vCenter Configuration Manager Initial Setup

VivekSaini - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Consultant at Aon Corporation

The initial setup is simple. Our engineering team takes around a few days to deploy the solution.

For deployment, there is a snow tool for the environment. We capture the requirement gathering.

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SigfridCecillon - PeerSpot reviewer
Director at Arsium

The setup process is quite straightforward at the moment. However, with the increasing use of Kubernetes and the challenges of offline installations, it might become more complex in the future. Developing alternative solutions could ease the process.

From start to finish, it took about one or two days to ensure everything was deployed correctly.

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Raouf Mahfoud Silhadi - PeerSpot reviewer
Spécialiste VMware at Novipro

I have taken care of the product's easy and complex setup phases with many customers not only in Canada but across the globe.

I rate the product's setup phase a ten on a scale of one to ten, where ten means the easiest setup.

My team has faced challenges during the implementation process in the past, but not anymore.

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Tommy Myo Min Aung - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior System Engineer at Vantage Drilling

The product's initial setup phase was very straightforward since it has been in the market for more than ten years.

The solution is deployed on an on-premises model.

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OğuzKalaycı - PeerSpot reviewer
System engineer at Yaşar Holding

The solution is easy to deploy. There are some difficulties in the update process. When the solution updates our servers, it updates all the drivers to the latest version. When we look at the VMware compatibility matrix, we don't see them on the matrix, which is a problem.

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JT
Owner at EnterCOM

The initial setup was a relatively smooth process, and I'm generally satisfied with it. I would rate it nine out of ten.

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Roopesh Mohabeer - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Systems Support Analyst at WARWYCK PHOENIX PCC

The product's deployment phase was easy.

The solution is deployed on an on-premises.

The solution can be deployed in a matter of minutes to an hour.

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Panomporn-Meesangeam - PeerSpot reviewer
Presales at Lenovo

The initial setup is straightforward. 

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TB
Information Technology Consultant at HighLine

Setting up Configuration Manager was pretty straightforward. It took a couple of months to get everything squared away. It required two people to set up. 

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Ravikumar Korada - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Recruiter at Covalense

The product's initial setup phase was okay, and there were no issues.

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Ronald D'Souza - PeerSpot reviewer
Presales Consultant for CA Southern Africa at Hyperion Holding Pty Ltd

The initial setup of vCenter Configuration Manager is straightforward. We normally do basic installations.

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KE
Cyber Security Analyst at Petrotrade

The product's initial setup phase is straightforward.

For the deployment, I followed some of the same procedures that I had followed for Cisco since my company had to seek help from a third party from our country, which is Egypt. The deployment was done in a day.

The solution is deployed on an on-premises model.

The technical team for the product's deployment consists of managers, developers, and some end users.

I haven't faced any challenges with the implementation of the product since it is very simple and straightforward.

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PW
Solutions Architect at BAE Systems

I can't speak about the process involved in the initial setup. It's not really my job to spin it up and make it work, so to speak. I'm just there to use it and help people to configure it. If need be, there are infrastructure people for that.

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MS
Project Manager at Swakop Uranium

The setup is straightforward and deployment takes about 30 minutes. 

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RP
IT Manager at sikraft

The initial setup is very simple and straightforward. It's not overly complex or difficult. 

I'd rate the process five out of five in terms of implementation. 

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RS
Manager at a media company with 10,001+ employees

The initial setup was straightforward. It didn't take a long time to deploy this solution.

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Marko Heric - PeerSpot reviewer
System Administrator medior at FAZI Company

The solution's initial setup was straightforward, and we deployed it in one working day.

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Sandu Viorel - PeerSpot reviewer
Sef Compartiment IT at Vrancart SA

The product's initial setup process is very simple. It takes two days to complete. We require three executives from the IT department to deploy and maintain it.

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Said Mokhtari - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Manager at TGR

vCenter Configuration Manager was simple to install.

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Tommy Myo Min Aung - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior System Engineer at Vantage Drilling

I haven't explored anything regarding installation, but I assume it's a straightforward process. 

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MuratAlici - PeerSpot reviewer
Delivery department at Huawei

The initial setup is easy. 

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AF
IT Manager at Inelectra, S.A.C.A.

It's easy to set up and implement vCenter Configuration Manager. To configure the whole thing, including the hub, the whole deployment, including the integration of 100 servers, took us about six months. It takes less than a month just to configure vCenter.

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AB
Associate Consultant at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

The initial setup wasn't really complex, it's just that the system integrator and the client should sit together and plan the basic things. They should write down in detail how to collect the information of the IT and non-IT comments, as well as data classification, so that those can be populated into the asset as well as the Configuration Management tool, and subsequently the tool can be used in a better way.

Deployment doesn't take that long. If the data is available, it can be configured within three to four days, after certifying the valid data by the customer. Data collection takes up more time and, again, it depends on the customer, whether it is government or private. If it is government, it takes a little more time because some of the departments will be reluctant to share all their data in one go.

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NP
Sr. System and Storage Administrator at a government with 51-200 employees

The initial setup is quite easy. It's not complex. The solution offers good documentation that assists in the process.

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Siddhesh Sawant - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr. Customer Support Engineer at Magnamious Systems Pvt. Ltd.

The initial setup of vCenter Configuration Manager is easy. It took us approximately one day to complete the implementation.

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RP
IT Manager at sikraft

The initial setup of the solution is straightforward. We found it very easy. 

The deployment was quick as well. It only took us about half an hour to get everything up and running.

You only need one person to manage the deployment of the solution.

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IB
Solution Architect & Presale at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees

The initial setup's difficulty depends on the client's environment. Deployment can be complex or simple, but it depends on the underlying architecture. It can take anywhere from two weeks to one year.

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GN
IT System Manager and Infrastructure Architect at a manufacturing company with 5,001-10,000 employees

The initial setup happened about a decade ago, therefore I don't recall all of the details. However, I don't remember it being complex or difficult. It was pretty straightforward.

The deployment didn't take too long. It might have been an hour and a half or so.

We have a two-man engineering team that handles maintenance.

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UF
System support engineer at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees

The installation is very simple and straightforward. It is not difficult to get everything up and running. 

The initial implementation takes about one hour.

We have two or three people that can handle deployment and maintenance. 

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LF
Pre-Sales at Star Tech & Engineering Ltd.

The initial setup is straightforward.

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SA
Managing Director at tathya technologies pvt ltd opc

It was quite easy. It didn't take a long time. Anyone with basic networking knowledge can do it.

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MW
Architect with 501-1,000 employees

The initial setup is pretty much straightforward. You just implement an OVA, answer some questions for IP settings and how large the environment is that you want to monitor, and then the install configures itself. You have to configure some plug-ins, but there's no rush on that.

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BA
ICT Professional at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

It is a very easy setup. The first time I used it, I set it up in Windows. I have deployed it in a prior employment, too. It was just as easy there, too. 

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MS
Technical Head at eSky IT

The initial setup is straightforward.

The deployment took two hours.

We require four engineers to maintain this solution.

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FG
Management Information System Officer at a mining and metals company with 501-1,000 employees

There's a bit of complexity in the initial setup. There are compliance issues you'll need to sort through. Configuration can take a while because of this.

There may be better ways to do things with System Center that we're not aware of. We always try to look at audits before we try a deployment. How long it takes tends to be decided by what a user wants the solution to do and how the company is set up.

If you want to do something relatively simple like automate updates, however, the deployment is quite straightforward. It doesn't take a lot of time.

Also, if you sorted out configurations and taken the time to fix items and iron out details, the solution will deploy fairly easily and deliver its services well.

For example, a deployment that, if done with some center, may require a workaround to sort out any problem beforehand, but once that's done, everything starts working perfectly.

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AA
General Manager IT/system engineer at VT Solutions

The initial setup can be a little complex. It's clear what needs to be done but because of compliance it becomes more complicated. It requires configuring thresholds and standard marks plus automated configurations. It's a matter of implementing some provisioning which can be tedious. I haven't worked with it too much, but it seems quite cumbersome. 

Deployment time probably took a little longer in our case because it was implementing  compliance, patch management and software package distribution, so it probably took a couple of days. We used our own team for configuration. 

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MB
Solution Architect, IT Consultant at Merdasco - Rayan Merdas Data Prosseccing

The initial setup is perfectly easy to deploy, as well as in other VMware software. It takes less than five hours to deploy.

Most VMware software is easy to use, although you don't need support for deployment, it may be helpful for maintenance.

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PankajKumar12 - PeerSpot reviewer
Data Engineer at a media company with 10,001+ employees

The initial setup is straightforward. Once it is installed, everything is tested and it looks fine, we can go ahead with the converged platform.

Deploying the proper solution with the features that we are looking for takes about a month.

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LD
Microsoft Architect at a non-tech company with 11-50 employees

The initial setup is not complex.

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SW
Pre-sales consultant at a tech services company with 1-10 employees

The initial setup of vCenter Configuration Manager can be difficult because the configuration is not simple if it is your first time.

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SB
Senior IT Architect at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

The efficiency of the initial setup is good. Some automation is already available but it could be better. If you have the OVA (Open Virtual Appliance) or if you can somehow install it using the silent mode it would improve the functionality. For example, you create your definition and from that, you can get the parameters automatically without manually entering every field. So you use a pre-defined setup and instead of working manually you just do one click and the changes are pushed out.  

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MS
Datacenter Infrastructure Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

The initial setup is easy.

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ZH
ICT Engineer at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

The initial setup was not so complex. My team and I did it by ourselves.

I think the first time I set it up the installation took two or three days. My second time was much easier - just a couple of hours.

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AN
Datacenter Pre-Sales Engineer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

The initial setup was simple.

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vCenter Configuration Manager
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