We performed a comparison between IBM PowerVM and Proxmox VE based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Server Virtualization Software solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."What I like about this solution, is that it is easy to configure."
"The most valuable feature is the flexibility in terms of managing the hardware resources such as RAM, CPU, and the network."
"The case fileserver on the web server is the most valuable feature."
"Managing other operating systems is also straightforward with IBM PowerVM."
"It is a stable solution with reliable performance."
"The stability is the most valuable aspect of this solution. IBM is the most powerful and stable platform."
"The tool's performance is top-notch."
"Active Memory Sharing dynamically reallocates memory of running partitions based on changing workload demands. The memory for the pool is carved out from Physical memory and is made logical memory. The said memory is not available to be assigned to partitions as dedicated memory. A min, max and desired as well as weight is assigned to the memory of each lpar to help hypervisor make a decision in case a condition where priority is to be given to a certain lapr to use the memory form shared pool."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is migration."
"The ability to back up a host and keep it running is valuable."
"Its compatibility is most valuable."
"That the product is free and still has all the features you expect is a huge benefit."
"We are happy with Proxmox VE. We use it as part of a cluster."
"It has a good performance and you can cluster it."
"It's very user-friendly."
"It fits in well with our organization. It works and does what it says it does."
"If it could actually virtualize the entire platform it might be better. If you're having more than one virtualization technology, maybe there's a way to actually have less - one technology to run the data center and maybe one special virtualization for power. If it integrated with other platforms more effectively it might be better."
"Any improvements that can be made in the interface will go a long way to helping us work better."
"This solution is lacking the ability to have servers act as a cluster, such as in VMware. IBM has come out with a feature similar to VMware's vCenter but it is not as mature. They need to add LPM shared-nothing feature, such as in vMotion."
"IBM PowerVM could improve the price because it is expensive."
"A GUI version of VIOS would be a great plus for people moving from Intel-based hypervisors."
"The hardware licensing model could be improved because the licensing model is a bit different from the standard hardware procured."
"The solution should be advanced to fit with the container constantly."
"The cost of this solution is high."
"Proxmox needs to improve the integration of its network, machines, and virtual machines."
"The solution can be improved by making it more secure and scalable."
"The only issue I have with Proxmox VE is updating it. You have to manually update it or you have to have a way to update it automatically."
"Lacking in enterprise features."
"If this solution could import directly from OVS format then it would make migration much easier."
"Proxmox VE needs improvement in cloud computing."
"The management can be better. It's not like VMware where you can get all clusters on a single dashboard. In VMware, you can literally see all the VMs running in one cluster regardless of the host."
"It might be interesting to have the ability to integrate with other cloud solutions."
IBM PowerVM is ranked 9th in Server Virtualization Software with 25 reviews while Proxmox VE is ranked 1st in Server Virtualization Software with 58 reviews. IBM PowerVM is rated 8.4, while Proxmox VE is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of IBM PowerVM writes "A stable system for high-end data processing with a great support structure". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Proxmox VE writes "Easy to use and supports multi-monitors on multiple VMs in KVM". IBM PowerVM is most compared with VMware vSphere, Hyper-V, KVM, Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) and Oracle VM VirtualBox, whereas Proxmox VE is most compared with VMware vSphere, Oracle VM VirtualBox, KVM, Hyper-V and Odin Virtuozzo Containers. See our IBM PowerVM vs. Proxmox VE report.
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