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Administration |
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Multi-tenant support
Details
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Supported
vCommander supports the concept of organizations to provide segregation between groups
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Supported
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Supported
Multi-tenant, Multi-User Highly scalable solution with per user Blueprint Store (Service Catalog)
URL: https://hypergrid.com/solutions/self-service-provisioning/
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API published : click on details (i) for link
The vCommander REST API provides a comprehensive set of features, which are are highly beneficial to dev/test lab automation,
multi-tenant customer onboarding, and synchronization of asset inventory with third-party systems, to name a few.
http://ftp.embotics.com/REST/v2.5/vCommander%20REST%20API%20Getting%20Started%20Guide%20v2.5.pdf
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Supported
http://docs.rightscale.com/api/
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API published : click on details (i) for link
Published API 1.0Â - https://api.hypergrid.com/docs.
also avialble on HyperCloud Product via swagger UI.
See https://api.hypergrid.com/docs
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Configuration Management |
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Supported
You can configure vCommander to use the Chef IT automation platform. Requested VMs can be automatically deployed and configured as Chef nodes.
http://www.embotics.com/documentation/index.html?chef_integration.htm
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Supported
http://www.rightscale.com/blog/rightscale-news/rightscale-and-chef-integration-cooking-better-servertemplates
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Supported
Chef orchestration available using HyperCloud plugin capability
It can be downloaded by going to: https://github.com/hypergrid-inc/HyperCloud-Plugins/tree/master/Chef
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Supported
You can configure vCommander to use the Puppet Labs® IT automation system, Puppet. When you integrate vCommander with Puppet, you can automate repetitive configuration tasks for VMs provisioned with vCommander.
http://www.embotics.com/documentation/index.html?puppet_integration.htm
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Supported
http://docs.rightscale.com/st/rl10/puppet-client/index.html
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Supported
Puppet Code is a nativley supported HyperCloud plugin capability
Puppet plugins can be downloaded from : https://github.com/hypergrid-inc/HyperCloud-Plugins
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Supported
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Supported
http://docs.rightscale.com/configuration-management-tool-integration/index.html#use-cases-deploy-instance-and-connect-to-ansible-tower
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Supported
Service catalog allows for executing Ansible playbooks via Plugin modules to repurpose ancilllary provisioning tool blueprints.
Ansible Plugins cane be downloaded from: https://github.com/hypergrid-inc/HyperCloud-Plugins
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Supported
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Compatible
http://docs.rightscale.com/rl10/reference/10.6.2/rl10_enable_running_instances_windows.html#use-cases
http://docs.rightscale.com/rl10/reference/10.6.2/rl10_enable_running_instances.html#use-cases
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Not Currenlty Supported
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Ability to patch managed systems
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Supported using scripting
User can apply update scripts that can be integrated into the vCommander change management workflows
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Supported
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Supported
HyperCloud Plugins can be leveraged for patching deployed VMs.
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Networking |
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Network Fencing isolation (Vmware only)
Provides the ability to deploy vCenter services to isolated networks where IP and MAC address conflicts are not possible, called fenced networks. To do so, a virtual router is deployed with the VMs or virtual services when you define a service as fenced. The deployment of the vRouter is handled entirely by vCommander, so you do not have to import the template or take any other action outside vCommander to make it available for use.
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NSX Supported
Out-of-the-box plugin for VMware NSX at https://github.com/rightscale/rightscale-plugins/tree/master/vmware/nsx
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Supported
VMware NSX via vCloud Director
HyperGrid VPC for HyperConverged Infrastructure as a Service (HCIaaS)
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Public cloud networking
Details
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Supports operational views. Deployment limited to use of templates (eg cloudformations)
Operational view capability summarised at http://docs.embotics.com/views_menu.htm
For details on network control see
http://docs.embotics.com/feature_support_matrix.htm
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Extensive AWS network support
Network Gateways, Networks, Subnets, Security Groups, DHCP Options, Route Tables and Network Instance Tenancy. For details see
http://support.rightscale.com/12-Guides/Dashboard_Users_Guide/Manage/Network_Manager/
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Partially Supported
HyperCloud can readily consume AWS, Azure and GCP subnets, VPC. Full support for GCP VPC & Subnets
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User-Defined Actions |
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Conditional Actions
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Supported
You can specify that workflow steps are executed only when specified conditions are met. Setting conditions can help you:
• Make a workflow more flexible - for example, you might want to install an antivirus program only on Windows VMs.
• Add an extra level of approval to a workflow - for example, if the user requests resource changes.
You can also make an entire workflow conditional by adding only a single conditional step to it.
http://www.embotics.com/documentation/index.html?manage_workflows.htm
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Rightscale Alert system
implemented using the Rightscale alert system. See : http://docs.rightscale.com/cm/rs101/rightscale_alert_system.html
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Supported
HyperCloud Triggers available for alerting based on usage threshold. HyperCloud governance and compliance enable threshold configuration for AWS configuration as well.
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Pre- and Post-Install Actions
Details
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Supported
Using Embotics® vCommander™, you can set up approval workflows pre-deployment, and completion
workflows post-deployment to help manage the service request process.
In addition, command workflows can be defined to allow tasks or commands to be carried out on deployed VMs.
http://www.embotics.com/documentation/index.html?manage_workflows.htm
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Supported through "rightscripts"
for more details see http://docs.rightscale.com/cm/dashboard/design/rightscripts/
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Supported
HyperCloud Plugins and native Guest OS shell scripts can be run after deployment by assigning them to Blueprints
This can be achieved using plugins: https://github.com/hypergrid-inc/HyperCloud-Plugins
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Scheduled Actions
Details
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Supported
vCommander provides a method of scheduling several types of tasks. Examples of these tasks are:
• Running a saved search
• Ggenerating a report
• Scanning a guest OS
• Purging historical data
http://www.embotics.com/documentation/index.html?scheduling_tasks.htm
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Supported
RightScale has a scheduling API built into it.
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Supported
HyperCloud VM Vending, reporting based on schedules
Hypegrid has the ability to define VM Start and Stop Recurrence Schedule. Also, we can run reports based on a schedule.Â
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Orchestration & Workflow |
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Supported
Using Embotics® vCommander™, you can set up approval workflows and completion workflows to help manage the service request process, and in addition, command workflows to allow tasks or commands to be carried out on deployed VMs.
http://www.embotics.com/documentation/index.html?manage_workflows.htm
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Supported
Workflow language is built around the open source Ruote workflow system
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Supported
HyperCloud Blueprint allows multi-vm, multi-app deployment which take into consideration any dependencies from individual VMs/ Apps in the blueprint.
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3rd Party Orchestration
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Supported via scripting framework
vCommander can call out to any other orchestration tool, like vRealize Orchestrator, HP Operations Orchestation, etc. Essentially if it has an API, then vCommander’s existing orchestration engine can call out to a third party passing the relevant context (tenant, application, cloud details, etc.).
http://www.embotics.com/support/kb/vcommander-scripting/
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Supported through plugins
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Supported
HyperCloud Rest APIÂ can be leveraged by 3rd party tools for orchestartion.
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Supported
vCommander workflows allow you to add hooks in the workflows which are triggered by events. These can be triggered through a manual task, a scheduled task, a provisioning action, lifecycle activity, etc. When these events occur, there is the ability to trigger any arbitrary workflow. It is through this method that Webhooks is integrated as an orchestration tool http://www.embotics.com/support/kb/vcommander-scripting/
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Supported
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Third-Party Automation |
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Supported
capabilities for bi-directional integration between Embotics vCommander and the ServiceNow IT Service Management (ITSM) platform.
Integration provides streamlined automation of key processes and maintenance of accurate data within the Configuration Management Database (CMDB).
http://info.embotics.com/embotics_servicenow
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Supported
http://www.rightscale.com/blog/enterprise-cloud-strategies/itsm-meets-cloud-management-rightscale-and-servicenow
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Partially Supported
HyperCloud Rest APIÂ is leveraged by customers to build ServiceNow workflows
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3rd Party Automation
Details
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Supported via scripting framework
vCommander’s workflow engine has the ability to integrate with 3rd party systems using various methods like calling out to
APIs, CLIs and scripts. It is through this method that HP Server Automation is integrated as a workflow tool
http://www.embotics.com/support/kb/vcommander-scripting/
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Supported through plugins
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Supported
HyperCloud Rest APIÂ can be leveraged by 3rd party integration, we also natively integrate with Puppet, Ansible, Ruby, Python, Shell, PowerShell and via plugins/blueprints with CloudFormation and Terraform
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Supported
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Supported
http://www.rightscale.com/blog/enterprise-cloud-strategies/itsm-meets-cloud-management-rightscale-and-servicenow
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Partially Supported
HyperCloud Rest APIÂ can be leveraged by CMDB integration
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User-Defined Properties |
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Automatic hostname creation
Details
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Supported
Integration provides streamlined automation of key processes and maintenance of accurate data within the Configuration Management Database (CMDB).
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Supported
RightScale auto-creates hostnames within the cloud management platform which can then be set on the host level through RightScripts. Within the Self Service Portal, orchestration can be created to provision servers with hostnames matching any hostname standard. Hostnames can then be set at the OS level through RightScripts
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Supported
HyperCloud VM Vending can use default or customizable patterns for VM Name and Hostnames
A few examples are stated in the following link: http://hypercloud.training/#creating-a-basic-node-js-hello-world-application-template
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Configuration tags
Details
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Supported
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Supported
assign Tags to resources for custom organization, automated orchestration, and usage reporting
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Supported
HyperCloud Blueprints and VMs Supports tagging i.e. create custom metadata. Tagging is also configured on public cloud workloads
ttps://hypergrid.com/cloud-governance/aws-tags-what-they-are-good-for/
HyperCloud also configures tags for VM provisioned using blueprints for azure,gcp and aws public cloud providers
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Placement |
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Best Execution Venue -Â Performance
Details
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Supported
vCommander can use performance and capacity information to select the correct provisioning destination
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Through scripting or workflow
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Supported
Leveraging a data lake of 400M+ datapoints including proprietary performance characterisitcs gathered from our own performance testing on each public cloud vendor, HyperCloud Portal will recommend the best cloud and right sizing.
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Best Execution Venue - Security
Details
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Supported
Intelligent Placement features and policies, ensuring workloads are provisioned to the optimal cloud based on business priorities including resource consumption, cost, placement attributes and per-destination quotas.
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Through scripting or workflow
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Supported
Based on Compliance settings required for workload as part of HyperCloud Cloud Planning module
Refer to https://hypergrid.com/cloud-cost-management/
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Best Execution Venue - Cost
Details
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Supported
Intelligent Placement features and policies, ensuring workloads are provisioned to the optimal cloud based on business priorities including resource consumption, cost, placement attributes and per-destination quotas.
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Supported
RightScale has a cloud application template that allows deployment into the lowest cost cloud. You can build your own workflow to select what you consider to be the best execution venue.
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Supported
Leveraging a data lake of 400M+ datapoints and proprietary cost analysis HyperCloud Portal will recommend the best cloud and right sizing.
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Supported
vCommanders robust policy engine automates VM lifecycle management.
http://www.embotics.com/documentation/index.html?vm_lifecycle_mgmt.htm
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Supported
Alerts and automated responses are supported
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HyperCloud Governance and Compliance
HyperCloud soft quotas,lease and scheduling enable restriction and invoke approval workflow for workload deployment and run-time. HyperCloud Governance and Compliance can be used to setup rules to monitor runtime violation
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Provisioning |
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Bare-metal provisioning
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Supported with use of 3rd party PXE boot solutions
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Manage but not provision
https://www.rightscale.com/press-releases/rightscale-to-manage-and-govern-any-clouds-any-vm-and-bare-metal-servers
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Supported
HyperCloud includes redfish based baremetal provisioning.
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Reconfiguration & Expiration |
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Ability to change VM configuration
Details
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Supported
In vCommander, you can request a service, copy a new service request to quickly create a new one, or request a change
to a service the same way that a Service Portal user can make those requests. If workflows have been configured, the
requested service or change request automatically goes through the workflow process.
http://www.embotics.com/documentation/index.html?request_service_main.htm
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Supported throught scripting or integration with other tools
RightScale supports both boot time and runtime operational scripts and integration with the configuration management platform of your choice.
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Supported
Configuration of deployed VMs can be changed using the Resie capability.
https://github.com/hypergrid-inc/documentation/tree/master/virtual-machines#managing-vms-post-provision
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Live change VM resources
Details
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Supported
In vCommander, you can request a service, copy a new service request to quickly create a new one, or request a change
to a service the same way that a Service Portal user can make those requests. If workflows have been configured, the
requested service or change request automatically goes through the workflow process.
http://www.embotics.com/documentation/index.html?request_service_main.htm
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VM resources can be changed on demand where it makes sense and is supported by the OS and underlying hypervisor / cloud platform
Items like add/remove storage or IP addresses can be done w/o reboots Changing things like the Instance Type of an instance require a reboot or deployment of a new instance.
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Supported
Different config settings, depending on underlying cloud level of support. Ovirt KVm and Hyper-V do not support chaing the configuration when the VM is powered ON why vSphere supports it via Hot plug. http://hypercloud.training/#managing-vms-post-provisioning
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Scheduled expiration
Details
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Supported
You can set expiry dates for existing services manually, or, set expiry information for new services in one of the following ways:
• Through the Default Attributes policy, which you can use to assign new services to an expiry group
• Through a completion workflow with a Set Expiry Date step
• When manually deploying a requested service, or when manually cloning a VM
http://www.embotics.com/documentation/index.html?managing_an_expiry_date.htm
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Supported
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Supported
HyperCloud VM/App Blueprint Lease and Schedule feature enable automatic system expiration
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Uptime Management |
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Continuous Infrastructure Testing
Details
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Supported
vCommander is continuosly verifying connections to critial managed systems, cloud APIs and other infrastructure like Active Directory.
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Contains built in monitoring for VM health. Specific testing can be built into workflow
RightScale integrates collectd into the platform, and can deploy collectd plugins for monitoring a variety of metrics. Active testing can be supported by creating custom workflow or scripts.
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HyperCloud Agent
HyperCloud Agent (optional) provides App/VM Monitoring provides real-time performance and availability data.
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Supported
http://support.embotics.com/support/solutions/articles/8000036815-embotics-vcommander-high-availability
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Supported
RightScale uses SQL and NoSQL databases such as MySQL and Cassandra to provide a scalable, distributed, and highly available service around the world, that is designed to recover from failures of a whole cloud region.
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Supported
HyperCloud leverages underlying hypervisor HA capabilities.
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