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  • 1.  FREE ESXI version.... is it supported?

    Posted 28 days ago

    I am having trouble purchasing the VMWare ESXI  like I did in the past. I noticed VMWare / Broadcom offers a FREE version 8 ? Can this be used in Production legally? Are there updates and support for this version? Are there limits? Where can I purchase a paid version?

    thanks,

    don



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  • 2.  RE: FREE ESXI version.... is it supported?

    Posted 28 days ago

    The free version cannot be joined to vCenter.  It should not be used in production, as you'll have no service and support (no updates, no help).  

    limitations:

    Expiration No time limits on the free version
    Maximum physical CPUs 2
    Maximum physical memory 16TB
    Maximum vCPUs per VM 8 vCPUs
    Maximum vRAM per VM 6TB
    Official Support No
    Central Management (vCenter) No
    High Availability (HA) No
    Storage/Backup API usage (VADP) No
    Live migration of VMs (vMotion) No
    Load balancing of VMs (DRS) No

    If you need production licenses and support, contact your VAR for purchase options.  Warning, minimum purchase is 72 cores, and minimum licensing is 16 cores per CPU.  Broadcom doesn't sell to individuals or small / medium businesses like VMware used to do.

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