Virtual CPUs per VM 4 64 16
Memory per VM 64GB 1TB 16
Active VMs per Host 384 1,024 2.7
Guest NUMA No Yes -
Cluster
Maximum Nodes 16 64 4
Maximum VMs 1,000 8,000 8
VMware Comparison
System Resource
Windows Server
2012 R2 Hyper-V
vSphere
Hypervisor
vSphere 5.5
Enterprise Plus
Host
Logical Processors 320 320 320
Physical Memory 4TB 4TB 4TB
Virtual CPUs per Host 2,048 4,096 4,096
VM
Virtual CPUs per VM 64 8 64
1
Memory per VM 1TB 1TB 1TB
Active VMs per Host 1,024 512 512
Guest NUMA Yes Yes Yes
Cluster
Maximum Nodes 64 N/A
2
32
Maximum VMs 8,000 N/A
2
4,000
1. vSphere 5.5 Enterprise Plus is the only vSphere edition that supports 64 vCPUs. Enterprise edition supports 32 vCPU per VM with all other editions supporting 8 vCPUs per VM
2. For clustering/high availability, customers must purchase vSphere
vSphere Hypervisor / vSphere 5.x Ent+ Information: http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vsphere5/r55/vsphere-55-configuration-maximums.pdf and http://www.vmware.com/products/vsphere-hypervisor/faq.html,
http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/vsphere/VMware-vSphere-Platform-Whats-New.pdf
Enhanced Storage Capabilities
Native 4K
Disk Support
Take advantage of
enhanced density
and reliability
Offloaded
Data Transfer
Offloads storage-
intensive tasks to the
SAN
Increased performance, hardware integration and flexibility
iSCSI & Fibre
Channel
Integrate with existing
storage investments
quickly and easily
Multi-Path
I/O Support
Inbox for resiliency,
increased performance
& partner extensibility
Enhanced Storage Capabilities
Deep integration with Windows Server 2012 R2 storage capabilities
Hyper-V over
SMB 3.0
Ease of provisioning,
increased flexibility &
seamless integration
with high performance
Storage
Spaces
Transform high-volume,
low cost disks into
flexible, resilient
virtualized storage
Storage
Tiering*
Pool HDD & SSD and
automatically move hot
data to SSD for
increased performance
New in Windows Server 2012 R2
*
Data
Deduplication
Reduce file storage
consumption, now
supported for live VDI
virtual hard disks*
VMware Comparison
Capability
Windows Server
2012 R2 Hyper-V
vSphere
Hypervisor
vSphere 5.5
Enterprise Plus
iSCSI/FC Support Yes Yes Yes
3
rd
Party Multipathing (MPIO) Yes No Yes (VAMP)
1
SAN Offload Capability Yes (ODX) No Yes (VAAI)
2
Advanced Format Drives Support Yes No No
Storage Virtualization Yes (Spaces) No Yes (vSAN)
3
Storage Tiering Yes No Yes
4
Data Deduplication Yes No No
Network File System Support Yes (SMB 3.0) Yes (NFS) Yes (NFS)
1. vSphere API for Multipathing (VAMP) is only available in Enterprise & Enterprise Plus editions of vSphere 5.5
2. vSphere API for Array Integration (VAAI) is only available in Enterprise & Enterprise Plus editions of vSphere 5.5
3. vSphere vSAN is still in beta as of October 2013 and thus, not suitable for production deployments
4. vSphere Flash Read Cache has a write-through caching only, so reads only are accelerated. vSAN also has SSD caching capabilities built in, acting as a read cache & write buffer.
vSphere Hypervisor / vSphere 5.x Ent+ Information: http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vsphere5/r55/vsphere-55-configuration-maximums.pdf, http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/vsphere/VMware-vSphere-
Platform-Whats-New.pdf, http://www.vmware.com/products/vsphere/compare.html, http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/vSphere_55_Flash_Read_Cache_Whats_New_WP.pdf,
http://www.vmware.com/products/virtual-san/features.html,
Enhanced VM Storage Capabilities
Greater performance and administrator flexibility for virtual machines
Online Virtual
Disk Resize*
Grow and shrink virtual disks
attached to running virtual
machines, with no downtime
Online Checkpoint
Merge
Merge checkpoints back into
main virtual disk without
downtime
64TB Virtual
Hard Disks
Increased capacity,
protection & alignment
optimization
New in Windows Server 2012 R2
*
Virtual Fibre
Channel
Connect a VM directly
to FC SAN without
sacrificing features
VMware Comparison
Capability
Windows Server
2012 R2 Hyper-V
vSphere
Hypervisor
vSphere 5.5
Enterprise Plus
Virtual Fibre Channel Support Yes Yes Yes
Maximum Virtual Hard Disk Size 64TB 62TB
1
62TB
1
Maximum Pass Through Disk Size 256TB+
2
64TB 64TB
Online Checkpoint/Snapshot Merge Yes Yes Yes
Online Virtual Disk Resize Yes Grow Only Grow Only
1. VMDK limited to 62TB as VMFS limited to 64TB, so additional room on top of VMDK required for Snapshots, Management etc.
2. The maximum size of a physical disk attached to a virtual machine is determined by the guest operating system and the chosen file system within the guest. More recent Windows
Server operating systems support disks in excess of 256TB in size
vSphere Hypervisor / vSphere 5.x Ent+ Information: http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vsphere5/r55/vsphere-55-configuration-maximums.pdf, http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/vsphere/VMware-vSphere-
Platform-Whats-New.pdf, http://www.vmware.com/products/vsphere/compare.html, http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1004047,
http://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-55/index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom.vmware.vsphere.vm_admin.doc%2FGUID-A42FA14C-7D67-44A7-823B-854AA9F5FD3E.html
Enhanced Networking Performance
Deeper hardware integration & enhanced vNIC capabilities
New in Windows Server 2012 R2
*
Virtual Receive
Side Scaling*
Network processing
inside VM now scales
efficiently across multiple
virtual CPUs
IPsec Task
Offload
Utilize hardware
capabilities to offload
encryption & decryption
traffic processing
Dynamic
VMQ
Dynamic distribution of
VM traffic processing
efficiently across
multiple processors
SR-IOV with
Live Migration
Hardware integration,
optimized for low CPU
utilization latency driving
high performance
VMware Comparison
Capability
Windows Server
2012 R2 Hyper-V
vSphere
Hypervisor
vSphere 5.5
Enterprise Plus
Dynamic Virtual Machine Queue Yes NetQueue NetQueue
1
IPsec Task Offload Yes No No
SR-IOV with Live Migration Yes No No
2
Virtual Receive Side Scaling Yes Yes (VMXNet3) Yes (VMXNet3)
1. VMware vSphere and the vSphere Hypervisor support VMq only (NetQueue)
2. VMwares SR-IOV implementation does not support vMotion, HA or Fault Tolerance.. SR-IOV also requires the vSphere Distributed Switch, meaning customers have to upgrade to
the highest vSphere edition to take advantage of this capability. No such restrictions are imposed when using SR-IOV in Hyper-V, ensuring customers can combine the highest levels
of performance with the flexibility they need for an agile infrastructure.
vSphere Hypervisor / vSphere 5.x Ent+ Information: http://www.vmware.com/pdf/Perf_Best_Practices_vSphere5.5.pdf
Enhanced Resource Management
Optimized utilization of physical & virtualized resources
Dynamic
Memory
Increased management
control for greater
virtual machine
consolidation
Resource
Metering
Track historical data for
virtual machine usage,
across CPU, Disk
Memory & Network
Network
QoS
Granular network
controls for consistent
levels of networking
performance
Storage
QoS*
Prevent storage
consumption from busy
VMs whilst providing
consistency to others.
New in Windows Server 2012 R2
*
VMware Comparison
Capability
Windows Server
2012 R2 Hyper-V
vSphere
Hypervisor
vSphere 5.5
Enterprise Plus
Dynamic Memory Yes Yes Yes
Resource Metering Yes No Yes
1
Network Quality of Service Yes No Yes
2
Storage Quality of Service Yes No Yes
2
1. Without vCenter, Resource Metering in the vSphere Hypervisor is only available on an individual host by host basis.
2. Network & Storage Quality of Service (QoS) only available in the Enterprise Plus edition of vSphere 5.5
vSphere Hypervisor / vSphere 5.x Ent+ Information: http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vsphere5/r55/vsphere-55-configuration-maximums.pdf, http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/vsphere/VMware-vSphere-
Platform-Whats-New.pdf, http://www.vmware.com/products/vsphere/compare.html
Virtualized Workload Performance
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Hyper-V Virtual CPU Scalability
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SQL Server 2012
64 vCPU support drove 6x
performance increase over
previous version of Hyper-V
& 6.3% overhead compared
with physical equivalent
Highest levels of performance
for key Microsoft workloads
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Exchange Workload Scalability on
Windows Server 2012 with Hyper-V
3 vCPU, 16GB RAM per VM, JetStress 2010
Exchange 2013
Virtualized 48,000 simulated
users on a single Hyper-V
host across 12 VMs, with low
response times
Highest levels of performance
for key Microsoft workloads
Virtualized Workload Performance
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Web Front Ends
SharePoint Workload Scalability on
Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V
8 vCPU, 12GB RAM per WFE VM
Highest levels of performance
for key Microsoft workloads
SharePoint 2013
Scaled to over 2 million
heavy users at 1%
concurrency, across 5 VMs
on a single Hyper-V host
Security &
Multitenancy
Hyper-V Extensible Switch
Granular networking configuration with integrated security capabilities
Extensible
Switch
Layer 2 virtual network
switch with programmatic
management, built-in
security & extensibility
Private Virtual LAN (PVLANs)
ARP/ND Poisoning Protection
DHCP & Router Guard
Virtual Port ACLs
Trunk Mode to Virtual Machines
Monitoring & Port Mirroring
PowerShell & WMI Management
Hyper-V Extensible Switch
Granular networking configuration with integrated security capabilities
Extensible
Switch
Layer 2 virtual network
switch with programmatic
management, built-in
security & extensibility
Packet
Inspection
Packet
Filter
Network
Forwarding
Intrusion
Detection
Cisco
Nexus 1000v
UCS VM-FEX
NEC
PF1000
5nine
Security Manager
InMon
sFlow
Network & Storage Security
Granular security controls and integrated disk encryption
Extensible
Switch
Layer 2 virtual network
switch with programmatic
management, built-in
security & extensibility
Packet
Inspection
Packet
Filter
Network
Forwarding
Intrusion
Detection
Cisco
Nexus 1000v
UCS VM-FEX
NEC
PF1000
5nine
Security Manager
InMon
sFlow
BitLocker Drive
Encryption
Powerful encryption for
local and remote storage
used for hosting Hyper-V
virtual machines
VMware Comparison
Capability
Windows Server
2012 R2 Hyper-V
vSphere
Hypervisor
vSphere 5.5
Enterprise Plus
Extensible Network Switch Yes No Replaceable
Confirmed Partner Solutions 5 N/A 2
Private Virtual LAN (PVLAN) Yes No Yes
1
ARP/ND Protection Yes No vCloud/Partner
2
DHCP Snooping Protection Yes No vCloud/Partner
2
Virtual Port ACLs Yes No vCloud/Partner
2
Trunk Mode to Virtual Machines Yes No Yes
3
Port Monitoring Yes No Yes
3
Port Mirroring Yes No Yes
3
Physical Disk Encryption Yes No No
1. The vSphere Distributed Switch (required for PVLAN capability) is available only in the Enterprise Plus edition of vSphere 5.5 and is replaceable rather than extensible.
2. ARP Spoofing, DHCP Snooping Protection & Virtual Port ACLs require the vCloud Networking & Security package, which is part of the vCloud Suite or a Partner solution, all of which
are additional purchases
3. Trunking VLANs to individual vNICs, Port Monitoring and Mirroring at a granular level requires vSphere Distributed Switch, which is available in vSphere 5.5 Enterprise Plus only.
vSphere Hypervisor / vSphere 5.x Ent+ Information: http://www.vmware.com/products/cisco-nexus-1000V/overview.html, http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/networking/switches/virtual/dvs5000v/,
http://www.vmware.com/technical-resources/virtualization-topics/virtual-networking/distributed-virtual-switches.html, http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/switches/ps9441/ps9902/data_sheet_c78-
492971.html, http://www.vmware.com/products/vcloud-network-security
Flexible
Infrastructure
Virtual Machine Flexibility
Comprehensive guest OS support & management
64 Virtual Processor Support
Virtual SCSI with Hot-Add & Online VHDX Resize*
Full Dynamic Memory Support*
Live VM Backup Support*
Linux kdump/kexec Support
Non-Maskable Interrupt (NMI) Support*
Linux
Support
Multiple supported Linux
distributions and versions,
including Oracle, Red Hat,
SUSE, OpenSUSE,
CentOS, & Ubuntu
Exclusive to Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V
*
Memory Mapped I/O Gap Specification*
New Synthetic 2D Frame Buffer Driver
Virtual Machine Flexibility
Comprehensive guest OS support & management
Linux
Support
Multiple supported Linux
distributions and versions,
including Oracle, Red Hat,
SUSE, OpenSUSE,
CentOS, & Ubuntu
New in Windows Server 2012 R2
*
Live VM
Cloning*
Duplicate a running
virtual machine, even
from a checkpoint, with
no downtime to the
running workload
Virtual Machine Mobility
More flexible, higher performing VM migration capabilities
New in Windows Server 2012 R2
*
Live
Migration
Faster, unrestricted,
simultaneous VM live
migrations between cluster
nodes with no downtime
SMB-Based
Live Migration
Store VMs on SMB 3.0 file
shares, and live migrate
them flexibly, without the
need for a cluster
Live Migration
with Compression*
Harness spare host CPU
cycles to compress memory
of migrating virtual machines
to accelerate live migration
Virtual Machine Mobility
More flexible, higher performing VM migration capabilities
New in Windows Server 2012 R2
*
Live Storage
Migration
Move the virtual hard
disks of running virtual
machines to a different
storage location with
no downtime
Shared-Nothing
Live Migration
Flexibly move virtual
machines between Hyper-V
hosts with nothing but a
network cable and no
clustering requirements
Live Migration
over SMB*
Highest live migration
performance, utilizing
SMB 3.0 protocol &
accelerated using RDMA
capable NICs
Cross-Version
Live Migration*
Migrate VMs from
Windows Server 2012
Hyper-V to 2012 R2
Hyper-V hosts with no
downtime
Network Virtualization
Integrated isolation & security with increased networking flexibility
Secure, Scalable Isolation with VLANs
Live Migrations Across Subnets
Seamless Infrastructure Integration
Utilizes Generic Route Encapsulation
Provides VM Networks & Virtual Subnets
Simplified Management of Networks
Supports PowerShell & WMI
Integrated with Partner Ecosystem
Network
Virtualization
Decouple virtual networks
from the physical network
infrastructure and remove
existing physical network
challenges
Network Virtualization
Integrated isolation & security with increased networking flexibility
Network
Virtualization
Decouple virtual networks
from the physical network
infrastructure and remove
existing physical network
challenges
10.10.10.10 10.10.10.11
Blue Network
10.10.10.10 10.10.10.11
Red Network
VM Networks
192.168.2.10 192.168.2.11 192.168.5.12 192.168.6.13
Routable Hyper-V Hosts on Physical Network
Network Virtualization
Integrated isolation & security with increased networking flexibility
Network
Virtualization
Decouple virtual networks
from the physical network
infrastructure and remove
existing physical network
challenges
Inbox NV
Gateway
Scalable, production ready
multi-tenant gateway for Site-to-
Site (VPN), NAT & forwarding
along with bridging virtual &
non-virtual networks
VMware Comparison
Capability
Windows Server
2012 R2 Hyper-V
vSphere
Hypervisor
vSphere 5.5
Enterprise Plus
Linux Guest Operating System Support Yes Yes Yes
VM Live Cloning Yes No Yes
1
Network Virtualization Yes No VXLAN/NSX
2
Network Virtualization Gateway Yes No vCloud Suite
3
1. Live Cloning requires vCenter and thus cannot be used with the standalone vSphere Hypervisor
2. VXLAN/NSX are additional purchases on top of vSphere. Pricing & packaging for NSX has not yet been released (October 2013) however VXLAN was a feature of the vCloud
Networking and Security SKU, which is now part of the vCloud Suite
3. vCloud Suite is an upgrade from vSphere, available at considerable additional cost.
vSphere Hypervisor / vSphere 5.x Ent+ Information: http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/products/nsx/VMware-NSX-Datasheet.pdf, http://www.vmware.com/products/vcloud-suite/features.html,
http://www.vmware.com/products/vcloud-suite/compare.html, http://www.vmware.com/products/vcloud-network-security,
http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1027865
VMware Comparison
Capability
Windows Server
2012 R2 Hyper-V
vSphere
Hypervisor
vSphere 5.5
Enterprise Plus
VM Live Migration Yes No
1
Yes
2
VM Live Migration with Compression Yes N/A No
VM Live Migration using RDMA Yes N/A No
1GB Simultaneous Live Migrations Unlimited
3
N/A 4
10GB Simultaneous Live Migrations Unlimited
3
N/A 8
Live Storage Migration Yes No
4
Yes
5
Shared Nothing Live Migration Yes No Yes
6
Live Migration Upgrades Yes N/A Yes
1. Live Migration (vMotion) is unavailable in the vSphere Hypervisor vSphere 5.5 required
2. Live Migration (vMotion) and Shared Nothing Live Migration (Enhanced vMotion) is available in Essentials Plus & higher editions of vSphere 5.5
3. Within the technical capabilities of the networking hardware
4. Live Storage Migration (Storage vMotion) is unavailable in the vSphere Hypervisor
5. Live Storage Migration (Storage vMotion) is available in Standard, Enterprise & Enterprise Plus editions of vSphere 5.5
6. Shared Nothing Live Migration is only accessible via the vSphere Web Client, not core vCenter.
vSphere Hypervisor / vSphere 5.x Ent+ Information: http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vsphere5/r55/vsphere-55-configuration-maximums.pdf, http://www.vmware.com/products/vsphere/compare.html
High
Availability &
Resiliency
High Availability & Resiliency
Provide the greatest levels of uptime for key applications
Scalable up to 64 Nodes & 8,000 VMs
Reduced Active Directory Dependencies*
VM Monitoring
Failover Priority, Affinity & Anti-Affinity
Cluster Shared Volumes Optimizations*
Cluster-Aware Updating
VM Network Health Detection*
Dynamic Witness & Force Quorum*
New in Windows Server 2012 R2
*
Failover
Clustering
Integrated, scalable high
availability to protect key
virtualized workloads and
provide the highest levels
of uptime
High Availability & Resiliency
Provide the greatest levels of uptime for key applications
New in Windows Server 2012 R2
*
Failover
Clustering
Integrated, scalable high
availability to protect key
virtualized workloads and
provide the highest levels
of uptime
Flexible Guest
Clustering
iSCSI, Virtual Fibre
Channel & SMB 3.0
support for in-guest,
application level
resiliency
Shared VHDX
Support*
Build production-ready
guest clusters utilizing
Shared VHDX, without
exposing underlying
physical storage
Integrated
NIC Teaming
Aggregate network
adaptors to increase
throughput & provide
redundancy in case of
link failure
VMware Comparison
Capability
Windows Server
2012 R2 Hyper-V
vSphere
Hypervisor
vSphere 5.5
Enterprise Plus
Integrated High Availability Yes No
1
Yes
2
Nodes per Cluster 64 N/A 32
VMs per Cluster 8,000 N/A 4,000
Guest OS Application Monitoring Yes No Yes
3
Failover Priority, Affinity & Anti-Affinity Yes No/A Yes
4
Cluster-Aware Updating Yes N/A Yes
4
Integrated NIC Teaming Yes Yes Yes
1. High Availability/vMotion/Clustering is unavailable in the standalone vSphere Hypervisor
2. VMware HA is built in to Essentials Plus and higher vSphere 5.1 editions
3. VMware App HA only available in 5.5 Enterprise Plus and requires deployment of 2 appliances per vCenter
4. Features available in all editions that have High Availability enabled.
vSphere Hypervisor / vSphere 5.x Ent+ Information: http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vsphere5/r55/vsphere-55-configuration-maximums.pdf, http://www.vmware.com/products/vsphere/compare.html,
http://www.vmware.com/products/vsphere/features/application-HA.html
VMware Comparison
Capability
Windows Server
2012 R2 Hyper-V
vSphere
Hypervisor
vSphere 5.5
Enterprise Plus
Max Guest Cluster Size (iSCSI) 64 Nodes 5
1
5
1
Max Guest Cluster Size (Fibre) 64 Nodes 5
1
5
1
Max Guest Cluster Size (File Based) 64 Nodes 5
1
5
1
Guest Cluster with Shared Virtual Disk Yes Yes
2
Yes
2
Guest Clustering with Live Migration Yes N/A No
3
Guest Clustering with Dynamic Memory Yes No
4
No
4
vSphere Hypervisor / vSphere 5.x Ent+ Information: Information http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vsphere5/r55/vsphere-55-configuration-maximums.pdf, http://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-
55/index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom.vmware.vsphere.mscs.doc%2FGUID-6BD834AE-69BB-4D0E-B0B6-7E176907E0C7.html, http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1037959
1. Guest Clusters can be created on vSphere 5.1 and 5.5 but are supported to a maximum of just 5 nodes in that guest cluster, regardless of storage.
2. VMware supports guest clusters using a shared virtual disk, but those guest cluster nodes must reside on the same physical host, defeating the object of clustering and resilience.
3. VMware does not support the use of vMotion with a VM that is part of a Guest Cluster
4. VMware does not support the use of Memory Overcommit with a VM that is part of a Guest Cluster
Backup & Replication
Integrated solutions for protecting key virtualized workloads
Incremental
Backup
Perform agentless backup
operations more quickly &
easily whilst saving network
bandwidth & disk space
Windows Azure
Backup Integration
Quickly & easily protect
important server data offsite with
automated backups to Windows
Azure
Inbox VM
Replication
Near-synchronous replication
of virtual machines across
multiple sites with Hyper-V
Replica
VMware Comparison
Capability
Windows Server
2012 R2 Hyper-V
vSphere
Hypervisor
vSphere 5.5
Enterprise Plus
Incremental Backup Yes No Yes
1
Cloud Backup Integration Yes Partners Partners
Inbox Software-Based VM Replication Yes No Yes
1
vSphere Hypervisor / vSphere 5.x Ent+ Information: http://www.vmware.com/products/vsphere/compare.html, http://www.vmware.com/products/vsphere/features/replication.html,
http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/vsphere/VMware-vSphere-Replication-Overview.pdf
1. vSphere Data Protection and vSphere Replication are available in the Essentials Plus and higher editions of vSphere 5.5
VMware Comparison
Replication Capability Hyper-V Replica vSphere Replication
Architecture Inbox with Hypervisor Virtual Appliance
Replication Type Asynchronous Asynchronous
RTO 30s, 5m, 15m 15m 24h
Replication Tertiary (A>B>C) Secondary (A>B)
Planned Failover Yes No
Unplanned Failover Yes Yes
Test Failover Yes No
Simple Failback Process Yes No
Automatic Re-IP Address Yes No
Point in Time Recovery Yes, 24 points Yes. 24 points
Orchestration PS, SCO, HVRM
1
No Script, SRM only
vSphere Hypervisor / vSphere 5.x Ent+ Information: http://www.vmware.com/products/vsphere/compare.html, http://www.vmware.com/products/vsphere/features/replication.html,
http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/vsphere/VMware-vSphere-Replication-Overview.pdf
1. Hyper-V Replica can be automated with PowerShell which is free within Windows Server. Alternatively, customers can automate Hyper-V Replica with System Center Orchestrator
or Hyper-V Recovery Manager
Virtualization
Innovation
Virtualization Innovation
Capabilities to improve performance, security & management
Enhanced
Session Mode
Enhanced user
experience when
administering Hyper-V
virtual machines
Automatic VM
Activation
Streamlined mechanism
for VM activation, without
additional activation
infrastructure
Generation 2
VMs
Support for UEFI
firmware and Secure
Boot for more secure
virtualized infrastructure
VMware Comparison
Capability
Windows Server
2012 R2 Hyper-V
vSphere
Hypervisor
vSphere 5.5
Enterprise Plus
VMs with Secure Boot & UEFI Firmware Yes No No
Enhanced VM Administration Experience Yes No No
Automatic VM Activation Yes No No
Summary
Scalability &
Performance
Security &
Multitenancy
Flexible
Infrastructure
HA &
Resiliency
Virtualization
Innovation