What is the basis used for VMware vSAN licensing?
For any software offering that VMware licenses on a per-CPU basis, VMware requires one license for up to 32 physical cores. If a CPU has more than 32 cores, additional CPU licenses will be required. For more details, read this FAQ. vSAN license editions include Standard, Advanced, Enterprise and Enterprise Plus.
Is VMware vSphere a perpetual license?
VMware vSphere for Platinum with VMware AppDefense Plug-in is deployed on-premises and sold as a perpetual license with Support and Subscription (SnS) and the VMware AppDefense (SaaS) for Platinum is a VMware hosted cloud service sold as subscription.
Which products are licensed features within the VMware vSphere suite?
Licensed features in the VMware vSphere suite are Virtual SMP, vMotion, Storage vMotion, vSphere DRS, vSphere HA, and vSphere FT.
Where is my VMware license?
Procedure
- In the vSphere Web Client, select Administration, and under Licensing, select Licenses.
- Select a tab for the licensing information that you want to view. Tab. Description. Licenses. Lists all licenses that are available in the vSphere environment.
What is HCI VMware?
Hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) is a software-defined, unified system that combines all the elements of a traditional data center: storage, compute, networking and management.
What is VMware HCI kit?
HCI allows the convergence of physical storage onto modern servers, enabling a building block approach with scale-out capabilities. All key data center functions run as software on the hypervisor in a tightly integrated software layer.
Does vSphere license include vCenter?
vCenter Server licenses for Standard or Foundation, are sold separately from vSphere licensing, where vCenter Server Essentials licensing is included with a vSphere Essentials Kit.
What are the storage containers called in vSphere?
VMware Pages vSphere Container Storage Plug-in, also called the upstream vSphere CSI driver, is a volume plug-in that runs in a native Kubernetes cluster deployed in vSphere and is responsible for provisioning persistent volumes on vSphere storage.
What is a virtual replication appliance?
Virtual Replication Appliance (VRA) – A virtual machine installed on each hypervisor hosting virtual machines to be protected or recovered, that manages the replication of data between the protected and recovery sites.
How does vSphere replication work?
When you configure a virtual machine for replication, the vSphere Replication agent sends changed blocks in the virtual machine disks from the source site to the target site. The changed blocks are applied to the copy of the virtual machine. This process occurs independently of the storage layer.
What are the different VMware licenses in VMware vSphere?
There are two main VMware licenses in VMware vSphere: vSphere licenses for ESXi hosts and licenses for vCenter Server. If you use standalone ESXi hosts, buy the needed VMware vSphere license and install it on each ESXi host. If you have multiple ESXi hosts, it is better to manage them centrally.
What is VMware vSphere Storage Appliance?
VMware vSphere Storage Appliance is a software-based shared storage solution that enables high availability and automation in vSphere without shared storage hardware. VMware is announcing the End of Availability of all vSphere Storage Appliance versions, effective April 1, 2014. After this date you will no longer be able to purchase this product.
How to license ESXi 6 and ESXi 7 in VMware Host client?
The workflow for ESXi 6 licensing in vCenter 6.7 and ESXi 7 licensing in vCenter 7.0 is similar. To open VMware Host Client, open your web browser and enter the IP address of the ESXi host that you want to license ( https://192.168.1.30 in this example).
What is the end of availability date for VMware vSphere Storage Appliance?
VMware is announcing the End of Availability of all vSphere Storage Appliance versions, effective April 1, 2014. After this date you will no longer be able to purchase this product. All support and maintenance for vSphere Storage Appliance 5.5 will be unaffected and will continue to follow the Enterprise Infrastructure Support Policy.