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Table of Contents
Introduction to VMware vSphere™ 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Pricing, Packaging and Licensing Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
What’s New in VMware vSphere . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
VMware vSphere Editions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
VMware vSphere Editions for Retail and Branch Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Management Servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
À la Carte Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
VMware vSphere Support and Subscription Entitlements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Upgrades to VMware vSphere Editions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
VMware vSphere Acceleration Kits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
VMware vSphere Licensing Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
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Introduction to VMware vSphere™ 4
VMware vSphere™ 4 is the industry’s most widely deployed virtualization platform delivers the only foundation to transform datacenters into dynamic, simplified infrastructures for private, public and hybrid cloud environments.
VMware vSphere components include:
•VMwareESX®andVMwareESXi™
•VMwarevCenter™ServerAgent,whichallowscentralmanagementusingVMwarevCenterServer
•VMwarevStorageVirtualAvailabilityMachineFileSystem(VMFS),virtualSMP,VMwarevCenterUpdateManager,VMwarevMotion™,VMwareStoragevMotion,VMwareHighAvailability(HA),VMwareDistributedResourceSchedule(DRS)withVMwareDistributedPowerManagement(DPM),VMwarevStorageThinProvisioning,VMwareDataRecovery,VMwarevShieldZones,VMwareFaultTolerance,VMwareHostProfiles,VMwarevNetworkDistributedSwitch,VMwareHotAdd,VMwarevStorageAPIs/VMwareConsolidatedBackup(VCB)
VMwarevCenterServerisalsoacriticalcomponentofVMwarevSpheredeployments,enablingcentralmanagementandprovidingaccesstomanyofthefeaturesofVMwarevSphere.VMwarevCenterServerispurchasedseparately.
ThiswhitepaperoutlinesthevariousVMwarevSphereandVMwarevCenterServereditionsandthelatestchangestopricing,licensing,upgradepathsandSupportandSubscription(SnS)entitlements.
Pricing, Packaging and Licensing Overview
VMwarevSpherepricing,packagingandlicensingsimplifypurchasing,deploymentandongoingsupportforcustomers.
• Capacitypricingperpopulatedprocessorsocket.VMware vSphere is licensed based on the number of processorsonthephysicalhost.Customerscanpurchaseand deploy or redeploy any mix of servers, as required. Eachprocessorinasocketmaycontainmultiplecores. VMware customers may deploy VMware vSphere on physicalprocessorsthatcontainuptosixprocessingcoresatnoadditionalcharge.VMwarevSphereAdvancedandVMwarevSphereEnterprisePluseditionsprovidean expanded core entitlement and allow customers to deploy onprocessorsthatcontainupto12processingcores. Additionalinformationmaybefoundat http://www.vmware.com/download/eula/multicore.html
• VMwarevSphereeditions.Tomakethecustomer’sdecision-makingandpurchasingprocess easier, VMware vSphere is available in three main offeringstargetedforvariousdeploymentscenarios:VMwarevSphereStandard,VMwarevSphereAdvancedandVMwarevSphereEnterprisePlus1.
• VMwarevSphereforsmallbusinessesandbranchoffices.Forsmallbusinessesorsmallofficeenvironmentslooking forall-in-onesolutions.VMwareoffersfournewpackages:VMwarevSphereEssentials,VMwarevSphereEssentialsPlus,VMwarevSphereEssentialsforRetailandBranchOffices,andVMwarevSphereEssentialsPlusforRetailandBranchOffices.
• Centralizedlicensingmechanism.VMwarevCenterServer(purchasedseparately)provides centralmanagementofVMwarevSpherehostsandcentral managementofVMwarevSpherelicensesasanativefeature.Noseparatelicensingmechanism(e.g.,separatelicenseserver)isrequired.
VMware vCenter Server is a required component of a complete VMware vSphere deployment and provides centralized management,provisioning,updatingandorchestrationofVMwarevSpherehosts.OneinstanceisrequiredtocentrallymanageandenablemostfeaturesofVMwarevSphere.VMwarevCenterServerispurchasedseparatelyforStandard,Advanced,andEnterprisePluseditions,and“VMwarevCenterServerforEssentialsPlus”isintegratedintheall-in-oneEssentialsandEssentialsPluspackage(includingtheRetailandBranchOfficeeditions.).
What’s New in VMware vSphere
ThenewfeaturesinVMwarevSphereinclude:
•VMwareDataRecovery – provides simple, cost effective, agentlessbackupandrecoveryforvirtualmachines.
•VMware Fault Tolerance – provides continuous availability, without any data loss or downtime, to any application, in the event of hardware failures.
•VMware Hot Add–enablesCPUandmemorytobeaddedtovirtual machines when needed without disruption or downtime.
•VMware Host Profiles (available through VMware vCenter Server)–standardizesandautomatesconfigurationofVMwarevSpherehostsbycapturingareferencehostconfigurationandensuringcomplianceforresource,networking,storageandsecuritysettings.
1. VMware vSphere Enterprise will also be available for existing VMware Infrastructure 3 Enterprise customers during a transitional period.
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•VMware vStorage Thin Provisioning – provides dynamic allocationofstoragecapacity,allowingstoragepurchasestobedeferreduntiltheyarereallyrequired,reducingstoragespendingbyupto50percent.
• VMware vNetwork Distributed Switch – simplifies and enhances theprovisioning,administrationandcontrolofvirtualmachinenetworkinginVMwarevSphereenvironments.Italsoenablesthird-partydistributedvirtualswitchessuchastheCiscoNexus1000VtobeusedinVMwarevSphereenvironments,providingnetworkadministratorswithfamiliarinterfacestocontrolqualityof service at the virtual machine level.
•VMware vShield Zones – simplifies application security by enforcingcorporatesecuritypoliciesattheapplicationlevelinasharedenvironment,whilestillmaintainingtrustandnetworksegmentationofusersandsensitivedata.
VMware vSphere Editions
VMware vSphere Standard providesanentry-levelsolutionforbasic consolidation of applications to slash hardware costs while acceleratingapplicationdeployment.
VMware vSphere Standard includes:
•VMwareESXiandVMwareESX(deployment-timechoice)2
•VMwarevStorageVMFS
•Four-wayvirtualSMP
•VMwarevCenterServerAgent
•VMwarevStorageAPIs/VMwareConsolidatedBackup(VCB)
•VMwarevCenterUpdateManager
•VMwareHA
•VMwarevStorageThinProvisioning
VMwarevSphereStandardisavailableforUSD$795peroneprocessor with up to six cores for use on a server with up to 256GBofmemory.
VMware vSphere Advanced providesastrategicconsolidationsolutionthatprotectsallapplicationsagainstplannedandunplanned downtime to provide superior application availability.
VMwarevSphereAdvancedincludes:
•VMwareESXiandVMwareESX(deployment-timechoice)
•VMwarevStorageVMFS
•Four-wayvirtualSMP
•VMwarevCenterServerAgent
•VMwarevStorageAPIs/VMwareConsolidatedBackup(VCB)
•VMwarevCenterUpdateManager
•VMwareHighAvailability(HA)
•VMwarevStorageThinProvisioning
•VMwarevMotion
•VMwareHotAdd
•VMwareFaultTolerance
•VMwareDataRecovery
•VMwarevShieldZones
VMwarevSphereAdvancedisavailableforUSD$2,245perone processor with up to 12 cores for use on a server with up to 256GBofmemory.
VMware vSphere Enterpriseprovideskeyfeaturesforminimizingdowntime,protectingdataandautomating resourcemanagement.
VMwarevSphereEnterpriseincludes:
•VMwareESXiandVMwareESX(deployment-timechoice)
•VMwarevStorageVMFS
•Four-wayvirtualSMP
•VMwarevCenterServerAgent
•VMwarevStorageAPIs/VCB
•VMwarevCenterUpdateManager
•VMwareHA
•VMwarevStorageThinProvisioning
•VMwarevMotion
•VMwareHotAdd
•VMwareFaultTolerance
•VMwareDataRecovery
•VMwarevShieldZones
•VMwareStoragevMotion
•VMwareDRS
•VMwareDPM
2. VMware ESX and VMware ESXi are both enterprise-class hypervisors that provide the foundation for a vSphere deployment. Customers can choose to deploy either hypervisor. VMware ESXi is the next generation architecture with a small footprint and operating system independent design. VMware ESX maintains legacy compatibility with certain customer developed scripts and some third-party solutions.
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All prices are suggested list prices for the United States. Local pricing may vary.
VMwarevSphereEnterpriseisavailableforUSD$2,875perone processor with up to six cores for use on a server with up to256GBofmemory.
VMware vSphere Enterprise PlusincludesthefullrangeofVMwarevSpherefeaturesfortransformingdatacentersintodramaticallysimplifiedcloudcomputingenvironmentsprovidingthenextgenerationofflexible,reliableITservices.
VMwarevSphereEnterprisePlusincludes:
•VMwareESXiandVMwareESX(deployment-timechoice)
•VMwarevStorageVMFS
•Eight-wayvirtualSMP
•VMwarevCenterServerAgent
•VMwarevStorageAPIs/VCB
•VMwarevCenterUpdateManager
•VMwareHA
•VMwarevStorageThinProvisioning
•VMwarevMotion
•VMwareHotAdd
•VMwareFaultTolerance
•VMwareDataRecovery
•VMwarevShieldZones
•VMwareStoragevMotion
•VMwareDRS
•VMwareDPM
•VMwarevNetworkDistributedSwitch
•VMwareHostProfiles
VMwarevSphereEnterprisePlusisavailableforUSD$3,495perone processor with up to 12 cores with no license limitation on thememoryconfiguration.VMwarevSphereEnterprisePlusisalsoofferedasabundlewiththeCiscoNexus1000V.ThepriceforthisbundleisUSD$3,995peroneprocessorwithupto12coreswithnolicenselimitationonthememoryconfiguration.
SupportandSubscription(SnS)isavailableforallthe VMwarevSphereeditionsabove.Aminimumofoneyearof SnS is required for each license.
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All prices are suggested list prices for the United States. Local pricing may vary.
VMwarevCenterServerisarequiredandseparatepurchase inordertocentrallymanageandenablemanyVMware vSphere features.
VMware vSphere Editions for Retail and Branch Offices
VMwarevSphereEssentialsandVMwarevSphereEssentials Plusarebothtargetedtosmallerdeployments.Theyprovide all-in-onelicensesolutionsandincludelicensesforthreephysicalservers(uptotwoprocessorseach)andacentralmanagementserver.Botheditionsareself-containedsolutionsand may not be decoupled or combined with other VMware vSphere editions.
VMware vSphere Essentialsprovidesanall-in-onesolutionforsmallofficestovirtualizethreephysicalserversforconsolidating
andmanagingapplicationstoreducehardwareandoperatingcostswithalowup-frontinvestment.
VMwarevSphereEssentialsincludes:
•VMwareESXiandVMwareESX(deployment-timechoice)
•VMwarevStorageVMFS
•Four-wayvirtualSMP
•VMwarevCenterServerAgent
•VMwarevStorageAPIs/VCB
•VMwarevCenterUpdateManager
•VMwarevCenterServerforEssentials
SIMPLIFIEDOPERATIONS
Third-Party MultipathingDistributed Switch
Host Con�guration Controls
AUTOMATED RESOURCE
MANAGEMENTDynamic Resource
AllocationPower Management
Storage Live Migration
AUTOMATED RESOURCE
MANAGEMENTDynamic Resource
AllocationPower Management
Storage Live Migration
AVAILABILITYLive Migration
Continuous AvailabilityNetwork Security Zoning
Data Protection
AVAILABILITYLive Migration
Continuous AvailabilityNetwork Security Zoning
Data Protection
AVAILABILITYLive Migration
Continuous AvailabilityNetwork Security Zoning
Data Protection
ENTERPRISE PLUSENTERPRISEADVANCEDSTANDARD
CONSOLIDATIONHypervisor
Management AgentHigh AvailabilityThin Provisioning
CONSOLIDATIONHypervisor
Management AgentHigh AvailabilityThin Provisioning
CONSOLIDATIONHypervisor
Management AgentHigh AvailabilityThin Provisioning
CONSOLIDATIONHypervisor
Management AgentHigh AvailabilityThin Provisioning
License (1 Processor)SnS (Gold/Plat)
$795$273 / $323
$2,245$472/ $561
$2,875$604 / $719
$3,495$734 / $874
Figure 1 VMware vSphere Editions and Pricing
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All prices are suggested list prices for the United States. Local pricing may vary.
VMwarevSphereEssentialsisavailableforUSD$995includingone year of subscription. Support is optional and available on a per incident basis.
VMware vSphere Essentials Plus providesanall-in-onesolutionforsmallofficestovirtualizethreephysicalserverstoreducehardwarecostswhileensuringsuperiorapplicationavailability and data protection.
VMwarevSphereEssentialsPlusincludes:
•VMwareESXiandVMwareESX(deployment-timechoice)
•VMwarevStorageVMFS
•Four-wayVirtualSMP
•VMwarevCenterServerAgent
•VMwarevStorageAPIs/VMwareConsolidatedBackup(VCB)
•VMwarevCenterUpdateManager
•VMwareHA
•VMwareDataRecovery
•VMwarevCenterServerforEssentials
VMwarevSphereEssentialsPlusisavailableforUSD$2,995.SupportandSubscription(SnS)issoldseparately.Aminimum of one year of SnS is required.
VMware ESX / ESXi hosts and virtual machines
vCenter Server for Essentials
VMware Essentials and Essentials Plus provide all-in-one packages for deploying and managing three servers and many virtual machines
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Figure 2 VMware vSphere Essentials Deployment
VMwarevSphereEssentialsforRetailandBranchOfficesoffersapackagesolutionforeachofanenterprise’sbranchofficestoextendagility,security,andefficiencyacrosstheorganization.
VMwarevSphereEssentialsforRetailandBranchOfficesincludes:
• VMwareESXandESXi(deployment-timechoice)
• VMwarevStorageVMFS
• Four-wayvirtualSMP
•VMwarevCenterServerAgent
•VMwarevStorageAPIs/VMwareConsolidatedBackup(VCB)
•VMwarevCenterUpdateManager
• VMwarevCenterServerforEssentials(VMwarevCenterServerStandardavailableseparately)
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ManagementServers
VMwarevCenterServer(formerlyknownasVMwareVirtualCenterServer)isthecentralmanagementtoolforconfiguring,provisioningandmanagingdistributedvirtualITenvironments.Purchasedseparately,itisrequiredformanagingVMwarevSpherehostsandenablingmanyofthefeatures.VMwarevCenterServerislicensedperinstanceandenvironmentscomprisingofESXhoststhatformonelogicaldatacenter typically require only one instance of VMware vCenterServer.VMwarevCenterServerisavailableinthefollowingeditions:
VMwarevCenterServerStandard.ProvideslargescalemanagementofVMwarevSpheredeploymentsforrapidprovisioning,monitoring,orchestrationand control of virtual machines.
VMwarevCenterServerFoundation.Providespowerfulmanagementtoolsforsmallerenvironments(uptothreeVMwarevSpherehosts)lookingtorapidlyprovision,monitor and control virtual machines.
VMwarevCenterServerforEssentials.IntegratedintotheVMwarevSphereEssentialsandEssentialsPluseditionsforsmallofficedeployments.
VMwarevCenterServerFoundation,VMwarevCenterServerStandardandVMwarevCenterServerforEssentialsincludethefollowingkeycomponents:
•Amanagementserver,theuniversalhubforprovisioning,monitoringandconfiguringvirtualizedenvironments.
•Adatabase serverthatstorespersistentconfigurationdataand performance information.
•Asearch engine that allows administrators to search the entireobjectinventoryofmultipleVMwarevCenterServersfrom one place.
•TheVMware vSphere Client that provides administrators withafeature-richconsoleforaccessingoneormoreVMwarevCenterServerssimultaneously.
• TheVMware vCenter Web Access portal that provides remote access from any system.
•VMware vCenter APIs and a .NETExtension that allow integrationbetweenVMwarevCenterServerandother tools,andsupportcustomizedplug-instotheVMware vSphereClient.
VMwarevCenterServerStandardincludesthefollowingadditional features:
•VMware vCenter Orchestrator,anITprocessautomationenginethatgivesadministratorsthetoolstheyneedtobetterautomate the environment.
•VMware vCenter Server Linked Mode that enables a common inventory view across multiple instances of VMware vCenterServer.
vCenter Server Foundation
vCenter ServerStandard
VI Management License
$4,995
- No host limit- Includes Linked Mode- Includes Orchestrator
- 3 ESX host limit
$1,495
$1,049/$1,249
$545/$645
Per Instance (USD)
SnS (Gold/Plat)
Figure 3 VMware vSphere Management Server Pricing
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All prices are suggested list prices for the United States. Local pricing may vary.
À la Carte Features
IncontrasttoVMwareInfrastructure3packages,veryfewVMware vSphere features are available for purchase individually. Most features are only available when purchased within one oftheVMwarevSphereeditionslistedabove.However,twoVMware vSphere features are available separately: VMware ESXi,andVMwareDataRecovery.TheCiscoNexus1000Visathird-partyproductthatcanbepurchasedseparatelyforuseexclusivelywithVMwarevSphereEnterprisePlus.
VMware ESXi,apowerful,enterprise-classhypervisor,continuesto be available for free with options for supplemental Support and Subscription.
VMwareDataRecoveryisavailableforpurchaseasanadd-onmodulewithVMwarevSphereStandard.Notethatthisadd-onistreatedasanupgradetotheVMwarevSphereStandardlicense. While the table below lists the incremental Support andSubscription(SnS)forVMwareDataRecovery,thetotalSnSpricewillincludeextendingtheVMwarevSphereStandardcontractbyoneyear.Seethesectiontitled“UpgradestoVMwareVMwarevSphereEditions”below.
CiscoNexus1000VisasoftwarenetworkswitchthatintegrateswithVMwarevSpheretodelivervirtualmachines-awarenetworkservicesandisavailableforpurchaseasanadd-onproductforusewithVMwarevSphereEnterprisePlus.
Data Recovery
ESXi Single Server
VI Add-ons License
FREE
- Per incident support available at $299/incident
- Only available for sale with vSphere Standard
- Only available for sale with vSphere Enterprise Plus
$695
$495/$595(optional)
$146/$174
Per Processor (USD)
SnS (Gold/Plat)
Cisco Nexus 1000V $695 $146/$174
Figure 4 À la Carte Pricing: VMware vSphere
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VMware vSphere Support and Subscription Entitlements
OnebenefitofVMwareSupportandSubscriptionistheentitlementrightstonewfeaturesandupgrades.ExistingVMwareInfrastructure3customerswhohaveactiveSupportandSubscription(SnS)contractswillreceivenewVMwarevSpherelicensesatnoextracharge,asoutlinedbelow:
VMware InfraStructure 3 (VI3) VMware VSphere 4 added functIonalIty
VI3Foundation vSphere Standard vStorageThinProvisioningHighAvailability
VI3Standard vSphere Standard vStorageThinProvisioning
VI3Enterprise vSphereEnterprise vStorageThinProvisioningFaultToleranceHotAddvShield ZonesDataRecovery
VI3Foundation+VMotion vSphereStandard+VMotion+StorageVMotion vStorageThinProvisioningVMwareHA
VI3Standard+VMotion vSphereStandard+VMotion+StorageVMotion vStorageThinProvisioning
VI3Foundation+VMotion+VMwareDRS vSphereEnterprise VMwareHAvStorageThinProvisioningFaultToleranceHotAddvShield ZonesDataRecovery
VI3Standard+VMotion+VMwareDRS vSphereEnterprise vStorageThinProvisioningFaultToleranceHotAddvShield ZonesDataRecovery
Table 1 VMware vSphere SnS Entitlements
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Upgrades to VMware vSphere Editions
VMware vSphere customers with an active Support and Subscription(SnS)contractmaypurchaseanupgradetoahigherVMwarevSphereedition.Forexample,VMwarevSphereStandardcustomerscanupgradetoeitherVMwarevSphereAdvancedorVMwarevSphereEnterprisePlus.UpgradepricesarelistedinFigure5under“LicenseUpgrade.”
WhencustomersupgradesupportedlicensestoahigherVMwarevSphereedition,theoriginallicensekeyisdeactivatedandanewlicensekeyisissuedfortheupgradededition.TheSnS fee is calculated based on a minimum of one year of the new edition.Thatis,acustomerupgradingfromVMwarevSphereStandardtoAdvancedmustbuyatleastoneyearofVMwarevSphereAdvancedSnS.ThisnewSnScontractwillbeextendedbythevalueremainingonthebaseedition.Inthepreviousexample, the value of any unused SnS on the Standard license willbeusedtoextendthenewVMwarevSphereAdvancedSnS
contract.ThisprocessensuresthatonlyasinglelicensekeyexistswhichhasasingleSnScontractwithasingleterminationdate,simplifyingrenewals.
CustomerswhohaveanexpiredSnSmustpayreinstatementfeestopurchasesupportedupgrades.
Reinstatementfeesarebasedonthefollowing:
1. The applicable SnS fees for the current contract term, plus
2. The fees that would have been paid for the period of time that the customer’s SnS contract was not active, plus
3. A 20 percent fee on the sum of the fees in #1 and #2 listed above
Incaseswheresupportandsubscriptionhasexpiredforanextendedperiod,purchasinganewlicensemaybemorecost-effectivethanreinstatingtheexpiredservices.
Figure 5 Upgrade Paths among VMware vSphere Editions
ENTERPRISE PLUS
ENTERPRISE PLUSENTERPRISE
ENTERPRISE PLUSADVANCED
ESSENTIALS ESSENTIALS PLUS
License Upgrade
$2,195
$1,595
$2,970
$1,375
$685
STANDARD ADVANCED
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VMware vSphere Acceleration Kits
VMwareprovidesAccelerationKitstosimplifytheinitialpurchase and deployment of VMware vSphere and VMware vCenterServer.EachAccelerationKitconsistsofanumberoflicensesforVMwarevSphere,alongwithalicenseforoneinstanceofaVMwarevCenterServer.TheAccelerationKitsareoften offered at promotional discounts. Visit www.vmware.com or contact your local reseller for more specific information on thelatestavailableAccelerationKits.
VMwarevSphereLicensingTechnology
VMwarevSpherereplacestheFlexNetlicensingserverusedinVMwareInfrastructure3withnativelicensemanagementinVMwarevCenterServer.VMwarevCenterServerallowscustomerstoflexiblydeployproductsandmanagetheirlicenses.
VMwarevSpherelicensesaresimplelicensekeys(25-characteralphanumericstrings)thatcontaintheeditionofVMwarevSphereandtheprocessorquantityasencrypteddata.Theselicensekeysdonotcontainanyserver-specificinformationandarenottiedtoaspecificpieceofhardware.ThismeansthatthesamelicensekeycanbeassignedtomultipleVMwarevSpherehosts,aslongasthesum of physical processors on those hosts does not exceed the encodedprocessorquantityinthelicensekey.
Nosinglepointoffailurewithcentralizedlicensing. VMware vCenterServeristherecommendedinterfaceforlicense assignmenttoVMwarevSpherehosts.WhenVMwarevCenterServerassignsalicensekeytoahost,thelicensekeyiscopiedto thehostandsavedinapersistentformat.IntheeventthatthehostbecomesdisconnectedfromVMwarevCenterServer, thelicensekeyremainsactiveonthehostindefinitely,evenafterahostreboot.Onlyadeliberatelicensingoperationbytheusercanremoveorreplaceahostlicensekey.
Decentralizedlicensingoption.AlthoughtherecommendedlicensingoptionistoassignallVMwarevSpherelicensescentrallyfromVMwarevCenterServer,customerscanalsoassigntheirlicensekeysdirectlytoindividualhosts.Thereisnodifferencebetweenlicensekeysassigneddirectlyandthoseassignedcentrally.WhenaVMwarevSpherehostisaddedtotheVMwarevCenterServerinventory,anylicensekeyalreadyonthehostwillbecomeavailableformanagement,reportingandassignmentinVMwarevCenterServer,justasanylicensekeyaddeddirectlyviaVMwarevCenterServer.
FormoreinformationonVMwarevSpherelicensing,visit www.vmware.com/support/licensing.html.
Summary
Thepricing,packagingandlicensingschemaforVMwarevSphere4isdesignedtosimplifytheexperienceofbuying,deployingandmanagingVMwareproducts.WithVMwarevSphere,severalchangesprovidecustomerswithadditionalvalueandflexibility:
•CurrentcustomerswillreceivethenewfunctionalityinVMwarevSphere as part of their active SnS contracts.
•UpgradepathsamongVMwarevSphereeditionsprovideacost-effectivewaytoupgradetomoreadvancedfunctionality.
•Capacitypricingandcentralizedlicensemanagementprovidecustomerswithmoreflexibilityandsimplifyhowcustomers purchase and deploy VMware vSphere.
Features,productandserviceoptions,pricing,termsandconditionsaresubjecttochange.IfyouhaveadditionalquestionsregardingVMwarevSpherepricing,packaging andlicensing,pleasecontactVMwaresales,partnersorauthorized resellers.
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