VIMA
VMware Infrastructure Management Assistant (VIMA)
This is a 64bits virtual machine based on RHEL.
Features that VIMA has over the RCLI:
- component for caching authentication
- component for collecting ESX log files (remote logging)
- Designed to host agents that will be released by 3rd party developers
- Includes a mechanism for VMware to provide updates
- The appliance itself is supported for production use