Virtualization and clustering can bring many benefits to your business — better IT asset utilization, improved business continuity, and improved operational efficiency. At the same time, virtualization can create a new level of complexity for IT. This paper discusses the technical management challenges inherent in these complex infrastructures including virtual sprawl, honoring service level agreements, resource allocation and the prioritization of resources.

Then it will demonstrate how CA Virtual Platform Management addresses the specific requirements of these environments, making it possible for you to view and manage logical entities as easily and as well as physical entities.