VMware vSphere Standard, Advanced, Enterprise, and Enterprise Plus
These editions are licensed on a per processor basis where a processor is defined as a populated socket with one or more physical processor cores. The number of processor cores licensed by the software depends on the edition. VMware vSphere Standard and Enterprise define a processor as up to 6 cores while VMware vSphere Advanced and Enterprise Plus define a processor as up to 12 cores.
VMware vSphere defines the features enabled for each physical host in the virtual infrastructure. VMware vCenter Server is the central management server for managing vSphere hosts. One instance of vCenter Server is required.
VMware vSphere Essentials Plus
This edition is a all-in-one packages for small office environments that include everything required for consolidating servers and for virtualization management. This includes licensing for three physical vSphere hosts and vCenter Server for Essentials, the central management server. Each physical server may contain up to two physical processors with up to 6 cores per processor.
This editions is for three physical hosts and may not be broken apart or combined with any other vSphere or vCenter Server edition.
VMware Acceleration Bundles
VMware vSphere Advanced Acceleration Kit delivers superior application availability and data protection together with centralized management for mid-sized businesses at 30% off for a limited time. This Acceleration Kit includes:
- VMware vSphere Advanced for 6 processors
- VMware vCenter Server Foundation
VMware vSphere Enterprise Plus Acceleration Kit includes the full range of vSphere features together with scalable central management for transforming datacenters into dramatically simplified environments for the next generation of flexible, reliable IT services. This Acceleration Kit includes:
- VMware vSphere Enterprise Plus for 6 or 8 processors
- VMware vCenter Server Standard
VMware vCenter Server
vCenter Server is licensed per instance. One instance is required in a vSphere deployment to enable centralized management and deployment of core vSphere features such as VMware VMotion, VMware Distributed Resource Scheduler, and more.
VMware View Bundles: Enterprise Edition
The VMware View Enterprise Bundle includes VMware Infrastructure 3 and VMware View Manager for desktop provisioning and management.
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