New SpringSource-developed vSphere Client for the iPad is now available for immediate download at the Apple App Store.
VMware has a present for all those data center managers and
virtualization admins who would like to do at least part of their work
on an iPad.
VMware on March 18 announced a new SpringSource-developed vSphere Client for the iPad and
made it available for immediate download at the Apple App Store.
Using this new app, managers can view key performance metrics, monitor
the performance of host servers and virtual machines, and perform other
essential tasks in a simplified interface wherever they may be, on a
24/7 basis.
The
vSphere Client for iPad serves as a companion interface to the
traditional vSphere client; the only difference is that it is optimized
for managing a vSphere environment from the popular tablet
device.
iPad users can do all the normal things they do from the standard
VSphere desktop/laptop interface, such as start, stop and suspend
virtual machines, reboot them or put them into maintenance mode, VMware
said.
"We see a world where employees own multiple devices and switch between
them during the course of a day," VMware marketing executive Srinivas
Krishna wrote in his blog. "Our strategy is to allow users to leverage
any device any time to run any app so they are more productive."
To view a
demo of the new app, go here.
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