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  • 1.  vSphere license?

    Posted Apr 25, 2023 07:54 AM

    My company is thinking about getting some vSphere licenses, but i dont understand it completely...

    Our current invironment is running on Hyper-V with current servers:

    6 Hypervisors with 2 x 12-core CPUs each

    And a **bleep**load of VMs under them.

    We want to create a cluster of 2 x 3 hypervisors for failover.

    We dont need any cloud stuff, its pure metal its running on.

     

    What licenses would that need?



  • 2.  RE: vSphere license?

    Posted Apr 25, 2023 03:47 PM

    What you need is one license for "vCenter Server Standard", and 12 licenses for the CPU sockets in the ESXi hosts. Note that as of vSphere 7 CPU licenses are limited to 32 cores each. This may not matter in your case, but something to keep in mind.
    The edition for the CPU licensed - Standard, or Enterprise Plus - depends on the features you want/need.

    Please note that VMware offers "Acceleration Kits", which are basically starter kits that contain a license for vCenter Server Standard plus 6 CPU licenses. With an Acceleration Kit + 6 additional CPU licenses you will get what you need, but at a reduced price.

    André