Vcenter 6.5 License
This article describes all the important differences between the various VMware vSphere 6 editions. Information about the price differences can be found at Thomas Krenn VMware vSphere 6 License Configurator (Downgrade to vSphere 5 possible).
Contents: • • • • VMware vSphere Licensing Rules Let’s highlight the main rules to bear in mind while planning and purchasing VMware vSphere 6.5 licenses. • A server is licensed according to the number of physical processors (CPU). Each server CPU requires a separate vSphere license (cores are not physical processors and are not taken into account when licensing). • The available functionality of an ESXi server is determined by the installed vSphere license (see the list of editions in the next section). • Each vSphere license requires a service support package (at least for a year).
• VMware does not impose any restrictions to the size of memory (RAM) installed on the physical server or the number of running virtual machines. From VMware point of view, the ESXi platform is not licensed. But to use it, you have to purchase a vSphere license.
Vcenter 6.5 License Key Generator
Comparison of vSphere Standard 6.5 Editions In VMware vSphere 6.5 the number of vSphere editions has reduced compared to the previous versions. In summer, 2016, VMware announced the elimination of its Enterprise edition. Thus, the following three VMware vSphere editions are now available (earlier there were 6 different editions): • VMware vSphere Standard • VMware vSphere Enterprise Plus • VMware vSphere with Operations Management (vSOM) Enterprise Plus The next table shows the main features available in different editions.