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Save your current distribution profiles of virtual machines

The distribution of virtual machines to the ESX / XenServers currently mapped in the VMware vCenter / Citrix XenCenter can be saved as a profile (distribution pattern) by a touch of a button.
Saved profiles can be modified later on of course by assigning a VM to a different ESX / XenServer. It is also possible to create a new profile from scratch by assigning the VMs to the ESX / XenServers manually.

One click for any number of profiles

There is no limit to the number of profiles that can be stored in IC-SchED. These profiles can then be loaded with one click. Once a profile has been loaded, the distribution that has been saved is activated during operation via VMotion / XenMotion. This means that while the VMs are moved between the ESX / XenServers, they continue to run and the end users can continue to use their applications.

Easy handling by assignment to resource pools

From version ESX 3 virtual machines can also be assigned to resource pools instead of single ESX Servers. In this case the VM is not assigned to a single ESX Server, but to a pool comprising a host of ESX Servers.

Connection of external scheduling systems

IC-SchED allows the integration of all backup processes in global scheduling solutions. That way backup jobs can be controlled out of an external scheduling software in addition to IC-CIDeR's own scheduling system. What's more:This connection also allows to schedule backups of mixed environments (VMware - & XenServer).

IC-SchED in use

• Maintenance
  

  Clearing one or more ESX / XenServers for maintenance purposes is simple and fast, with one click.

• Resource distribution
  

  The individual virtual machines have different resource requirements during the day than at night. In the daytime the online production systems (ERP, Notes, databases, etc.) require IC-SchED capacity than the offline systems (backup systems, IC-SchEDuling systems, batch applications). At night the resource requirements are just the opposite.

• Green IT
  

  During night the resource requirements for all VMs are lower than during the day. That's why it is a good idea to migrate the virtual machines to the smallest possible number of servers in the evening in order to shut down unused servers and thus save electricity and cooling power. In the morning the ESX / XenServers are rebooted and the VMs are redistributed to the entire ESX / XenServer farm as the IC-SchEDuled profiles are launched.