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VMware vSphere 5Table of ContentsExecutive Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3VMware vSphere Licensing Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3VMware vSphere 5 Licensing: Per-Processor with vRAM Entitlements . . . . 3Licensing Unit: Per Processor (CPU). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3No Limits on Physical Resources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3vRAM Entitlements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3vRAM per VM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Increasing the Pooled vRAM Capacity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Monitoring of Pooled vRAM Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Why a Change Was Necessary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Licensing vSphere 5 for virtual desktops deployments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5License Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Centralized Licensing with No Single Point of Failure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Decentralized Licensing Option. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Licensing Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5VMware vSphere and vCenter Server Packaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6VMware vSphere Editions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6VMware vSphere Hypervisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7VMware vSphere Desktop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7VMware vSphere Kits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7vCenter Server Editions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Upgrade Entitlements for Existing Customers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Upgrading Between VMware vSphere 5 Editions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9FAQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10How to Buy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Learn More . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12WH ITE PAPE R / 2
VMware vSphere 5Executive SummaryVMware vSphere is the industry-leading virtualization platformfor building cloud infrastructures. VMware vSphere acceleratesthe shift to cloud computing for existing datacenters. It alsounderpins compatible public cloud offerings, paving the wayfor the industry’s only hybrid cloud model.With the introduction of VMware vSphere 5, VMware is evolvingthe product’s licensing model to give customers the opportunityto move to a more cloud-like, “pay for consumption” approach toIT. The changes lay the foundation for a more modern IT cost modelthat is based on consumption and value rather than componentsand capacity.The new vSphere licensing model continues to be based on processorlicenses and eliminates the restrictive physical entitlements of CPUcores and physical RAM per server, replacing them with a singlevirtualization-based entitlement of pooled virtual memory (vRAM).VMware vSphere LicensingOverviewIn this chapter we will review the details of the new vSphere 5licensing model.VMware vSphere 5 Licensing: Per-Processor withvRAM EntitlementsVMware vSphere 5 is licensed on a per-processor basis with avRAM entitlement. Each VMware vSphere 5 processor licensecomes with an entitlement to a certain amount of vRAM capacity,or memory configured to virtual machines. Unlike in vSphere 4.xwhere core and physical RAM entitlements are tied to a serverand cannot be shared among multiple hosts, the vRAM entitlementsof vSphere 5 licenses are pooled, i.e. aggregated, across all vSphereservers managed by a vCenter Server instance or multiple vCenterServers instances in Linked Mode.Licensing Unit: Per Processor (CPU)Like VMware Sphere 4.x, VMware vSphere 5 is licensed on a perprocessor basis. Each physical processor (CPU) in a server needs tohave a least one vSphere 5 processor license key assigned to be ableto run vSphere. vSphere 5 license keys can be purchased, deployedand managed in the same way they were with vSphere 4.x.No Limits on Physical ResourcesVMware vSphere 5 licensing removes all restrictions on physicalcores and physical RAM. This change eliminates barriers to deployingVMware vSphere on new multicore server configurations, improvingcustomers’ ability to choose server hardware that best meetstheir requirements.vRAM EntitlementsEach vSphere 5 license provides a vRAM capacity entitlement.vRAM is defined as the memory configured to a virtual machine.When a virtual machine is created, it is configured with a certainamount of memory (vRAM) available to the virtual machine.The vRAM entitlements of VMware vSphere processor licensesare pooled—that is, aggregated—across all CPU licenses managedby a VMware vCenter instance (or multiple linked VMwarevCenter instances) to form a total available vRAM capacity(pooled vRAM capacity).There are no restrictions on how vRAM is configured across virtualmachines and CPUs. At any given point in time, the amount of vRAMconfigured by powered on virtual machines on a CPU could exceedthe base entitlement of the VMware vSphere 5 license assigned tothat CPU. There are also no restrictions on how many VMs can berun in a pool. As long as the total configured vRAM across all virtualmachines managed by a VMware vCenter instance or multiple linkedVMware vCenter instances is less than or equal to the total availablevRAM, VMware vSphere is correctly licensed.vRAM per VMWhen a virtual machine is powered on, the vRAM configured to thatvirtual machine counts against the pooled vRAM capacity up to amaximum of 96GB (i.e. a virtual machine with 128GB of configuredvRAM will only use 96GB from the pooled vRAM capacity). Allpowered on VMs, including virtual appliances or service VMs createdby vSphere features or solutions running on vSphere, count againstthe vRAM pool capacity in the amount equal to their configuredvRAM up to a maximum of 96GB.ComplianceTo maintain licensing compliance, at any given point in time thefollowing conditions must be met: Each active physical processor (CPU) must have at least onelicense assigned The 365-day moving average of daily high watermark of vRAMconfigured to all powered-on virtual machines in aggregatecannot exceed the pooled vRAM capacity. This is the samealgorithm used for VMware’s management products licensedon a per VM basis.Customers must purchase vSphere licenses in advance of use.Increasing the Pooled vRAM CapacityIf necessary, the easiest way to expand pooled vRAM capacity isto add more VMware vSphere CPU licenses of the same editionto the vRAM pool. Alternatively, customers can upgrade all CPUlicenses in the vRAM pool to a VMware vSphere edition with ahigher vRAM entitlement.SnS is required for all vSphere purchases.WH ITE PAPE R / 3
VMware vSphere 5Monitoring of Pooled vRAM CapacityAvailable and configured vRAM capacity can be monitored andmanaged using the licensing-management module of VMwarevCenter Server. Customers can create reports and set up alerts toobtain automated notification of when the level of vRAM usedsurpasses a specified level of the available pooled capacity.Why a Change Was NecessaryWith the modification to vSphere licensing, we accomplishtwo objectives:Figure 1 shows a comparison between the VMware vSphere 4.x andVMware vSphere 5 licensing models.VMware vSphere 4.1and priorPer CPU with Core andPhysical Memory LimitsLicensing UnitCPU CPUSnS UnitCPU CPUCore per procRestrictions by vSphereeditions- 6 cores for Standardand Enterprise, ESS,ESS - 12 core for Advancedand Ent. Plus UnlimitedPhysical RAMCapacity per hostRestrictions by vSphereedition- 256GB for Standard,Advanced andEnterprise, ESS, ESS - Unlimited forEnterprise Plus Unlimited Entitlement byvSphere edition- 32GB vRAM forEssentials Kit- 32GB vRAM forEssentials Plus Kit- 32GB vRAM forStandard- 64GB vRAM forEnterprise- 96GB vRAM forEnterprise Plus YES - vRAMentitlements are pooledamong vSphere hostsmanaged by a vCenteror linked vCenterinstance96GB - a powered onVM will count for amaximum of 96GBagainst the poolregardless of its actualconfigured amount Free customers from restrictive hardware-based entitlements Align the vSphere licensing model with IT as a serviceTo understand reasons for the change, we should first examine thelegacy VMware vSphere model. VMware vSphere 4.x is licensed ona per-physical-processor (CPU) basis with limits on: The number of physical cores per CPU Physical RAM capacity per serverSignificant innovations in hardware design—such as CPUs withever-larger number of cores, high-density memory chips, solidstate drives and hyperthreading—were causing the hardwarelimits in VMware vSphere 4.x licensing to become outdated. Inthe 24 months since the release of VMware vSphere 4.0, multicorecapacity of x86 CPUs grew from 2–4 cores per CPU to 8–12 perCPU. Processor manufacturers have announced plans to introduceCPUs that will exceed 12 cores. CPU manufacturers have introducedor plan to introduce technologies—such as hyperthreading—thatwork at the subcore level and increase processing power byimproving parallelization of computations. Similar growth andinnovation trends are also happening on the memory side, withRAM chip density growing from 4GB per DIMM to 8GB and 16GBper DIMM and new types of memory technologies—such as solidstate-drive (SSD)—becoming mainstream. This innovation trendin server hardware technologies is rapidly making the hardwarerestrictions of VMware vSphere 4.x licenses outdated posingdifficulties for customers to plan future investments ininfrastructure and virtualization.VMware vSphere 5.0and laterPer CPU with vRAMEntitlementsvRAM entitlementper procPooling ofentitlementsNot applicableNot applicableMax amount ofvRAM per VMcountedNot applicable Compliancepolicies Purchase in advanceof use High Watermark Monitoring toolNot applicable Purchase in advanceof use 12 months rollingaverage of dailyhigh watermarkYES - built-into vCenterServer 5.0Figure 1. vSphere 4.x vs. vSphere 5 Licensing ComparisonSnS is required for all vSphere purchases.WH ITE PAPE R / 4
VMware vSphere 5Licensing vSphere 5 for virtual desktops deploymentsLicensing ExampleVMware introduced a new vSphere edition, vSphere Desktop,specifically designed for licensing vSphere when used to run VDI.vSphere Desktop is not subject to vSphere 5 licensing with pooledvRAM entitlements. It can only be used as virtualization platformfor VDI deployments with either VMware View or other thirdparty connection brokers. For more details see next chapter.In this section we will go over the key elements of VMwarevSphere 5 licensing using an example.License ManagementVMware vSphere 5 licenses are still simple license keys (25-characteralphanumeric strings) that contain encrypted information aboutthe VMware vSphere edition or kit purchased and the processorquantity. These license keys do not contain any server-specificinformation and are not tied to a specific piece of hardware. Thismeans that the same license key can be assigned to multiple VMwarevSphere hosts, as long as the sum of physical processors on thosehosts does not exceed the encoded license quantity in the license key.Centralized Licensing with No Single Point of FailureVMware vCenter Server is the recommended interface for licenseassignment to VMware vSphere hosts. When a license key is assignedby VMware vCenter Server, it is copied to the host and saved in apersistent format. If the host becomes disconnected from VMwarevCenter Server, the license key remains active on the host indefinitely,even after a host reboot. Only a deliberate licensing operation bythe user can remove or replace a host license key.Decentralized Licensing OptionAlthough VMware recommends that customers assign allVMware vSphere licenses centrally through VMware vCenterServer, customers also have the option to assign their licensekeys directly to individual hosts. There is no difference betweendirectly and centrally assigned license keys. When a VMwarevSphere host is added to the VMware vCenter Server inventory,any license key already on the host will become available formanagement, reporting and assignment in VMware vCenterServer, just like any license key added directly via VMwarevCenter Server. For more information on VMware vSpherelicensing, visit sing new hosts with vSphere 5For this example, a user has two 2-CPU (each with 6 cores) hostswith 128GB of physical RAM each that they wish to license withVMware vSphere Enterprise edition. Each physical CPU requiresa license, so a minimum of four VMware vSphere 5 Enterpriselicenses are required. Each VMware vSphere 5 Enterprise licenseprovides a vRAM entitlement of 64GB. This means that with 4 vSphereEnterprise licenses the user creates a vRAM pool of 4 x 64GB 256GBSo far the user has not created any virtual machines, so he has notconfigured any capacity of the vRAM pool.Hosts2CPUs4VMware vSphere licenses4 (Enterprise Edition)vRAM capacity256GB (4 licenses x 64GB/license)vRAM used0GBPooling allows DRS and vMotion across hostsNext, the user starts to create virtual machines. The user creates50 virtual machines each having 4GB of vRAM, and plans to deploythem across the two hosts ( 12 virtual machines per CPUs). Bothhosts are in the same vRAM pool as they are connected to the samevCenter Server and are running the same VMware vSphere edition.This vRAM pool allows VMware Distributed Resource Scheduler(DRS) and VMware vMotion to move the virtual machines betweenany of the CPUs without needing additional licenses. Even if all50 virtual machines were running on a single CPU, no additionalvRAM capacity would be required, because the pooled vRAMentitlement would not be exceeded.Hosts2CPUs4VMware vSphere licenses4 (Enterprise Edition)vRAM capacity256GBvRAM used200GB(50 virtual machines x 4GB/virtual machine)SnS is required for all vSphere purchases.WH ITE PAPE R / 5
VMware vSphere 5Increasing the pooled vRAM capacityUsers can increase vRAM Capacity in three ways:1. Adding new vSphere licenses of the same editionto the existing pool2. Upgrading licenses to an edition with a highervRAM entitlement3. Adding a new host with new vSphere licenses ofthe same edition of the existing poolIn the example, the user adds a new host with a single CPU with 8cores. The user purchases an additional license of VMware vSphereEnterprise. The additional license raises the vRAM capacity by another64GB to a total of 320GB. The user adds 8 virtual machines thathave 8GB of vRAM each on the new host.Hosts3CPUs5VMware vSphere licenses5vRAM capacity320GBvRAM used264GB (200GB (8 virtual machines x 8GB/virtual machine))Later, the user wants to further increase the capacity of thevRAM pool by 100GB to allow for future growth without addingany additional options. The user has two options to increase thevRAM capacity: Buy two additional VMware vSphere licenses of the same edition,Enterprise. This would raise the vRAM capacity by 128GB. Upgrade all five VMware vSphere licenses to an edition with ahigher vRAM entitlement. Each license of Enterprise Plus isentitled to 96GB of vRAM. Upgrading to Enterprise Plus wouldyield a new total vRAM capacity of 480GB.VMware vSphere andvCenter Server PackagingVMware offers several packaging options designed for a widevariety of deployment scenarios and customer typesVMware vSphere EditionsVMware vSphere Editions offer different combinations of functionalityand vRAM entitlements at different price points, providing a simplepath for customers to license VMware vSphere to meet their specificrequirements for scalability, size of environment, and use cases(see Figure 2). A Support and Subscription (SnS) contract isrequired for every VMware vSphere Edition purchase.Entitlements per CPU license vRAM Entitlement vCPU/VMStandardEnterpriseEnterprisePlus32 GB8 way64 GB8 way96 GB32 wayFeatures Hypervisor High Availability Data Recovery vMotion Virtual Serial Port Concentrator Hot Add vShield Zones Fault Tolerance Storage APIs for Array Integration Storage vMotion Distributed Resource Scheduler& Distributed Power Management Distributed Switch I/O Controls (Network and Storage) Host Profiles Auto Deploy* Policy-Driven Storage* Storage DRS**New in vSphere 5.0Figure 2. vSphere 5 Editions LineupFor information on local currency prices for vSphere Editions andKits visit: www.vmware.com/products/vsphere/pricing.htmlSnS is required for all vSphere purchases.WH ITE PAPE R / 6
VMware vSphere 5VMware vSphere Standard Edition provides an entry-levelsolution for basic server consolidation to slash hardware costswhile accelerating application deployment. Each StandardEdition license entitles 32GB of vRAM.licenses covered by this provision, however, may not be managedby the same instance of Virtual Center which is being used tomanage non-desktop OS virtual machines.VMware vSphere Enterprise Edition is a robust solution thatcustomers can use to optimize IT assets, ensure cost-effectivebusiness continuity and streamline IT operations through automation.Each Enterprise Edition license entitles 64GB of vRAM.VMware vSphere KitsVMware vSphere Enterprise Plus Edition offers the full rangeof VMware vSphere features for transforming datacenters intodramatically simplified cloud infrastructures, for running today’sapplications right alongside the next generation of flexible, reliableIT services. Each Enterprise Plus Edition license entitles 96GBof vRAM.Note that all hosts in a vRAM pool must be licensed with the sameVMware vSphere edition or, in other words, vRAM entitlements arepooled by VMware vSphere Edition. It is possible to manage mixedenvironments of hosts licensed with different VMware vSphereEditions from the same vCenter, however this will create multiplevRAM pools. vRAM capacity can only be shared among serverslicensed with the same VMware vSphere Edition.VMware vSphere HypervisorVMware vSphere Hypervisor is a free product that provides a simpleand easy way to get started with virtualization at no cost. vSphereHypervisor provides only basic virtualization capabilities allowingto virtualize servers and run applications in virtual machines in amatter of minutes. vSphere Hypervisor cannot connect to VMwarevCenter Server and therefore cannot be centrally managed. Userscan remotely manage individual vSphere Hypervisor hosts usingthe vSphere Client. vSphere Hypervisor is entitled to 32GB of vRAMper server (regardless of the number of processors) and can beutilized on servers with up to 32GB of physical RAM.VMware vSphere DesktopvSphere Desktop Edition is a new vSphere Edition designed forlicensing vSphere in VDI deployments. vSphere Desktop providesall functionalities of vSphere Enterprise Plus and unlimited vRAMentitlement. It can only be used for VDI deployment and can beleveraged with both VMware View and other 3rd party VDIconnection brokers.vSphere Desktop edition is licensed based on the total number ofPowered On Desktop Virtual Machines and can be purchased eitherstand-alone in a pack size of 100 desktop VM or included with theVMware View Bundle. For detailed information on pricing .htmlCustomers who purchased licenses for vSphere 4.x (or previousversions) prior to September 30, 2011 to host desktop virtualization,and hold current SnS agreements, may upgrade to vSphere 5while retaining access to unlimited vRAM entitlement. DesktopKits are all-in-one solutions that include multiple VMware vSpherelicenses and vCenter Server enabling an organization to quickly andeasily begin their VMware vSphere environment. Kits are availablein several editions that vary in terms of scalability and functionality.VMware offers two types of kits: Essentials Kits and Acceleration Kits.Essentials KitsThe Essentials Kits are all-in-one solutions for small environments(up to three hosts with two CPUs each) available in two editions—Essentials and Essentials Plus. Both editions include VMware vSphereprocessor licenses and VMware vCenter Server for Essentials for anenvironment of up to three hosts (up to 2 CPUs each) and maximumpooled vRAM capacity of 192GB (32GB x 6 VMware vSphereEssentials CPU licenses). Essentials scalability limits are productenforced and cannot be extended other than by upgrading thewhole kit to a higher-end bundle (see upgrades sections, below).VMware vSphere Essentials and Essentials Plus kits are self-containedsolutions and may not be decoupled, or combined with otherVMware vSphere editions.VMware vSphere Essentials Kit is all-in-one solution ideal for smalloffices. It enables consolidation and management of applicationsto reduce hardware and operating costs—all with a low upfrontinvestment. The VMware vSphere Essentials kit must be purchasedalong with a one-year subscription to software patches and updates.Support is optional and available on a per-incident basis.VMware vSphere Essentials Plus Kit adds features such asvSphere vMotion, vSphere HA and vSphere Data Recovery toVMware vSphere Essentials to enable always-on IT for the smallenvironment. VMware vSphere Essentials Plus is ideal for smallbusinesses that, in addition to hardware and operating costsavings, are also looking for maximization of application availabilityand business continuity with a low upfront investment. SnS forVMware vSphere Essentials Plus is sold separately. A minimumof one year of SnS is required.VMware vSphere Essentials Kit for Retail and Branch Offices is aspecial edition designed for deployments in branch offices of mid-sizeor large enterprises. This edition offers a packaged solution to extendagility, security and efficiency across the organization and allowremote management of the office deployment either locally or fromcentral location running VMware vCenter Server. Retail- andbranch-office editions require a maximum of 3 virtualized hostsper site and a minimum initial order of a starter kit (covering 10 sites)plus the ability to add on sites as required (after initial purchaseof 10 sites customers can add 1 additional site at a time). vRAMentitlements of the Essentials Kit for Retail and Branch Officedeployed are pooled across sites with centrally managementby a single remote VMware vCenter Server.SnS is required for all vSphere purchases.WH ITE PAPE R / 7
VMware vSphere 5Acceleration KitsVMware vSphere 5 Acceleration Kits are all-in-one conveniencebundles that provide a simple way for new customers to purchaseall the necessary components to set up a new VMware environment.Each kit consists of a number of licenses for VMware vSphere, alongwith a license for one instance of a VMware vCenter Server Standard(see Figure 3). Unlike the Essentials Kits and VMware vSphere 4.xAcceleration Kits that function as single entity, VMware vSphere 5Acceleration Kits decompose into their individual kit componentsafter purchase. This allows customers to upgrade and renew SnSfor each individual component on its own schedule. The AccelerationKits are often offered at promotional discounts. Visit eration-kits.html orcontact your local reseller for more-specific information on thelatest available acceleration kit offerings.Essentials EssentialsPlusIncludesEntitlements perCPU license vRAM EntitlementStandard Enterprise EnterpriseAKAKPlus AK6 CPUs6 CPUs8 CPUs6 CPUs6 CPUs32 GB32 GB32 GB64 GB96 GB8 way8 way8 way8 way32 wayvCenter Server Standard, and 25-VM packs of managementproducts (see Figure 4). VMware vSphere 5 Acceleration Kits withManagement decompose into their individual kit components afterpurchase. This allows customers to upgrade and renew SnS for eachindividual component on its own schedule. These kits are scalablewith purchase of additional vSphere edition and managementproduct licenses.IncludedStandardAcceleration Kitwith SmartOperationsManagementEnterpriseAcceleration Kitwith BusinessProductionManagementEnterprise PlusAcceleration Kitwith CloudInfrastructureManagementStandard AccelerationKit (vCenter ServerStandard, 8 x vSphereStandard licenses)Enterprise AccelerationKit (vCenter ServerStandard, 6 x vSphereEnterprise licenses)Enterprise PlusAcceleration Kit(vCenter ServerStandard, 6 xvSphere EnterprisePlus licenses)StandardAdvancedIncluded ManagementProducts (25-VM Pack)vCenter OperationsAdvancedvShield App with Data Security(192 GB max) (192 GB max) (256 GB max) (384 GB max) (576 GB max) vCPUSite Recovery Manager StandardvCloud DirectorFeatures Hypervisor High Availability Data Recovery vMotion Virtual Serial PortConcentrator Hot Add vShield Zones Fault Tolerance Storage APIs forArray Integration Storage vMotion Distributed ResourceScheduler & DistributedPower Management Distributed Switch I/O Controls(Network and Storage) Host Profiles Auto Deploy* Policy-Driven Storage* Storage DRS**New in vSphere 5.0Figure 3. vSphere 5 Kits LineupFor information on local currency prices for vSphere Editions andKits visit: ration Kits with ManagementVMware now offers vSphere 5 Acceleration Kits with Managementto provide larger SMBs with a scalable virtualized infrastructurethat maximizes IT efficiency, security, multi-site availability, andapplication service levels. Each kit consists of a number of licensesfor VMware vSphere, a license for one instance of a VMwareFigure 4. vSphere 5 Acceleration Kits with Management LineupvCenter Server EditionsVMware vCenter Server provides unified management for VMwarevSphere environments and is a required component of a completeVMware vSphere deployment. One instance of vCenter Server isrequired to centrally manage virtual machines and their hostsand to enable all VMware vSphere features.VMware vCenter Server is available in the following packages: VMware vCenter Server for Essentials kits – Integratedmanagement for VMware vSphere Essentials kits VMware vCenter Server Foundation – Centralizedmanagement for up to three VMware vSphere hosts VMware vCenter Server Standard – Highly scalable managementwith rapid provisioning, monitoring, orchestration and controlof all virtual machines in a VMware vSphere environmentAll editions of vCenter Server include the following components: Management server –Acts as universal hub for provisioning,monitoring and configuring virtualized environments Database server – Stores persistent configuration data andperformance information Search engine – Allows administrators to search the entire objectinventory of multiple VMware vCenter Servers from one placeSnS is required for all vSphere purchases.WH ITE PAPE R / 8
VMware vSphere 5 VMware vSphere Client – Provides administrators with afeature-rich console for accessing one or more VMwarevCenter Servers simultaneously VMware vCenter APIs and .NET Extension – Allows integrationbetween vCenter Server and other tools, with support forcustomized plug-ins to the VMware vSphere ClientVMware vCenter Server Standard also includes the followingadditional features:For information on local currency prices for vSphere Editions and Kitsvisit: atement Options for Customers with InactiveSnS ContractsCustomers who have an expired SnS must pay reinstatementfees to purchase supported upgrades. Reinstatement fees arebased on the following criteria: The applicable SnS fees for the current contract term vCenter Orchestrator – Streamlines and automates keyIT processes Fees that would have been paid for the period of timethat the customer’s SnS contract was not active vCenter Server Linked Mode – Enables a common inventoryview across multiple instances of vCenter Server A 20 percent fee on the sum of the fees in the precedingtwo criteriaFor information on local currency prices for vCenter ServerEditions and Kits visit: e Entitlements forExisting CustomersUpgrading Betwe
VMware introduced a new vSphere edition, vSphere Desktop, specifically designed for licensing vSphere when used to run VDI. vSphere Desktop is not subject to vSphere 5 licensing with pooled vRAM entitlements. It can only be used as virtualization platform for VDI deployments with either VMwa
o VMware vSphere Web Client o DR to the Cloud services Optional Features: o VMware vSphereSDKs o vSphere Virtual Machine File System (VMFS) o vSphere Virtual SMP o vSphere vMotion o vSphere Storage vMotion o vSphere High Availability (HA) o vSphere Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS) o vSphere Storage DRS o vSphere Fault Tolerance o vSphere .
1 VMware vSphere and the vSphere Web Services SDK 15 . Introduction to vSphere Clusters 219 VMware DRS 219 VMware HA 220 VMware HCI 220 Creating and Configuring Clusters 221 . 17 vSphere Performance 263 vSphere Performance Data Collection 263 PerformanceManager Objects and Methods 265
1 VMware vSphere and the vSphere Web Services SDK 15 . Introduction to vSphere Clusters 220 VMware DRS 220 VMware HA 221 VMware HCI 221 Creating and Configuring Clusters 222 . 17 vSphere Performance 264 vSphere Performance Data Collection 264 PerformanceManager Objects and Methods 266
15. Create and manage a vSphere cluster that is enabled with VMware vSphere High Availability and VMware vSphere 16. Distributed Resource Scheduler 17. Discuss solutions for managing the vSphere life cycle 18. Use VMware vSphere Lifecycle Manager to perform upgrades to ESXi hosts and virtual machines 備註事項 1.
15. Create and manage a vSphere cluster that is enabled with VMware vSphere High Availability and VMware vSphere 16. Distributed Resource Scheduler 17. Discuss solutions for managing the vSphere life cycle 18. Use VMware vSphere Lifecycle Manager to perform upgrades to ESXi hosts and virtual machines 備註事項 1.
CHEAT SHEET 1 / 9 VMware vSphere 4 What is VMware vSphere 4? VMware vSphere 4, the industry’s rst cloud OS Internal Cloud External Cloud VMware vCenter Suite VMware vSphere 4 Application Services VMotion Storage VMotion HA Fault Tolerance Data Recovery vShield Zones VM afe DRS Hot Add Availability Security Scalablity ESX ESXi DRS .
VMware vSphere Basics guide vSphere Installation and Setup guide vSphere Upgrade guide VMware vSphere Examples and Scenarios guide Installing and Administering VMware vSphere Update Manager . Objective 1.4 – Secure vCenter Server and ESXi . Knowledge Identify common vCenter Server privileges and roles
VMware vSphere Basics guide vSphere Installation and Setup guide vSphere Upgrade guide VMware vSphere Examples and Scenarios guide Installing and Administering VMware vSphere Update Manager . Objective 1.4 – Secure vCenter Server and ESXi . Knowledge Identify common vCenter Server privileges and roles
