Objective 1.1 – Identify available vSphere editions and features

Walter Harris

VMware vSphere with Operations Management 5 Licensing: Per-Processor

  • Each physical processor (CPU) in a server needs to have exactly one vSphere with Operations Management processor license key
  • No Limits on Physical Resources
  • No Limits on Number of Virtual Machines
  • VMware vSphere with Operations Management 6 combines two components (vSphere and VMware vRealize™ Operations™ Standard) into a single product with a single license

VMware vSphere 6 Licensing: Per-Processor

  • Each physical processor (CPU) in a server needs to have at least one vSphere 6 processor license key
  • No Limits on Physical Resources
  • No Limits on Number of Virtual Machines
VMware 4.1 and prior VMware vSphere with OM5, VMware vSphere 5 and later
per CPU
Licensing Unit CPU CPU
SnS unit CPU CPU
Core per proc Restrictions by vSphere editions Unlimited
Physical RAM Capacity per host Restrictions by vSphere editions Unlimited

Packaging Overview

vSphere with Operations Management Editions and vSphere Editions

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You may wonder why “Storage APIs for Array Integration, Multipathing” isnt included in vSphere Standard and vSphere with Operations Management Standard. What does this mean? Its simple to anwser. Multipathing for blockbased Storage, ISCSI, FC and FCOE Arrays in Standard Editions function the same way as in the Enterprise and Enterprise Plus Editions. eg MRU, Fixed and Round Robin. You can have multiple active Path if you wish and configure it and if the storage and components support it. For further detailed explaination what behind “Storage APIs for Array Integration, Multipathing” stands, you can read an excellent blog post written by Josh Townsend.

vSphere with Operations Management Acceleration Kits and vSphere Essential Kits

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A big difference between vSphere with Operations Management Acceleration Kits and Essential Kits is that the Essential Kits function as single entity, while vSphere with Operations Management Accelerations Kits decompose into their individual kit components after purchase. That means that each component of the kit can be upgraded and SnS renewed by its own. That also means that vSphere essential kits cant grow more than 3 ESXi hosts.

vCenter Server Editions

vCenter Server is available in the following packages

  • vCenter Server Essentials – Integrated management for vSphere Essential Kits
  • vCenter Server Foundation – Centralized management for up to three vSphere hosts
  • vCenter Server Standard – Highly scaleable managemtn with rapid provisioning, monitoring, orchestration and control of all virtual machines in a vSphere enviroment

Only vCenter Standard includes vCenter Orchestrator and vCenter Server Linked Mode

References

VMware vSphere with Operations Management and VMware vSphere – Licensing, Pricing and Packaging

Storage APIs for Array Integration, Multipathing by Josh Townsend

 

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