SolarWinds Launches Free Virtualization Tool: VM Console

SolarWinds Inc. , a leading provider of powerful and affordable IT management software to more than 95,000 customers worldwide, today announced the newest addition to its community-driven free tool offering, VM Console. VM Console joins VM Monitor as SolarWinds' second virtualization management free tool, and is designed to bounce (shutdown and restart) and track virtual machines (VM) from the convenience of a real-time, desktop dashboard.

In less time than it takes to request VMware(R) vCenter(TM) access or locate login credentials, IT professionals can bring a hung, frozen, or otherwise unresponsive virtual machine back to life. VM Console allows IT professionals to bounce VMs, track up/down status, take a snapshot to compare the VM before and after it's bounced, and restart VMs all without ever logging into vCenter or vSphere(TM). The latest free tool launches just in time for the VMworld 2010 conference in San Francisco.

"Keeping an eye on virtual machines has never been easier than with VM Console," said Josh Stephens, SolarWinds' Head Geek and VP of Technology. "Logging into Vcenter just to snapshot and bounce a VM is time consuming and awkward. The VM Console provides an easy-to-use desktop widget for these types of tasks."

VM Console features:

--  Bounce VMs without logging into vCenter or vSphere
--  Use vCenter/vSphere credentials to view a top-down hierarchy of the virtual environment
--  Track the real-time up/down status of VMs from the desktop without logging into VMware apps
--  Take a snapshot of your VM prior to shutdown
--  Search VM names or IP addresses