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Purpose

Virtualization EcoShell is a freeware desktop application that enables IT administrators to unlock the full potential of their virtual infrastructure and reduce the daily operating costs of managing multi-platform environments.   

Fostered and supported by The Virtualization EcoShell Initiative (VESI) - an online community-driven Web site sponsored by Vizioncore - the Virtualization EcoShell is enhanced by the participation of community members through the exchange of new ideas, value-add services and extensible scripts. To become a member of the VESI community, please visit VESI Registration.

Download the latest release of Virtualization EcoShell (1.2.0)

Where Applicable

The Virtualization EcoShell provides a simple, consistent, and integrated management user interface for creating, debugging and simplifying the management of Windows PowerShell scripts with robust scripting capabilities through an Integrated Development Environment (IDE). For downloads and information on installing the Virtualization EcoShell, please visit the Virtualization EcoShell download page.

Audience

As more organizations adopt Windows PowerShell scripts across platforms, the Virtualization EcoShell is positioned for IT administrators, consultants, and system integrators who need to manage and automate repetitive and complex tasks within multiple virtual hosts and centralized management servers. The Virtualization EcoShell delivers daily cost-savings opportunities and reduces the learning curve for administrators to manage virtual environments.

Benefits of the Virtualization EcoShell

The Virtualization EcoShell provides several key features and benefits that enable daily cost savings to virtualization systems administrators.

		Gather – Access data from multiple standalone ESX Servers or vCenter instances to consolidate information from every layer of the virtualization stack including the operating systems, applications and infrastructure services.
		Filter – Easily identify inconsistencies and provide “health checks” on any virtual infrastructure and multi-platform environment with powerful time-saving filters that can be tuned, saved and leverage across the organization.
		Remediate – Reduce errors and streamline repetitive administrative tasks by efficiently modifying multiple objects across the infrastructure in a single operation.
		Report – Rapidly generate and customize reports for all types of IT- and business-related processes – save and print to a variety of formats such as XML, CSV, HTML and Microsoft Visio.
		Integrate - Leverage Windows PowerShell technology across the virtual environment to provide unparalleled integration capabilities with hypervisors, operating systems and application workloads, including support for Vizioncore vControl and Vizioncore vRanger Pro.