VMware vSphere 8/7 Kits
VMware Kits are complete offerings with all licenses and features required to virtualize an environment.
Essentials Kit
vSphere Essentials Kits are complete solutions for smaller companies as well as environments (up to three hosts with two CPUs each, max. 32 cores per CPU). They combine a virtualization solution with central management functions via vCenter Server Essentials. Essentials Kits cannot be expanded and/or combined with individual licenses.
The scalability limitations of Essentials Kits are dictated by the respective product and can only be removed by upgrading the entire kit to an Acceleration Kit.
Acceleration Kit
vSphere Acceleration Kits are convenient, complete packages that provide new customers with an easy way to purchase all the components necessary to set up a new VMware environment. Includes six processor licenses (max. 32 cores per CPU) for vSphere and one license for one instance of vCenter Server Standard.
After purchase, vSphere Acceleration Kits are split into their individual components and can be combined with vSphere individual licenses within the infrastructure. The split allows SnS agreements for each individual component to be updated and extended according to their respective schedules.
VMware Kits are complete offerings with all licenses and features required to virtualize an environment.
Essentials Kit
vSphere Essentials Kits are complete solutions for smaller companies as well as environments (up to three hosts with two CPUs each, max. 32 cores per CPU). They combine a virtualization solution with central management functions via vCenter Server Essentials. Essentials Kits cannot be expanded and/or combined with individual licenses.
The scalability limitations of Essentials Kits are dictated by the respective product and can only be removed by upgrading the entire kit to an Acceleration Kit.
Acceleration Kit
vSphere Acceleration Kits are convenient, complete packages that provide new customers with an easy way to purchase all the components necessary to set up a new VMware environment. Includes six processor licenses (max. 32 cores per CPU) for vSphere and one license for one instance of vCenter Server Standard.
After purchase, vSphere Acceleration Kits are split into their individual components and can be combined with vSphere individual licenses within the infrastructure. The split allows SnS agreements for each individual component to be updated and extended according to their respective schedules.
Unterschiede hervorheben | VMware vSphere 7 Essentials Kit |
VMware vSphere 7 Essentials Plus Kit |
VMware vSphere 7 Standard Acceleration Kit for 6 Processors |
VMware vSphere 7 Enterprise Plus Acceleration Kit for 6 Processors |
License | Paket aus vSphere 7 und vCenter Server Essentials für bis zu 3 physische Server mit jeweils bis zu 2 CPUs | Paket aus vSphere 7 und vCenter Server Essentials für bis zu 3 physische Server mit jeweils bis zu 2 CPUs | Paket aus vSphere 7 und vCenter Server Standard für bis zu 6 CPUs | Paket aus vSphere 7 und vCenter Server Standard für bis zu 6 CPUs |
License period | Unbefristet mit Anspruch auf Updates für den ausgewählten Abonnementzeitraum | Unbefristet mit Anspruch auf Updates für den ausgewählten Abonnementzeitraum | Unbefristet mit Anspruch auf Updates für den ausgewählten Abonnementzeitraum | Unbefristet mit Anspruch auf Updates für den ausgewählten Abonnementzeitraum |
Expandability with additional licenses | no | no | yes | yes |
Support & Subscription (SnS) | 12 or 36 months Subscription | 12 or 36 months Basic or Production Support | 12 or 36 months Basic or Production Support | 12 or 36 months Basic or Production Support |
Extension SnS | yes | yes | yes | yes |
vCPU limitation | 128 | 128 | 128 | 128 |
Cores per CPU | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
Max. physical RAM | Host: 12 TB | Host: 12 TB | Host: 24 TB | Host: 24 TB |
Amount of virtual machines | unlimited | unlimited | unlimited | unlimited |
Hypervisor | vSphere 7 (mit Downgrade-Möglichkeit) | vSphere 7 (mit Downgrade-Möglichkeit) | vSphere 7 (mit Downgrade-Möglichkeit) | vSphere 7 (mit Downgrade-Möglichkeit) |
Centralized Management | vCenter Server Essentials für eine Instanz | vCenter Server Essentials für eine Instanz | vCenter Server Standard für eine Instanz | vCenter Server Standard für eine Instanz |
vSAN | optional | optional | optional | |
Update Manager | x | x | x | x |
Thin Provisioning | x | x | x | x |
Storage APIs | x | x | x | x |
Data Protection, Replication | x | x | x | |
vMotion, X-Switch vMotion | x | x | x | |
vShield Endpoint | x | x | x | |
High Availability | x | x | x | |
Fault Tolerance | 2 vCPUs | 4 vCPUs | ||
Storage vMotion | x | x | ||
Virtual Volumes, Storage-Policy Based Management | x | x | ||
APIs for Storage Awareness | x | x | ||
Hot Add | x | x | ||
APIs for Array Integration, Multipathing | x | x | ||
Content Library | x | x | ||
vCenter High Availability | vCenter Standard | vCenter Standard | ||
vCenter Backup and Restore | vCenter Standard | vCenter Standard | ||
vCenter Server Appliance Migration Tool | vCenter Standard | vCenter Standard | ||
vSphere Integrated Containers | x | |||
Virtual Machine Encryption | x | |||
Proactive HA | x | |||
Distributed Resource Scheduler, Distributed Power Management | x | |||
Big Data Extensions | x | |||
Distributed Switch | x | |||
Storage DRS | x | |||
I/O Controls (Network and Storage) and SR-IOV | x | |||
Host Profiles and Auto Deploy | x | |||
Flash Read Cache | x | |||
Cross-vCenter and Long Distance vMotion | x | |||
NVIDIA GRID vGPU | x | |||
Predictive DRS* | x |