Self-service capabilities for users and groups who have access to the lab environment.Rapid provisioning of new virtual machines based on template images.Power and Utility: Lab Manager Will Be MissedĬore functionality of Lab Manager includes: VMware is offering vCloud Director as a replacement for Lab Manager, but the two products aren’t quite the same (we’ll talk about that later in the series). In short, it’s a scary time to be a Lab Manager user. But if you’re using Lab Manager after the EOL, there will be no enhancements fewer patches being released (if any) and no support for the Lab Manager product. With an end of development and support, this puts VMware Lab Manager in the End of Life (EOL) category.Īny company using virtual desktop systems has a lot riding on its Lab Manager environment. In addition, as of May 1, 2013, VMware will no longer be supporting Lab Manager. In February of 2011, VMware announced that they had stopped developing Lab Manager. But many of these companies are looking to make a change. There are many large companies successfully using Lab Manager.
that uses Lab Manager to deliver certification testing via virtual desktops. One example that comes to mind is a well-known certification testing company in the U.S. VMware’s vCenter Lab Manager is a popular product used by many companies that need to offer hundreds or even thousands of virtual desktop systems in development and testing, QA, training, and other virtual lab scenarios. To quote David, “It’s a scary time to be a Lab Manager user.” We’ve invited guest blogger and VMware expert, David Davis, to share his thoughts on the product’s pending end of life.
In honor of the season, we thought we’d launch the first in a four-part series on the topic of Lab Manager replacement.