L’éco-système des produits de Virtualisation est fleurissant et en perpétuel évolution.

Nous essayons sur cette page de donner une liste non-exhaustive des outils gratuits pouvant vous servir pour administrer votre plateforme de virtualisation.

• Outils pour VMware

	VMware Support Toolbar Une toolbar pour la recherche rapide dans les KB VMware (Cf. cet article)
	VMware vSphere Hypervisorla version gratuite de l’hyperviseur de VMware et l’interface Web d’administration simplifiée.
	VMware GO
	VMware vMA, vCLI (interface en mode ligne de commande), PowerCLI, et scripts provenant de la bibliothèque de scripts de vGhetto, dont vSphereHealthCheck.
	ESXi Customizer par Andreas Peetz (vFront Experience)permet de personnaliser les images ISO d’installation de serveur ESXi 4.X
	Hyperic HQ OpenSource edition
	Veeam Monitor Freepermet de suivre la performance d’une infrastructure VMware
	Veeam Reporter Free
	Veeam Business Viewpermet d’avoir une vue métier d’une infrastructure VMware.
	Veeam FastSCPpermet de copier des fichiers depuis un poste client vers les serveurs vSphereFile Transfer with:- uses SCP transfer VMs and ISOs to and from ESX hosts, Linux servers and your PC- FAST transfer, SIMPLE, and SECURE transfer- Scheduled transfer
	Veeam Root Access
	Veeam Visio Stencil
	Veeam Backup free editions for VMware & Hyper-V. Avec la fonctionnalité VeeamZIP.
	TripWire ConfigCheck
	Quest vOptimizer Wastefinderpermet de localiser le stockage gaspillé et de réclamer l’espace inutilisé
	(Dell) Quest vOptimizer Free
	Quest vEcoShellpermet de simplifier l’administration d’environnements virtualisés depuis une interface de script Powershell
	Quest VDI Assessment voir ici
	Vizioncore vConverter SC fournit une interface graphique conviviale pour la conversion P2V et V2v
	Quest vWorkspace Desktop Optimizer
	SolarWinds VM Monitor
	Solarwinds VM Console
	Trilead VM Explorer (VMX)pour la sauvegarde et la restauration de VM vSphere (et ESX 3.x) depuis une interface graphique conviviale, mais aussi la copie d’ESX à ESX, l’accès SSH…VM administration with:- Uses SCP to transfer VMs and ISOs to and from ESX hosts, Linux servers and your PC- Direct server to server copy- Great option for backup & DR- Integrated SSH client
	VMware Compliance Checker  for PCI (ex-ConfigureSoft/EMC)
	VMware Compliance Checker
	VMVision Managerex- ESX Manager 2.3 de ESXGuide (ESX 3i and 4i ne sont pas supportés)
	Xangati for ESXPerformance analysis with:- OVF appliance install- DVR-like monitoring of Virtual Network- valuable info like « Top talkers »- Unique insight into the virtual network
	Xangati Health Engine
	Xangati VI Dashboard
	Xangati VDI Dashboard
	vSphere Mini Monitor par @lynxbat Alerting with:- monitors a variety of VI resources- alerts in a variety of unique ways- very simple system tray application
	vSphere WordPress plugin par @lynxbat
	(Dell) vKernel ApplicationView
	vKernel StorageView
	vKernel CapacityViewPerformance analysis with:- nice summary of VI- nice summary of physical & virtual ressources- tells you how many VMs tou can add- points out over allocated ressources- show potential performance problems
	(Dell) vKernel Capacity Modeler
	vKernel vScope Explorer
	(Dell) vKernel vOPS Server Explorer
	VMware Open Virtualization Format Tool
	PowerGUI and VMware PowerPacks
	VMware Guest Console (VGC)VM administration with:- task manager for VM guest processes- Mass VM deployment- VM guest file explorer- Snapshot manager- Inventory of VMs that can be saved
	RV Tools Reporting with:- « tab heaven » a tab for all VI resources- easy sorting and filtering- killer exports to excel
	Ultimate Deployment Appliance (UDA)ESX Deployment Appliance (EDA)
	XtraVirt RDP Plug-inVM administration with:- connect directly to a VM via RDP from vSphere Client- Saves time- Simple- Tiny @ 1,9 Mo
	Hyper9 Search Plug-in
	Hyper9 GuessMyOSToo Plug-in
	XtraVirt vAlarmFree Desktop Tool for Monitoring vCenter Alarms
	vGhettohttp://communities.vmware.com/docs/DOC-9852
	VMware vSphere Management PowerPackVMware Community PowerPackCLI administration with:- Powerful CLI scripting- Automation of VI administration- Mass changes made easy
	XtraVirt VMware Documentation Downloader
	XtraVirt vSphere Client RDP Plug-in
	XtraVirt vLogViewFree Desktop Tool for Managing ESX Server Logs
	XtraVirt Presentation Pack
	XtraVirt Visio Action Pack
	XtraVirt MD5 Encrypted Password
	PHD Patch Downloader
	PHD VMNetBac
	PHD Virtual SAN
	PHD KS QuickConfig
	PHD SnapHunter
	PHD VMDK Stub File Generator
	Vdisk Waste Finder
	vSphere Plugin Wizard
	(VMware Labs) vCMA
	(VMware Labs) esxplot
	(VMware Labs) Onyx
	(VMware Labs) vCenter XVP
	(VMware Labs) IOBlazer
	(VMware Labs) PyvCO
	(VMware Labs) VIX Plugin for vCenter Orchestrator
	(VMware Labs) VIX Java Toolkit
	(VMware Labs) VC StatLevelConfig
	(VMware Labs) Thinapped vSphere Client
	(VMware Labs) VMware Auto Deploy
	(VMware Labs) mksTaskbarPlugin
	(VMware Labs) Ops Panel for ESX
	(VMware Labs) Weasel
	(VMware Labs) Apache Pivot
	(VMware Labs) Dynamo RIO
	(VMware Labs) SVGA Sonar
	(VMware Labs) vAppRun
	(VMware Labs) VI Java
	(VMware Labs) Virtual USB Analyzer
	(VMware Labs) Ruby vSphere Console (RVC)
	(VMware Labs) ESX System Analyser
	(VMware Labs) I/O Analyser
	(VMware Labs) Lmock
	(VMware Labs) gemcached
	(VMware Labs) VDSPowerCLI
	(VMware Labs) CloudCleaner
	(VMware Labs) vCD-nclient
	(VMware Labs) CIM Plugin
	(VMware Labs) Perspectives Plug-in for vCenter Orchestrator
	(VMware Labs) VPT
	(VMware Labs) Boomerang
	(VMware Labs) CloudFS
	(VMware Labs) InventorySnapshot
	(VMware Labs) VMware Zimbra for Android (VZA)
	(VMware Labs) VIB Author
	VMware VMark
	VMware Player
	VMware Studio
	VMware Converter Standalone
	VMware View Client for iPad
	VMware vSphere Client for iPad
	Paragon Go Virtual
	Paragon Backup & Recovery Free
	vmClient
	vAudit CPU Host Info / ITQ VLAN & PortGroup Manager / VMJuggler / VCPlus / Virtual MAC Tools / VM Time /
	VMPerfMon
	Dynamic Ressource Pool Calculator
	SVmotion Client Plugin
	VMware View Open Client
	VMware vCenter Update Manager Sizing Estimator
	VDI Calculator
	VMware SiteSurvey
	CPU Identification Utility
	PlateSpin Recon free inventory edition
	vDisk Informer
	VMturbo Monitor
	VMturbo Performance & Efficiency reporter
	VMTurbo Virtualization Management Suite (Community Edition)
	CloudCleaner
	LoadStorm
	SolarWind SAN Monitor
	Aligned vDisk Finder
	MCS ThinViewpermet d’explorer un package compiller en ThinApp. Il permet notament de voir le contenu du filesystem virtuel, de la base de registre virtuelle et de voir les options du Package.iniPour ThinApp
	MCS ViewHA
	MCS VMStatus
	MCS NTP-Checker
	MCS StorageView
	MCS ESX-Patcher
	MCS DR-Quick-Reg
	MCS Snapshot Monitor
	MCS WebServicePlugin
	Quest vFogLight QuickViewvoir iciPerformance analysis with:- Darn, it’s pretty- Real-time performance analysis- stoplight approach- generates nice reports
	Quest Foglight Network Management System gratuit jusqu’à 100 devices
	PuTTYconnection SSH
	http://www.netwrix.com/fr/change_reporter_for_vmware_infrastructure_3_freeware.html
	UBERalign
	Kendrick’s VM advanced ISOtools to perform advanced tasks to your VMs to optimize and analyse performance
	VMware Public Beta http://communities.vmware.com/community/beta
	Login Virtual Session Indexer (VSI)
	vSphere Security Hardening Report Check de William Lam
	HP Virtualization Performance Viewer
	SplunkAnalyseur de bande passante
	SUSE Studio
	PCoIP Log Viewer
	VMarow’s IOPS calculator & RAID calculator
	LazyVMAdmin par VMdude
	vCheck 5++ par VMdude
	ESXi Customizer pour personnaliser l’ISO d’ESXi
	vPanorama
	Techstur.com VMware View Portal eXtender
	Confio Ignite VMalarm
	Confio IgniteFreeVM
	Citrix Netscaler VPX Expressici un article l’utiliser en load balancer pour du View: Free Load balancing for VMware View with Citrix Netscaler VPX Express
	RES Workspace Manager Express
	6Fusion Cloud Ressource Meter – a VMware vApp that allows you to evaluate the cost of running that environment in the cloud
	Slym Software vSphere Configuration Backup
	View PAL
	PCoIP Configuration Utility
	ESXi 5.x Host Backup & Restore utility/GUI
	svfAlarm: import/export vCenter alarmes
	PoshPAIG: PowerShell Patch Audit/Install GUI
	PowerShell Plus

• Outils divers:

	Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit (MAP)
	Folder2Iso
	Visio Pack for Rack Server Virtualization (Virtual Rack)
	VM Migration Test Wizard
	Disk2VHD
	Best Pratices Analyzer for Hyper-V R2 et SP1
	Virtualization Stencil
	PowerShell Management Library for Hyper-V
	Dell ExtPartPour Windows
	Remote Desktop Connection ManagerGestion de plusieurs connection bureau à distancePour Windows
	Scripts de nettoyage Post-P2V par Phi Phi Wang d’IBM (on en parle ici)GhostBuster
	Remote Desktop Manager (on en parle ici)
	free Piriform 64-bit Defraggler

	EnomallyECP Free SpotCloud Edition
	Total Network Monitoring: supervision de serveur
	ControlUp
	mRemote
	UNetBootin bootable ISO to USB key
	HD_Speed
	StressLinux

http://www.kendrickcoleman.com/index.php?/Tech-Blog/top-10-free-vsphere-esx-tools-and-utilities.html

http://communities.vmware.com/thread/196681

Scripting, virtualization PowerPack: http://powergui.org/kbcategory.jspa?categoryID=290

VMware vSphere Management PowerPack (ex-VMware VI Toolkit PowerPack): http://www.powergui.org/servlet/KbServlet/download/1802-102-2643/VMware.VIToolkit.powerpack

VMware vSphere Management PowerPack (pour PowerCLI 4.1u1): http://powergui.org/servlet/KbServlet/download/1802-102-5175/VMware.PowerCLI.4.1.powerpack

VMware Community PowerPack (ex-Virtual-AL.net scripts PowerPack): http://powergui.org/servlet/KbServlet/download/2551-102-4110/Virtu-Al.net%20Scripts.powerpack

Virtual Disk PowerPack: http://powergui.org/servlet/KbServlet/download/2752-102-4515/Virtual%20Disk%20Inventory.powerpack

nécessite .Net DiscUtils http://discutils.codeplex.com/releases/view/41493

LabManager Administration PowerPack: http://powergui.org/servlet/KbServlet/download/1647-102-2720/LabManagerAdmin.powerpack

PS Scripts:

http://kevinmarkwardt.com/scripts.php?cat=VMware

http://tech.zsoldier.com/2010/04/vm-infrastructure-powershell-summary.html

http://www.ivobeerens.nl/?page_id=876

http://poshcode.org/

http://www.sheenaustin.com/2011/02/20/vmware-ups-shutdown-script/

http://www.virtualiseeverything.com/multi-vm-storage-migration-powershell-script/