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  • 1.  Cost and licensing of vCenter

    Posted Nov 17, 2009 10:54 PM

    We have 4 x ESX 3.5 host running standard licenses. I'd like to upgrade to vSphere and implement vCenter and use vMotion. Do I need to purchase advance licenses for all of my host and also purchase vCenter. Are there different licensed levels of vCenter or is it a single purchase and functionallity is based on your host license? Any info or suggestions on how to implement this are appreciated! :smileyhappy:



  • 2.  RE: Cost and licensing of vCenter

    Posted Nov 17, 2009 11:02 PM

    Here's a link to editions comparison. You will need at minimum, Advanced vSphere licenses for every host in which you'd like to enable vMotion. Costs between editions can be found at this link.



  • 3.  RE: Cost and licensing of vCenter

    Posted Nov 17, 2009 11:31 PM

    Thanks Gary! Those are the links I was looking for. So I'll need to get 8 x Advanced vSphere licenses (2 cores per host) and 1 x Foundation vCenter license. Does vCenter require a lot of resources?



  • 4.  RE: Cost and licensing of vCenter
    Best Answer

    Posted Nov 18, 2009 01:27 PM

    Two processors and 3GB RAM to start... Here's a link to the install guide. BTW, vCenter can be physical or virtual. Here's a link that explains the pros v. cons of each approach.

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