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Why Hyper-V?Competitive Advantages ofWindows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-Vover VMware vSphere 5.5
Matt McSpiritSenior Technical Product Manager Server and ToolsMicrosoft Corporation
Before Windows Server 2012 R2
June 2008 October 2008 October 2009
Live Migration
Cluster Shared Volumes
Processor Compatibility
Hot-Add Storage
Performance & Scalability
ImprovementsFebruary 2011
Dynamic Memory
RemoteFX
September 2012
Huge Scalability
Storage Spaces
Metering & QoS
Migration Enhancements
Extensibility
Hardware Offloading
Network Virtualization
Replication
Scalability &
Performance
Security &
Multitenancy
Flexible
Infrastructure
HA &
Resiliency
Virtualization
Innovation
Scalability & Performance
Hyper-V Scalability ImprovementsSystem Resource
Windows Server
2008 R2 Hyper-V
Windows Server
2012 R2 Hyper-V
Improvement
Factor
Host
Logical Processors 64 320 5×
Physical Memory 1TB 4TB 4×
Virtual CPUs per Host 512 2,048 4×
VM
Virtual CPUs per VM 4 64 16×
Memory per VM 64GB 1TB 16×
Active VMs per Host 384 1,024 2.7×
Guest NUMA No Yes -
ClusterMaximum Nodes 16 64 4×
Maximum VMs 1,000 8,000 8×
VMware ComparisonSystem Resource
Windows Server
2012 R2 Hyper-V
vSphere
Hypervisor
vSphere 5.5
Enterprise Plus
Host
Logical Processors 320 320 320
Physical Memory 4TB 4TB 4TB
Virtual CPUs per Host 2,048 4,096 4,096
VM
Virtual CPUs per VM 64 8 641
Memory per VM 1TB 1TB 1TB
Active VMs per Host 1,024 512 512
Guest NUMA Yes Yes Yes
ClusterMaximum Nodes 64 N/A2 32
Maximum VMs 8,000 N/A2 4,000
1. vSphere 5.5 Enterprise Plus is the only vSphere edition that supports 64 vCPUs. Enterprise edition supports 32 vCPU per VM with all other editions supporting 8 vCPUs per VM2. For clustering/high availability, customers must purchase vSphere
vSphere Hypervisor / vSphere 5.x Ent+ Information: http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vsphere5/r55/vsphere-55-configuration-maximums.pdf and http://www.vmware.com/products/vsphere-hypervisor/faq.html,
http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/vsphere/VMware-vSphere-Platform-Whats-New.pdf
Enhanced Storage Capabilities
Native 4K Disk SupportTake advantage of enhanced densityand reliability
Offloaded Data TransferOffloads storage-intensive tasks to the SAN
Increased performance, hardware integration and flexibility
iSCSI & Fibre ChannelIntegrate with existing storage investments quickly and easily
Multi-Path I/O SupportInbox for resiliency, increased performance & partner extensibility
Enhanced Storage CapabilitiesDeep integration with Windows Server 2012 R2 storage capabilities
Hyper-V over SMB 3.0Ease of provisioning, increased flexibility & seamless integration with high performance
Storage SpacesTransform high-volume, low cost disks into flexible, resilient virtualized storage
Storage Tiering*Pool HDD & SSD and automatically move hot data to SSD for increased performance
New in Windows Server 2012 R2*
Data DeduplicationReduce file storage consumption, now supported for live VDI virtual hard disks*
VMware ComparisonCapability
Windows Server
2012 R2 Hyper-V
vSphere
Hypervisor
vSphere 5.5
Enterprise Plus
iSCSI/FC Support Yes Yes Yes
3rd Party Multipathing (MPIO) Yes No Yes (VAMP)1
SAN Offload Capability Yes (ODX) No Yes (VAAI)2
Advanced Format Drives Support Yes No No
Storage Virtualization Yes (Spaces) No Yes (vSAN)3
Storage Tiering Yes No Yes4
Data Deduplication Yes No No
Network File System Support Yes (SMB 3.0) Yes (NFS) Yes (NFS)
1. vSphere API for Multipathing (VAMP) is only available in Enterprise & Enterprise Plus editions of vSphere 5.52. vSphere API for Array Integration (VAAI) is only available in Enterprise & Enterprise Plus editions of vSphere 5.53. vSphere vSAN is still in beta as of October 2013 and thus, not suitable for production deployments4. vSphere Flash Read Cache has a write-through caching only, so reads only are accelerated. vSAN also has SSD caching capabilities built in, acting as a read cache & write buffer.
vSphere Hypervisor / vSphere 5.x Ent+ Information: http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vsphere5/r55/vsphere-55-configuration-maximums.pdf, http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/vsphere/VMware-vSphere-
Platform-Whats-New.pdf, http://www.vmware.com/products/vsphere/compare.html, http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/vSphere_55_Flash_Read_Cache_Whats_New_WP.pdf,
http://www.vmware.com/products/virtual-san/features.html,
Enhanced VM Storage CapabilitiesGreater performance and administrator flexibility for virtual machines
Online VirtualDisk Resize*Grow and shrink virtual disks attached to running virtual machines, with no downtime
Online Checkpoint MergeMerge checkpoints back into main virtual disk without downtime
64TB Virtual Hard DisksIncreased capacity, protection & alignment optimization
New in Windows Server 2012 R2*
Virtual Fibre ChannelConnect a VM directly to FC SAN without sacrificing features
VMware ComparisonCapability
Windows Server
2012 R2 Hyper-V
vSphere
Hypervisor
vSphere 5.5
Enterprise Plus
Virtual Fibre Channel Support Yes Yes Yes
Maximum Virtual Hard Disk Size 64TB 62TB1 62TB1
Maximum Pass Through Disk Size 256TB+2 64TB 64TB
Online Checkpoint/Snapshot Merge Yes Yes Yes
Online Virtual Disk Resize Yes Grow Only Grow Only
1. VMDK limited to 62TB as VMFS limited to 64TB, so additional room on top of VMDK required for Snapshots, Management etc.2. The maximum size of a physical disk attached to a virtual machine is determined by the guest operating system and the chosen file system within the guest. More recent Windows
Server operating systems support disks in excess of 256TB in size
vSphere Hypervisor / vSphere 5.x Ent+ Information: http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vsphere5/r55/vsphere-55-configuration-maximums.pdf, http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/vsphere/VMware-vSphere-
Platform-Whats-New.pdf, http://www.vmware.com/products/vsphere/compare.html, http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1004047,
http://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-55/index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom.vmware.vsphere.vm_admin.doc%2FGUID-A42FA14C-7D67-44A7-823B-854AA9F5FD3E.html
Enhanced Networking PerformanceDeeper hardware integration & enhanced vNIC capabilities
New in Windows Server 2012 R2*
Virtual Receive Side Scaling*Network processing inside VM now scales efficiently across multiple virtual CPUs
IPsec Task OffloadUtilize hardware capabilities to offload encryption & decryption traffic processing
Dynamic VMQDynamic distribution of VM traffic processing efficiently across multiple processors
SR-IOV with Live MigrationHardware integration, optimized for low CPU utilization latency driving high performance
VMware ComparisonCapability
Windows Server
2012 R2 Hyper-V
vSphere
Hypervisor
vSphere 5.5
Enterprise Plus
Dynamic Virtual Machine Queue Yes NetQueue NetQueue1
IPsec Task Offload Yes No No
SR-IOV with Live Migration Yes No No2
Virtual Receive Side Scaling Yes Yes (VMXNet3) Yes (VMXNet3)
1. VMware vSphere and the vSphere Hypervisor support VMq only (NetQueue)2. VMware’s SR-IOV implementation does not support vMotion, HA or Fault Tolerance.. SR-IOV also requires the vSphere Distributed Switch, meaning customers have to upgrade to
the highest vSphere edition to take advantage of this capability. No such restrictions are imposed when using SR-IOV in Hyper-V, ensuring customers can combine the highest levels of performance with the flexibility they need for an agile infrastructure.
vSphere Hypervisor / vSphere 5.x Ent+ Information: http://www.vmware.com/pdf/Perf_Best_Practices_vSphere5.5.pdf
Enhanced Resource ManagementOptimized utilization of physical & virtualized resources
Dynamic MemoryIncreased management control for greater virtual machine consolidation
Resource MeteringTrack historical data for virtual machine usage, across CPU, Disk Memory & Network
NetworkQoSGranular network controls for consistent levels of networking performance
StorageQoS*Prevent storage consumption from busy VMs whilst providing consistency to others.
New in Windows Server 2012 R2*
VMware ComparisonCapability
Windows Server
2012 R2 Hyper-V
vSphere
Hypervisor
vSphere 5.5
Enterprise Plus
Dynamic Memory Yes Yes Yes
Resource Metering Yes No Yes1
Network Quality of Service Yes No Yes2
Storage Quality of Service Yes No Yes2
1. Without vCenter, Resource Metering in the vSphere Hypervisor is only available on an individual host by host basis.2. Network & Storage Quality of Service (QoS) only available in the Enterprise Plus edition of vSphere 5.5
vSphere Hypervisor / vSphere 5.x Ent+ Information: http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vsphere5/r55/vsphere-55-configuration-maximums.pdf, http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/vsphere/VMware-vSphere-
Platform-Whats-New.pdf, http://www.vmware.com/products/vsphere/compare.html
Virtualized Workload Performance
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Hyper-V Virtual CPU Scalability
with OLTP Workloads
SQL Server 2012
64 vCPU support drove 6x
performance increase over
previous version of Hyper-V
& 6.3% overhead compared
with physical equivalent
Highest levels of performance
for key Microsoft workloads
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Exchange Workload Scalability on
Windows Server 2012 with Hyper-V
3 vCPU, 16GB RAM per VM, JetStress 2010
Exchange 2013
Virtualized 48,000 simulated
users on a single Hyper-V
host across 12 VMs, with low
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Web Front Ends
SharePoint Workload Scalability on
Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V
8 vCPU, 12GB RAM per WFE VM
Highest levels of performance
for key Microsoft workloads
SharePoint 2013
Scaled to over 2 million
heavy users at 1%
concurrency, across 5 VMs
on a single Hyper-V host
Security & Multitenancy
Hyper-V Extensible SwitchGranular networking configuration with integrated security capabilities
Extensible SwitchLayer 2 virtual network switch with programmatic management, built-in security & extensibility
Private Virtual LAN (PVLANs)
ARP/ND Poisoning Protection
DHCP & Router Guard
Virtual Port ACLs
Trunk Mode to Virtual Machines
Monitoring & Port Mirroring
PowerShell & WMI Management
Hyper-V Extensible SwitchGranular networking configuration with integrated security capabilities
Extensible SwitchLayer 2 virtual network switch with programmatic management, built-in security & extensibility
PacketInspection
PacketFilter
NetworkForwarding
IntrusionDetection
CiscoNexus 1000vUCS VM-FEX
NECPF1000
5nineSecurity Manager
InMonsFlow
Network & Storage SecurityGranular security controls and integrated disk encryption
Extensible SwitchLayer 2 virtual network switch with programmatic management, built-in security & extensibility
PacketInspection
PacketFilter
NetworkForwarding
IntrusionDetection
CiscoNexus 1000vUCS VM-FEX
NECPF1000
5nineSecurity Manager
InMonsFlow
BitLocker Drive EncryptionPowerful encryption for local and remote storage used for hosting Hyper-V virtual machines
VMware ComparisonCapability
Windows Server
2012 R2 Hyper-V
vSphere
Hypervisor
vSphere 5.5
Enterprise Plus
Extensible Network Switch Yes No Replaceable
Confirmed Partner Solutions 5 N/A 2
Private Virtual LAN (PVLAN) Yes No Yes1
ARP/ND Protection Yes No vCloud/Partner2
DHCP Snooping Protection Yes No vCloud/Partner2
Virtual Port ACLs Yes No vCloud/Partner2
Trunk Mode to Virtual Machines Yes No Yes3
Port Monitoring Yes No Yes3
Port Mirroring Yes No Yes3
Physical Disk Encryption Yes No No
1. The vSphere Distributed Switch (required for PVLAN capability) is available only in the Enterprise Plus edition of vSphere 5.5 and is replaceable rather than extensible.2. ARP Spoofing, DHCP Snooping Protection & Virtual Port ACLs require the vCloud Networking & Security package, which is part of the vCloud Suite or a Partner solution, all of which
are additional purchases3. Trunking VLANs to individual vNICs, Port Monitoring and Mirroring at a granular level requires vSphere Distributed Switch, which is available in vSphere 5.5 Enterprise Plus only.
vSphere Hypervisor / vSphere 5.x Ent+ Information: http://www.vmware.com/products/cisco-nexus-1000V/overview.html, http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/networking/switches/virtual/dvs5000v/,
http://www.vmware.com/technical-resources/virtualization-topics/virtual-networking/distributed-virtual-switches.html, http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/switches/ps9441/ps9902/data_sheet_c78-
492971.html, http://www.vmware.com/products/vcloud-network-security
Flexible Infrastructure
Virtual Machine FlexibilityComprehensive guest OS support & management
64 Virtual Processor Support
Virtual SCSI with Hot-Add & Online VHDX Resize*
Full Dynamic Memory Support*
Live VM Backup Support*
Linux kdump/kexec Support
Non-Maskable Interrupt (NMI) Support*
LinuxSupportMultiple supported Linux distributions and versions, including Oracle, Red Hat, SUSE, OpenSUSE, CentOS, & Ubuntu
Exclusive to Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V*
Memory Mapped I/O Gap Specification*
New Synthetic 2D Frame Buffer Driver
Virtual Machine FlexibilityComprehensive guest OS support & management
LinuxSupportMultiple supported Linux distributions and versions, including Oracle, Red Hat, SUSE, OpenSUSE, CentOS, & Ubuntu
New in Windows Server 2012 R2*
Live VM Cloning*Duplicate a running virtual machine, even from a checkpoint, with no downtime to the running workload
Virtual Machine MobilityMore flexible, higher performing VM migration capabilities
New in Windows Server 2012 R2*
LiveMigrationFaster, unrestricted, simultaneous VM live migrations between cluster nodes with no downtime
SMB-Based Live MigrationStore VMs on SMB 3.0 file shares, and live migrate them flexibly, without the need for a cluster
Live Migrationwith Compression*Harness spare host CPUcycles to compress memoryof migrating virtual machinesto accelerate live migration
Virtual Machine MobilityMore flexible, higher performing VM migration capabilities
New in Windows Server 2012 R2*
Live Storage MigrationMove the virtual hard disks of running virtual machines to a different storage location with no downtime
Shared-Nothing Live MigrationFlexibly move virtual machines between Hyper-V hosts with nothing but a network cable and no clustering requirements
Live Migration over SMB*Highest live migration performance, utilizing SMB 3.0 protocol & accelerated using RDMA capable NICs
Cross-VersionLive Migration*Migrate VMs from Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V to 2012 R2 Hyper-V hosts with no downtime
Network VirtualizationIntegrated isolation & security with increased networking flexibility
Secure, Scalable Isolation with VLANs
Live Migrations Across Subnets
Seamless Infrastructure Integration
Utilizes Generic Route Encapsulation
Provides VM Networks & Virtual Subnets
Simplified Management of Networks
Supports PowerShell & WMI
Integrated with Partner Ecosystem
NetworkVirtualizationDecouple virtual networks from the physical network infrastructure and remove existing physical network challenges
Network VirtualizationIntegrated isolation & security with increased networking flexibility
NetworkVirtualizationDecouple virtual networks from the physical network infrastructure and remove existing physical network challenges
10.10.10.10 10.10.10.11
Blue Network
10.10.10.10 10.10.10.11
Red Network
VM Networks
192.168.2.10 192.168.2.11 192.168.5.12 192.168.6.13
Routable Hyper-V Hosts on Physical Network
Network VirtualizationIntegrated isolation & security with increased networking flexibility
NetworkVirtualizationDecouple virtual networks from the physical network infrastructure and remove existing physical network challenges
Inbox NVGatewayScalable, production ready multi-tenant gateway for Site-to-Site (VPN), NAT & forwarding along with bridging virtual & non-virtual networks
VMware ComparisonCapability
Windows Server
2012 R2 Hyper-V
vSphere
Hypervisor
vSphere 5.5
Enterprise Plus
Linux Guest Operating System Support Yes Yes Yes
VM Live Cloning Yes No Yes1
Network Virtualization Yes No VXLAN/NSX2
Network Virtualization Gateway Yes No vCloud Suite3
1. Live Cloning requires vCenter and thus cannot be used with the standalone vSphere Hypervisor2. VXLAN/NSX are additional purchases on top of vSphere. Pricing & packaging for NSX has not yet been released (October 2013) however VXLAN was a feature of the vCloud
Networking and Security SKU, which is now part of the vCloud Suite3. vCloud Suite is an upgrade from vSphere, available at considerable additional cost.
vSphere Hypervisor / vSphere 5.x Ent+ Information: http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/products/nsx/VMware-NSX-Datasheet.pdf, http://www.vmware.com/products/vcloud-suite/features.html,
http://www.vmware.com/products/vcloud-suite/compare.html, http://www.vmware.com/products/vcloud-network-security,
http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1027865
VMware ComparisonCapability
Windows Server
2012 R2 Hyper-V
vSphere
Hypervisor
vSphere 5.5
Enterprise Plus
VM Live Migration Yes No1 Yes2
VM Live Migration with Compression Yes N/A No
VM Live Migration using RDMA Yes N/A No
1GB Simultaneous Live Migrations Unlimited3 N/A 4
10GB Simultaneous Live Migrations Unlimited3 N/A 8
Live Storage Migration Yes No4 Yes5
Shared Nothing Live Migration Yes No Yes6
Live Migration Upgrades Yes N/A Yes
1. Live Migration (vMotion) is unavailable in the vSphere Hypervisor – vSphere 5.5 required2. Live Migration (vMotion) and Shared Nothing Live Migration (Enhanced vMotion) is available in Essentials Plus & higher editions of vSphere 5.53. Within the technical capabilities of the networking hardware4. Live Storage Migration (Storage vMotion) is unavailable in the vSphere Hypervisor5. Live Storage Migration (Storage vMotion) is available in Standard, Enterprise & Enterprise Plus editions of vSphere 5.56. Shared Nothing Live Migration is only accessible via the vSphere Web Client, not core vCenter.
vSphere Hypervisor / vSphere 5.x Ent+ Information: http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vsphere5/r55/vsphere-55-configuration-maximums.pdf, http://www.vmware.com/products/vsphere/compare.html
High Availability & Resiliency
High Availability & ResiliencyProvide the greatest levels of uptime for key applications
Scalable up to 64 Nodes & 8,000 VMs
Reduced Active Directory Dependencies*
VM Monitoring
Failover Priority, Affinity & Anti-Affinity
Cluster Shared Volumes Optimizations*
Cluster-Aware Updating
VM Network Health Detection*
Dynamic Witness & Force Quorum*
New in Windows Server 2012 R2*
Failover ClusteringIntegrated, scalable high availability to protect key virtualized workloads and provide the highest levels of uptime
High Availability & ResiliencyProvide the greatest levels of uptime for key applications
New in Windows Server 2012 R2*
Failover ClusteringIntegrated, scalable high availability to protect key virtualized workloads and provide the highest levels of uptime
Flexible Guest ClusteringiSCSI, Virtual Fibre Channel & SMB 3.0 support for in-guest, application level resiliency
Shared VHDX Support*Build production-ready guest clusters utilizing Shared VHDX, without exposing underlying physical storage
Integrated NIC TeamingAggregate network adaptors to increase throughput & provide redundancy in case of link failure
VMware ComparisonCapability
Windows Server
2012 R2 Hyper-V
vSphere
Hypervisor
vSphere 5.5
Enterprise Plus
Integrated High Availability Yes No1 Yes2
Nodes per Cluster 64 N/A 32
VMs per Cluster 8,000 N/A 4,000
Guest OS Application Monitoring Yes No Yes3
Failover Priority, Affinity & Anti-Affinity Yes No/A Yes4
Cluster-Aware Updating Yes N/A Yes4
Integrated NIC Teaming Yes Yes Yes
1. High Availability/vMotion/Clustering is unavailable in the standalone vSphere Hypervisor2. VMware HA is built in to Essentials Plus and higher vSphere 5.1 editions3. VMware App HA only available in 5.5 Enterprise Plus and requires deployment of 2 appliances per vCenter4. Features available in all editions that have High Availability enabled.
vSphere Hypervisor / vSphere 5.x Ent+ Information: http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vsphere5/r55/vsphere-55-configuration-maximums.pdf, http://www.vmware.com/products/vsphere/compare.html,
http://www.vmware.com/products/vsphere/features/application-HA.html
VMware ComparisonCapability
Windows Server
2012 R2 Hyper-V
vSphere
Hypervisor
vSphere 5.5
Enterprise Plus
Max Guest Cluster Size (iSCSI) 64 Nodes 51 51
Max Guest Cluster Size (Fibre) 64 Nodes 51 51
Max Guest Cluster Size (File Based) 64 Nodes 51 51
Guest Cluster with Shared Virtual Disk Yes Yes2 Yes2
Guest Clustering with Live Migration Yes N/A No3
Guest Clustering with Dynamic Memory Yes No4 No4
vSphere Hypervisor / vSphere 5.x Ent+ Information: Information http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vsphere5/r55/vsphere-55-configuration-maximums.pdf, http://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-
55/index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom.vmware.vsphere.mscs.doc%2FGUID-6BD834AE-69BB-4D0E-B0B6-7E176907E0C7.html, http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1037959
1. Guest Clusters can be created on vSphere 5.1 and 5.5 but are supported to a maximum of just 5 nodes in that guest cluster, regardless of storage.2. VMware supports guest clusters using a shared virtual disk, but those guest cluster nodes must reside on the same physical host, defeating the object of clustering and resilience.3. VMware does not support the use of vMotion with a VM that is part of a Guest Cluster4. VMware does not support the use of Memory Overcommit with a VM that is part of a Guest Cluster
Backup & ReplicationIntegrated solutions for protecting key virtualized workloads
Incremental BackupPerform agentless backup operations more quickly &easily whilst saving network bandwidth & disk space
Windows Azure Backup IntegrationQuickly & easily protect important server data offsite with automated backups to Windows Azure
Inbox VM ReplicationNear-synchronous replication of virtual machines across multiple sites with Hyper-V Replica
VMware ComparisonCapability
Windows Server
2012 R2 Hyper-V
vSphere
Hypervisor
vSphere 5.5
Enterprise Plus
Incremental Backup Yes No Yes1
Cloud Backup Integration Yes Partners Partners
Inbox Software-Based VM Replication Yes No Yes1
vSphere Hypervisor / vSphere 5.x Ent+ Information: http://www.vmware.com/products/vsphere/compare.html, http://www.vmware.com/products/vsphere/features/replication.html,
http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/vsphere/VMware-vSphere-Replication-Overview.pdf
1. vSphere Data Protection and vSphere Replication are available in the Essentials Plus and higher editions of vSphere 5.5
VMware ComparisonReplication Capability Hyper-V Replica vSphere Replication
Architecture Inbox with Hypervisor Virtual Appliance
Replication Type Asynchronous Asynchronous
RTO 30s, 5m, 15m 15m – 24h
Replication Tertiary (A>B>C) Secondary (A>B)
Planned Failover Yes No
Unplanned Failover Yes Yes
Test Failover Yes No
Simple Failback Process Yes No
Automatic Re-IP Address Yes No
Point in Time Recovery Yes, 24 points Yes. 24 points
Orchestration PS, SCO, HVRM1 No Script, SRM only
vSphere Hypervisor / vSphere 5.x Ent+ Information: http://www.vmware.com/products/vsphere/compare.html, http://www.vmware.com/products/vsphere/features/replication.html,
http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/vsphere/VMware-vSphere-Replication-Overview.pdf
1. Hyper-V Replica can be automated with PowerShell which is free within Windows Server. Alternatively, customers can automate Hyper-V Replica with System Center Orchestrator or Hyper-V Recovery Manager
Virtualization Innovation
Virtualization InnovationCapabilities to improve performance, security & management
EnhancedSession ModeEnhanced user experience when administering Hyper-V virtual machines
Automatic VM ActivationStreamlined mechanism for VM activation, without additional activation infrastructure
Generation 2 VMsSupport for UEFI firmware and Secure Boot for more secure virtualized infrastructure
VMware ComparisonCapability
Windows Server
2012 R2 Hyper-V
vSphere
Hypervisor
vSphere 5.5
Enterprise Plus
VMs with Secure Boot & UEFI Firmware Yes No No
Enhanced VM Administration Experience Yes No No
Automatic VM Activation Yes No No
Summary
Scalability &
Performance
Security &
Multitenancy
Flexible
Infrastructure
HA &
Resiliency
Virtualization
Innovation