vCenter Orchestrator Initial Setup

David Villota - PeerSpot reviewer
EMEA Hosting Engineer at Yanfeng Automotive

I did not face many challenges during the setup phase of the tool because my usage was more as an end user than that of a technical user.

For deployment and maintenance, my company currently has a team of three people from industrial computing and four people from hosting, making it a team of seven people for our whole region.

The solution is deployed on an on-premises model.

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HI
IT Development Manager at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees

When you initially set up this solution, you implement your own workflows. It would be easier if they had more built-in.

The deployment takes not longer than thirty minutes.

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Vanny Yang - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Server Engineer at Cellcard

The initial setup is very easy. It is not overly complex. It's easy for a VMware cluster setup. It is easy as compared to, for example, OpenStack or other virtual platforms. It is very convenient and more popular compared to other options. 

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VivekSaini - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Consultant at Aon Corporation

The initial setup is straightforward. We are experienced with this solution. We have multiple data centers.

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Arif Arman - PeerSpot reviewer
Deputy Manager at Data Edge Limited

vCenter Orchestrator is easy to deploy and maintain. It takes a day to complete the setup for one or two virtual machines. The number of deployment executives depends on the client's requirements. We have three designated engineers monitoring the project remotely and from the site. We require more than five executives to work on a larger site. The overall complexity depends on client requirements and the technical expertise of the vendors and resellers.

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MuhammadChishti - PeerSpot reviewer
AVP at Systems Limited

The product's initial setup phase was easy. Even in a complex environment, the installation is quite well documented, making it pretty easy to install.

For a cloud deployment, there are a lot more complexities as you need to have the details as to which cloud it is and specifically what kind of protocols your company follows, so there are a lot of things that get considered, which I also include the details of the type of network you use.

I rate the product's initial setup phase an eight on a scale of one to ten, where one is difficult, and ten is easy.

The solution can be deployed on an on-premises model.

The time taken to deploy the solution depends on the kind of complexity the customer wants. If you talk about the base installations and base configuration, those can be done in two or three hours. Suppose you talk about the full configuration or the full utilization of vCenter Orchestrator. In that case, it requires a whole planning and training session, after which one gains the ability to get it onboard.

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Aqib Khan - PeerSpot reviewer
ITSM Administrator & Analyst at Ministry of Interior

The product's initial setup phase was easy.

The time required for the deployment of the solution depends on how big your environment is, but in general, to get vCenter fully functional, it won't take more than a week, which does not include areas like site readiness and other things.

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MustafaKafi - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Application Developer at teleyemen

The installation process was smooth except for a few complications with DNS and the certificate, but you typically need a lot of staff to help you install it. We don't need a dedicated person to perform maintenance. When a problem happens, we can call support to fix it, or we do it ourselves remotely if we have experience.

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PG
Healthcare Specialist at Irish Government

The solution's initial setup process is easy. It takes an hour or two to complete.

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MR
Manager, Infrastructure Support at Al Jaber Group

The solution's initial setup process is a seven or eight out of ten.

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DineshKumar3 - PeerSpot reviewer
Service Delivery Manager at DXC

It is pretty straightforward. They have a deployable product. We do not have to design and build it before deploying. It is readily available from their side. You just have to download and provide the IPS. There are very few configurations to decide on and you are up and ready in a few minutes to an hour. They have made it very simple now.

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Vishal Bhatia - PeerSpot reviewer
Consultant at a educational organization with 501-1,000 employees

The initial setup was okay. Someone who is a newbie might find the initial setup to be complex, but most of the time, it is okay.

Deployment-wise, our customers do not face any difficulties since I don't come across any questions from the customers regarding any difficulties they faced during the setup process.

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SB
Senior Engineer at Spacertron

The initial setup was extremely easy because vCenter handled many things automatically. However, it is not ideal when you need specific configurations, as it may not give you the level of control you require. We obtain licenses through a digital locker or VMware purchase orders, and deploying them is easy. However, there are some issues with data store management. While the system is generally stable, it lacks flexibility for configuration and monitoring. This can be problematic when adding many VMware machines and increasing data store capacity, as it doesn't provide clear warnings or limits.

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Ahmed Mahrous - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Manager at Zaki Hashem & Partners

I did not do the initial setup. However, it was complex at the beginning.

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

The initial setup was quite easy and took a couple of minutes.

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UD
CTO at Kingsway Hospitals

The implementation was straightforward.

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Robert Prugarewicz - PeerSpot reviewer
Infrastructure Specialist at Unum Życie Towarzystwo Ubezpieczeń i Reasekuracji Spółka Akcyjna

The initial setup is straightforward. The deployment takes some few hours.  I rate the setup a nine out of ten.

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MakrandTare - PeerSpot reviewer
Enterprise architect at Tech Mahindra Limited

vCenter Orchestrator's setup is very straightforward. If the setup is small, it can be completed in two days. 

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Enrico Boseli - PeerSpot reviewer
CTO at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees

I rate vCenter Orchestrator an eight out of ten for the ease of its initial setup.

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DR
Sr. Information Officer at Merino Industries Ltd (Merino Group)

The initial setup is straightforward and took a few hours. We used a consultant for the deployment and it required one engineer. 

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AV
IT Manager at Garcia de Pou

The initial setup was straightforward, it's not complex.

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AD
Solution Architect at a manufacturing company with 11-50 employees

The initial setup process is easy if you follow the proper procedure with the correct steps and prerequisites.

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SP
Customer Success Engineer at Digital Network Solution (DNS)

The implementation phase for vCenter Orchestrator was easy.

The solution is deployed on-premises mostly since our customers use it in banks.

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TC
Assistant Manager System at Pro-Technic Machinery Ltd

There are a lot of steps that have to be done using the command line and the documentation doesn't cover the entire process. The knowledge base was not open to the public so it was not easy to resolve the issue that we were having. We had to ask for support.

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Serhad Yıldız - PeerSpot reviewer
Founder and CEO at Zed

The initial setup was simple, and I'd say everyone was satisfied with it.

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MT
Solution Architect at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees

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

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Hany  Magdy - PeerSpot reviewer
Enterprise Solutions Consultant at Interact Technology Solutions

The initial setup is straightforward and simple. It's not difficult. How long it takes to deploy depends on the number of hosts on vCenter. It might take one to two hours. 

Sometimes a customer requires a more complex setup, and that can take a few days.

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AM
Senior Presales Engineer at a tech services company with 201-500 employees

The initial setup is not complicated. The setup took around half a day. If we have all the requirement that we request it takes less than half a day.

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SA
System Admin at Institute of Space Technology (IST)

The initial setup is straightforward. Including the training that we had from the training center, our deployment took place over about six months.

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JulianLewis - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Engineer at a educational organization with 5,001-10,000 employees

Deployment took less than a day. However, I did not handle the implementation. We only require two people for maintenance.

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JJ
Technical Specialist at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

The initial setup was very simple.

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

The initial setup of this solution is straightforward.

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CS
Technical Architect at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees

The initial setup for vCenter Orchestrator was easy.

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AM
Creative Head/Director at a marketing services firm with 1-10 employees

The solution was easy to install. 

The implementation process takes between 30 to 43 minutes. 

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Ikechukwu Okorie - PeerSpot reviewer
Managing Partner at Commsworth Solutions Limited

For our organization, the initial setup was straightforward. We don't have a super complex multi-tenant environment, which may make it more complex for others.

Deployment took about a week but it wasn't a fast deployment. We handled it on and off as we handled other projects, so it happened over the course of two weeks to a month.

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IE
Cloud Support at a tech services company with 201-500 employees

The initial setup was not straightforward. I had to do a lot of research, and a lot of reading. There was no material available online.

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it_user1091040 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Support at ICL

The initial setup is easy.

It can take half a day to set up two to four servers.

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DB
IT Expert at a media company with 1,001-5,000 employees

The initial setup was straightforward.

The deployment was part of the VR Automations, it only took thirty minutes.

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MF
Founder and GM at Go Live

The initial setup was very easy.

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HP
Pre-Sales & Training Manager with 11-50 employees

Deployment took us approximately four hours. 

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vCenter Orchestrator
March 2024
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