Feature | VMware vSphere | System Center
VMM 2012 R2 |
|
Standard vSwitch | DV Switch | ||
Switch Features | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Layer 2 Forwarding | Yes | Yes | Yes |
IEEE 802.1Q VLAN Tagging | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Multicast Support | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Network Policy | – | Yes | Yes |
Network Migration | – | Yes | Yes |
NVGRE/ VXLAN | – | Procure NSX or Cisco Appliance | Yes |
L3 Network Support | – | Procure NSX or Cisco Appliance | Yes |
Network Virtualization | – | Procure NSX or Cisco Appliance | Yes |
NIC Teaming | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Network Load Balancing | – | Procure NSX or Cisco Appliance | Yes |
Virtual Switch Extension | – | Yes | Yes |
Physical Switch Connectivity | |||
EtherChannel | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Load Balancing Algorithms | |||
Port Monitoring | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Third party Hardware load balancing | – | Yes | Yes |
Traffic Management Features | |||
Bandwidth Limiting | – | Yes | Yes |
Traffic Monitoring | – | Yes | Yes |
Security Features | |||
Port Security | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Private VLANs | – | Yes | Yes |
Management Features | |||
Manageability | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Third Party APIs | – | Yes | Yes |
Port Policy | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Netflow | Yes* | Yes* | Yes |
Syslog | Yes** | Yes** | Yes |
SNMP | Yes | Yes | Yes |
* Experimental Support
** Virtual switch network syslog information is exported and included with VMware ESX events.
References:
Microsoft System Center FeaturesÂ
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