Keep Up with VMware Name Changes
Effective 2 Dec. 2008, VMware changed these product names. Use this table to cross reference between old and new names.
| Old Name or Code Name | New Name and Description |
| VMware vCenter
Brand name for all infrastructure and application management products from VMware |
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| Vmware VirtualCenter | VMware vCenter Server
The central management product for VMware Infrastructure |
| Vmware Lifecycle Manager | VMware vCenter Lifecycle Manager
Workflow automation product for creation, deployment and decommissioning of virtual machines |
| Vmware Converter | VMware vCenter Converter
(for the version integrated into vCenter) VMware vCenter Converter Standalone (for the separately downloadable version) Physical to virtual (P2V) conversion product available in 2 flavors: - Integrated into vCenter Server - Standalone version that is a separate download. Note that this standalone version currently comes in two flavors: Enterprise and Starter, these flavors will be merged into a single flavor (over 1H2009) which will be the equivalent of Enterprise |
| VMware Lab Manager | VMware vCenter Lab Manager
Automation product for application development environments |
| VMware Stage Manager | VMware vCenter Stage Manager
Automation product for application staging and deployment environments |
| Vmware Update Manager | VMware vCenter Update Manager
Host and virtual machine patch management product integrated with vCenter Server |
| VMware Site Recovery Manager | VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager
Disaster Recovery Orchestration product |
| VirtualCenter | vCenter Server
Node limited version of vCenter |
| Foundation VMFS | Foundation VMware vStorage VMFS Server VMware.s cluster file system |
| Vmware Virtual Desktop Infrastructure | VMware View
VMware.s integrated desktop virtualization solution that delivers enterprise-class control and manageability |
| VMware View Manager
Enterprise class server which manages connections from end points to virtual desktops or hosted desktops while helping rapidly provision desktops. |
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| Vmware Administrator Interface | VMware View Administrator
Administrator Interface for View Manager |
| VDM Agent | VMware View Manager Agent
Agent for View Manager to talk to the virtual desktop |
