VMware has detailed an abundance of new enhancements to its core virtualisation and cloud products: vSphere, vCenter, the vSphere Storage Appliance, and vCloud Director are all being increased to version 5.1. VMware is also introducing a vSphere Data Protection Appliance.
In adding new features VMware will also knock on the door or 3rd party partners who currently add value to the VMware stack. Such as the moving of SRM host based replication into vSphere, implementing a new backup appliance based upon Avamar.
vSphere Replication
vSphere 5.1 can now perform host-based VM replication, a feature introduced in Site Recovery Manager 5.0 but now part of vSphere. Because it will work across the majority of the vSphere product line, this replication capability should be attractive to smaller businesses that can't afford expensive array-based replication.
vSphere Data Protection
vSphere Data Protection (VDP), is an appliance-based, deduplicating backup package integrated into VMware's vCenter management framework. VDP replaces vSphere Disaster Recovery appliance with deduplication from EMC's Avamar backup line. VDP uses vSphere APIs for Data Protection (VADP).
vSphere networking
This software-based switching architecture adds support for 802.3ad LACP load balancing, RSPAN and ERSPAN remote traffic monitoring, a slew of new automated configuration health checks, VXLAN support, and SR-IOV support. Many of these additions should facilitate software-defined networking initiatives happening in the vCloud Director.
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