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Benefits<\/h4>\n\n- Provide business continuity and always-available IT<\/li>\n
- Improve service levels and application quality<\/li>\n
- Reduce IT footprint and simplify management<\/li>\n
- Strengthen security and data protection<\/li>\n
- Save on IT hardware costs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Understanding VMware vSphere 7 Editions and Features<\/strong><\/h2>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/saveserverpro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/vSphere-7-Logo.png\")
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vSphere 7 licenses are delivered as license keys, which are made up of 25-character alphanumeric strings. When purchasing a license, you can choose between the\u00a0Basic Support<\/strong>\u00a0or the\u00a0Production Support<\/strong>\u00a0options. Different license editions are,<\/p>\nvSphere Main Editions<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n- vS<\/strong>phere Standard \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Provides the basic features for server consolidation. A support and subscription contract (SnS) is mandatory when purchasing the vSphere Standard<\/li>\n
- vSphere Enterprise Plus \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Provides the full range of vSphere features. A support and subscription contract (SnS) is mandatory when purchasing the Enterprise plus editions.<\/li>\n
- vSphere Essentials kit \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>The essentials kit is an all in one solution for small environments with up to 3 hosts (2 CPUs on each host). Support is optional when purchasing the essentials kit and is available on a per-incident basis.<\/li>\n
- vSphere Essentials Plus kit \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>This is similar to the Essentials kit and provides additional features such as vSphere vMotion, vSphere HA, and vSphere replication. A support and subscription contract (SnS) is sold separately, and a minimum of one year of SnS is required.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
\n\n\nFeatures<\/strong><\/td>\nvSphere Standard<\/strong><\/td>\nvSphere Enterprise Plus<\/strong><\/td>\nvSphere Essentials<\/strong><\/td>\nvSphere Essentials Plus<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nvSphere Hypervisor<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nvSphere vMotion\u00ae<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n <\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nVMware vCenter\u00ae\u00a0Hybrid Linked Mode<\/td>\n vCenter Server Standard\u2122<\/td>\n vCenter Server Standard<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nvSphere Virtual Symmetric Multiprocessing (SMP)<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nvSphere High Availability (HA)<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n <\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nvSphere Storage vMotion\u00ae<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nvSphere Fault Tolerance<\/td>\n 2-vCPU<\/td>\n 8-vCPU<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nVMware vShield Endpoint\u2122<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n <\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nvSphere Replication\u2122<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n <\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nSupport for 4K native storage<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nvSphere Quick Boot\u2122<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n <\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nvCenter High Availability<\/td>\n vCenter Server Standard<\/td>\n vCenter Server Standard<\/td>\n vCenter Server for Essentials<\/td>\n vCenter Server for Essentials<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nvCenter Backup and Restore<\/td>\n vCenter Server Standard<\/td>\n vCenter Server Standard<\/td>\n vCenter Server for Essentials<\/td>\n vCenter Server for Essentials<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nvCenter Server Appliance\u2122 Migration<\/td>\n vCenter Server Standard<\/td>\n vCenter Server Standard<\/td>\n vCenter Server for Essentials<\/td>\n vCenter Server for Essentials<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nTPM 2.0 support and virtual TPM<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nFIPS 140-2 compliance and TLS 1.2 support<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n <\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nVM encryption<\/td>\n <\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nSupport for Microsoft virtualization-based security (VBS)<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n <\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nPer-VM Enhanced vMotion Compatibility<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nVMware Instant Clone<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nIdentity federation with Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS)<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nvSphere Trust Authority\u2122<\/td>\n <\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nContent Library<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nAPIs for storage awareness<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nStorage APIs for array integration and multipathing<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nvSphere Virtual Volumes\u2122<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nStorage policy-based management<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nNext-generation infrastructure image management<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nvSphere Distributed Switch\u2122<\/td>\n <\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nHost Profiles and vSphere Auto \u00a0Deploy\u2122<\/td>\n <\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nvSphere Distributed Resource Scheduler\u2122 (DRS) and vSphere Distributed Power Management\u2122\u00a0(DPM) \u2013<\/td>\n <\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nvSphere Storage DRS\u2122<\/td>\n <\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nvSphere Network I\/O Control and vSphere Storage I\/O Control<\/td>\n <\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nSingle root I\/O virtualization (SR-IOV) support<\/td>\n <\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nvSphere Persistent Memory\u2122<\/td>\n <\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nNVIDIA GRID vGPU<\/td>\n <\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nProactive HA<\/td>\n <\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nPredictive DRS<\/td>\n <\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nAccelerated graphics for VMs<\/td>\n <\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nDynamic vSphere DirectPath I\/O\u2122<\/td>\n <\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nvCenter Server Profile<\/td>\n <\/td>\n vCenter Server Standard<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nvCenter Server update planner<\/td>\n <\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\nVMware vSphere Remote Office Branch Office Editions<\/h2>\n
VMware vSphere<\/strong>\u00a0Remote Office Branch Office Editions are designed for an IT infrastructure located in remote\/distributed sites. These editions include 25 VM licenses of vSphere Remote Office Branch Office. The following table shows the different options available for Remote Office Branch Office Editions.<\/p>\n\n\n\nFeatures<\/strong><\/td>\nvSphere Remote Office Branch Office Standard<\/strong><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nvSphere Remote Office Branch Office Enterprise<\/strong><\/td>\nvSphere Remote Office Branch Office Advanced<\/strong><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nvSphere Hypervisor<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nvSphere vMotion<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nvSphere Virtual SMP<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nvSphere HA<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nvSphere Storage vMotion<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nvSphere Fault Tolerance<\/td>\n 2-vCPU<\/td>\n 4-vCPU<\/td>\n 4-vCPU<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nvShield Endpoint<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nvSphere Replication<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nvSphere Quick Boot<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nvCenter High Availability<\/td>\n vCenter Server Foundation<\/td>\n vCenter Server Foundation<\/td>\n vCenter Server Foundation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nvCenter Backup and Restore<\/td>\n vCenter Server Foundation<\/td>\n vCenter Server Foundation<\/td>\n vCenter Server Foundation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nvCenter Server Appliance Migration<\/td>\n vCenter Server Foundation<\/td>\n vCenter Server Foundation<\/td>\n vCenter Server Foundation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nFIPS 140-2 compliance and TLS 1.2 support<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nSupport for Microsoft VBS<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nIdentity federation with ADFS<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nContent Library<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nAPIs for storage awareness<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nvSphere Virtual Volumes<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nStorage policy-based management<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nNext-generation infrastructure image management<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nHost Profiles and vSphere Auto Deploy<\/td>\n <\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nvSphere Distributed Switch<\/td>\n <\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nLimited DRS (maintenance mode only)<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nVM encryption<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nStorage APIs for array integration and multipathing<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nvSphere Network I\/O Control and vSphere Storage I\/O Control)<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nSR-IOV support<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\nvSphere add-on for Kubernetes feature<\/strong><\/p>\nNew in vSphere 7 when enabled on your ESXi host, it allows you to use Kubernetes on your vSphere cluster. A cluster that is enabled for vSphere with Kubernetes is called a Supervisor Cluster. To enable this on your cluster, assign a VMware vSphere 7 Enterprise Plus with Add-on for Kubernetes license to all ESXi hosts that you want to use as part of a Supervisor Cluster. Below are the features provided by the vSphere add-on for the Kubernetes feature.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\nvSphere add-on for Kubernetes feature<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\nD<\/strong>ESCR<\/strong>I<\/strong>P<\/strong>TI<\/strong>O<\/strong>N<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nApplication-focused Management<\/td>\n Enables VI admins to organize multiple objects into a logical group and then apply policies to the entire group<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nVMware Tanzu\u2122\u00a0Kubernetes Grid\u2122\u00a0service for vSphere<\/td>\n Allows developers to manage consistent, compliant and conformant Kubernetes clusters<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nvSphere Pod service<\/td>\n Allows developers to run containers without managing VMs or Kubernetes clusters<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nStorage service<\/td>\n Allows developers to manage persistent disks for use with containers, Kubernetes and VMs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nNetwork service<\/td>\n Allows developers to manage virtual routers, load balancers and firewall rules<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nRegistry service<\/td>\n Allows developers to store, manage and secure Docker and OCI images<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\nvCenter Server editions<\/h2>\n
vCenter Server provides centralized, unified management for the objects in vSphere environments like hosts and VMs. It is a requirement for a complete vSphere deployment. One instance of vCenter Server. vCenter Server is available in the following packages:<\/p>\n
\n- vCenter Server for Essentials<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Management for vSphere Essentials Kits.<\/li>\n
- vCenter Server Foundation<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Provides management for smaller environments looking to rapidly provision, monitor, and control VMs.<\/li>\n
- vCenter Server Standard<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Highly scalable management with rapid provisioning, monitoring, orchestration, and control of all VMs in a vSphere environment. vCenter<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\n\n\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\nvCenter Server Essentials<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\nvCenter Server Foundation<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\nvCenter Server Standard<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nNumber of hosts<\/td>\n Up to 3<\/td>\n Up to 4<\/td>\n Unlimited<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nvSphere licenses managed<\/td>\n vSphere Essentials and vSphere Essentials Plus<\/td>\n vSphere Standard, vSphere Enterprise Plus and VMware vCloud Suite\u00ae<\/td>\n vSphere Standard, vSphere Enterprise Plus and vCloud Suite<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\nAfter knowing different vSphere 7 editions and features, it will be helpful for companies to purchase right edition of vSphere based on the company\u2019s requirements.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\n- 1x vCenter Server Essentials (manage up to 3 ESXi )<\/li>\n
- 3x ESXi Hosts (for 3 servers with up to 2 processors each)<\/li>\n
- Support vMotion, HA, vShield Endpoint, Replication, Quick Boot<\/li>\n
- included Basic Support\/Subscription for 1 year (required)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
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Understanding VMware vSphere 7 Editions and Features<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
vSphere 7 licenses are delivered as license keys, which are made up of 25-character alphanumeric strings. When purchasing a license, you can choose between the\u00a0Basic Support<\/strong>\u00a0or the\u00a0Production Support<\/strong>\u00a0options. Different license editions are,<\/p>\nvSphere Main Editions<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n- vS<\/strong>phere Standard \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Provides the basic features for server consolidation. A support and subscription contract (SnS) is mandatory when purchasing the vSphere Standard<\/li>\n
- vSphere Enterprise Plus \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Provides the full range of vSphere features. A support and subscription contract (SnS) is mandatory when purchasing the Enterprise plus editions.<\/li>\n
- vSphere Essentials kit \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>The essentials kit is an all in one solution for small environments with up to 3 hosts (2 CPUs on each host). Support is optional when purchasing the essentials kit and is available on a per-incident basis.<\/li>\n
- vSphere Essentials Plus kit \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>This is similar to the Essentials kit and provides additional features such as vSphere vMotion, vSphere HA, and vSphere replication. A support and subscription contract (SnS) is sold separately, and a minimum of one year of SnS is required.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
\n\n\nFeatures<\/strong><\/td>\nvSphere Standard<\/strong><\/td>\nvSphere Enterprise Plus<\/strong><\/td>\nvSphere Essentials<\/strong><\/td>\nvSphere Essentials Plus<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nvSphere Hypervisor<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nvSphere vMotion\u00ae<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n <\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nVMware vCenter\u00ae\u00a0Hybrid Linked Mode<\/td>\n vCenter Server Standard\u2122<\/td>\n vCenter Server Standard<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nvSphere Virtual Symmetric Multiprocessing (SMP)<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nvSphere High Availability (HA)<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n <\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nvSphere Storage vMotion\u00ae<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nvSphere Fault Tolerance<\/td>\n 2-vCPU<\/td>\n 8-vCPU<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nVMware vShield Endpoint\u2122<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n <\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nvSphere Replication\u2122<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n <\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nSupport for 4K native storage<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nvSphere Quick Boot\u2122<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n <\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nvCenter High Availability<\/td>\n vCenter Server Standard<\/td>\n vCenter Server Standard<\/td>\n vCenter Server for Essentials<\/td>\n vCenter Server for Essentials<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nvCenter Backup and Restore<\/td>\n vCenter Server Standard<\/td>\n vCenter Server Standard<\/td>\n vCenter Server for Essentials<\/td>\n vCenter Server for Essentials<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nvCenter Server Appliance\u2122 Migration<\/td>\n vCenter Server Standard<\/td>\n vCenter Server Standard<\/td>\n vCenter Server for Essentials<\/td>\n vCenter Server for Essentials<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nTPM 2.0 support and virtual TPM<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nFIPS 140-2 compliance and TLS 1.2 support<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n <\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nVM encryption<\/td>\n <\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nSupport for Microsoft virtualization-based security (VBS)<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n <\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nPer-VM Enhanced vMotion Compatibility<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nVMware Instant Clone<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nIdentity federation with Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS)<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nvSphere Trust Authority\u2122<\/td>\n <\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nContent Library<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nAPIs for storage awareness<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nStorage APIs for array integration and multipathing<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nvSphere Virtual Volumes\u2122<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nStorage policy-based management<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nNext-generation infrastructure image management<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nvSphere Distributed Switch\u2122<\/td>\n <\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nHost Profiles and vSphere Auto \u00a0Deploy\u2122<\/td>\n <\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nvSphere Distributed Resource Scheduler\u2122 (DRS) and vSphere Distributed Power Management\u2122\u00a0(DPM) \u2013<\/td>\n <\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nvSphere Storage DRS\u2122<\/td>\n <\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nvSphere Network I\/O Control and vSphere Storage I\/O Control<\/td>\n <\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nSingle root I\/O virtualization (SR-IOV) support<\/td>\n <\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nvSphere Persistent Memory\u2122<\/td>\n <\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nNVIDIA GRID vGPU<\/td>\n <\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nProactive HA<\/td>\n <\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nPredictive DRS<\/td>\n <\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nAccelerated graphics for VMs<\/td>\n <\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nDynamic vSphere DirectPath I\/O\u2122<\/td>\n <\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nvCenter Server Profile<\/td>\n <\/td>\n vCenter Server Standard<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nvCenter Server update planner<\/td>\n <\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\nVMware vSphere Remote Office Branch Office Editions<\/h2>\n
VMware vSphere<\/strong>\u00a0Remote Office Branch Office Editions are designed for an IT infrastructure located in remote\/distributed sites. These editions include 25 VM licenses of vSphere Remote Office Branch Office. The following table shows the different options available for Remote Office Branch Office Editions.<\/p>\n\n\n\nFeatures<\/strong><\/td>\nvSphere Remote Office Branch Office Standard<\/strong><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nvSphere Remote Office Branch Office Enterprise<\/strong><\/td>\nvSphere Remote Office Branch Office Advanced<\/strong><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nvSphere Hypervisor<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nvSphere vMotion<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nvSphere Virtual SMP<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nvSphere HA<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nvSphere Storage vMotion<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nvSphere Fault Tolerance<\/td>\n 2-vCPU<\/td>\n 4-vCPU<\/td>\n 4-vCPU<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nvShield Endpoint<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nvSphere Replication<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nvSphere Quick Boot<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nvCenter High Availability<\/td>\n vCenter Server Foundation<\/td>\n vCenter Server Foundation<\/td>\n vCenter Server Foundation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nvCenter Backup and Restore<\/td>\n vCenter Server Foundation<\/td>\n vCenter Server Foundation<\/td>\n vCenter Server Foundation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nvCenter Server Appliance Migration<\/td>\n vCenter Server Foundation<\/td>\n vCenter Server Foundation<\/td>\n vCenter Server Foundation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nFIPS 140-2 compliance and TLS 1.2 support<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nSupport for Microsoft VBS<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nIdentity federation with ADFS<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nContent Library<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nAPIs for storage awareness<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nvSphere Virtual Volumes<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nStorage policy-based management<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nNext-generation infrastructure image management<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nHost Profiles and vSphere Auto Deploy<\/td>\n <\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nvSphere Distributed Switch<\/td>\n <\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nLimited DRS (maintenance mode only)<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nVM encryption<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nStorage APIs for array integration and multipathing<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nvSphere Network I\/O Control and vSphere Storage I\/O Control)<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nSR-IOV support<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\nvSphere add-on for Kubernetes feature<\/strong><\/p>\nNew in vSphere 7 when enabled on your ESXi host, it allows you to use Kubernetes on your vSphere cluster. A cluster that is enabled for vSphere with Kubernetes is called a Supervisor Cluster. To enable this on your cluster, assign a VMware vSphere 7 Enterprise Plus with Add-on for Kubernetes license to all ESXi hosts that you want to use as part of a Supervisor Cluster. Below are the features provided by the vSphere add-on for the Kubernetes feature.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\nvSphere add-on for Kubernetes feature<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\nD<\/strong>ESCR<\/strong>I<\/strong>P<\/strong>TI<\/strong>O<\/strong>N<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nApplication-focused Management<\/td>\n Enables VI admins to organize multiple objects into a logical group and then apply policies to the entire group<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nVMware Tanzu\u2122\u00a0Kubernetes Grid\u2122\u00a0service for vSphere<\/td>\n Allows developers to manage consistent, compliant and conformant Kubernetes clusters<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nvSphere Pod service<\/td>\n Allows developers to run containers without managing VMs or Kubernetes clusters<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nStorage service<\/td>\n Allows developers to manage persistent disks for use with containers, Kubernetes and VMs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nNetwork service<\/td>\n Allows developers to manage virtual routers, load balancers and firewall rules<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nRegistry service<\/td>\n Allows developers to store, manage and secure Docker and OCI images<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\nvCenter Server editions<\/h2>\n
vCenter Server provides centralized, unified management for the objects in vSphere environments like hosts and VMs. It is a requirement for a complete vSphere deployment. One instance of vCenter Server. vCenter Server is available in the following packages:<\/p>\n
\n- vCenter Server for Essentials<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Management for vSphere Essentials Kits.<\/li>\n
- vCenter Server Foundation<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Provides management for smaller environments looking to rapidly provision, monitor, and control VMs.<\/li>\n
- vCenter Server Standard<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Highly scalable management with rapid provisioning, monitoring, orchestration, and control of all VMs in a vSphere environment. vCenter<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\n\n\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\nvCenter Server Essentials<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\nvCenter Server Foundation<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\nvCenter Server Standard<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nNumber of hosts<\/td>\n Up to 3<\/td>\n Up to 4<\/td>\n Unlimited<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nvSphere licenses managed<\/td>\n vSphere Essentials and vSphere Essentials Plus<\/td>\n vSphere Standard, vSphere Enterprise Plus and VMware vCloud Suite\u00ae<\/td>\n vSphere Standard, vSphere Enterprise Plus and vCloud Suite<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\nAfter knowing different vSphere 7 editions and features, it will be helpful for companies to purchase right edition of vSphere based on the company\u2019s requirements.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\n- 1x vCenter Server Essentials (manage up to 3 ESXi )<\/li>\n
- 3x ESXi Hosts (for 3 servers with up to 2 processors each)<\/li>\n
- Support vMotion, HA, vShield Endpoint, Replication, Quick Boot<\/li>\n
- included Basic Support\/Subscription for 1 year (required)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
<\/p>\nvSphere Main Editions<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n- vS<\/strong>phere Standard \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Provides the basic features for server consolidation. A support and subscription contract (SnS) is mandatory when purchasing the vSphere Standard<\/li>\n
- vSphere Enterprise Plus \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Provides the full range of vSphere features. A support and subscription contract (SnS) is mandatory when purchasing the Enterprise plus editions.<\/li>\n
- vSphere Essentials kit \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>The essentials kit is an all in one solution for small environments with up to 3 hosts (2 CPUs on each host). Support is optional when purchasing the essentials kit and is available on a per-incident basis.<\/li>\n
- vSphere Essentials Plus kit \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>This is similar to the Essentials kit and provides additional features such as vSphere vMotion, vSphere HA, and vSphere replication. A support and subscription contract (SnS) is sold separately, and a minimum of one year of SnS is required.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
\n\n\nFeatures<\/strong><\/td>\nvSphere Standard<\/strong><\/td>\nvSphere Enterprise Plus<\/strong><\/td>\nvSphere Essentials<\/strong><\/td>\nvSphere Essentials Plus<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nvSphere Hypervisor<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nvSphere vMotion\u00ae<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n <\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nVMware vCenter\u00ae\u00a0Hybrid Linked Mode<\/td>\n vCenter Server Standard\u2122<\/td>\n vCenter Server Standard<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nvSphere Virtual Symmetric Multiprocessing (SMP)<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nvSphere High Availability (HA)<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n <\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nvSphere Storage vMotion\u00ae<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nvSphere Fault Tolerance<\/td>\n 2-vCPU<\/td>\n 8-vCPU<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nVMware vShield Endpoint\u2122<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n <\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nvSphere Replication\u2122<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n <\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nSupport for 4K native storage<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nvSphere Quick Boot\u2122<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n <\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nvCenter High Availability<\/td>\n vCenter Server Standard<\/td>\n vCenter Server Standard<\/td>\n vCenter Server for Essentials<\/td>\n vCenter Server for Essentials<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nvCenter Backup and Restore<\/td>\n vCenter Server Standard<\/td>\n vCenter Server Standard<\/td>\n vCenter Server for Essentials<\/td>\n vCenter Server for Essentials<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nvCenter Server Appliance\u2122 Migration<\/td>\n vCenter Server Standard<\/td>\n vCenter Server Standard<\/td>\n vCenter Server for Essentials<\/td>\n vCenter Server for Essentials<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nTPM 2.0 support and virtual TPM<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nFIPS 140-2 compliance and TLS 1.2 support<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n <\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nVM encryption<\/td>\n <\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nSupport for Microsoft virtualization-based security (VBS)<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n <\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nPer-VM Enhanced vMotion Compatibility<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nVMware Instant Clone<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nIdentity federation with Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS)<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nvSphere Trust Authority\u2122<\/td>\n <\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nContent Library<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nAPIs for storage awareness<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nStorage APIs for array integration and multipathing<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nvSphere Virtual Volumes\u2122<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nStorage policy-based management<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nNext-generation infrastructure image management<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nvSphere Distributed Switch\u2122<\/td>\n <\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nHost Profiles and vSphere Auto \u00a0Deploy\u2122<\/td>\n <\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nvSphere Distributed Resource Scheduler\u2122 (DRS) and vSphere Distributed Power Management\u2122\u00a0(DPM) \u2013<\/td>\n <\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nvSphere Storage DRS\u2122<\/td>\n <\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nvSphere Network I\/O Control and vSphere Storage I\/O Control<\/td>\n <\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nSingle root I\/O virtualization (SR-IOV) support<\/td>\n <\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nvSphere Persistent Memory\u2122<\/td>\n <\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nNVIDIA GRID vGPU<\/td>\n <\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nProactive HA<\/td>\n <\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nPredictive DRS<\/td>\n <\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nAccelerated graphics for VMs<\/td>\n <\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nDynamic vSphere DirectPath I\/O\u2122<\/td>\n <\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nvCenter Server Profile<\/td>\n <\/td>\n vCenter Server Standard<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nvCenter Server update planner<\/td>\n <\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\nVMware vSphere Remote Office Branch Office Editions<\/h2>\n
VMware vSphere<\/strong>\u00a0Remote Office Branch Office Editions are designed for an IT infrastructure located in remote\/distributed sites. These editions include 25 VM licenses of vSphere Remote Office Branch Office. The following table shows the different options available for Remote Office Branch Office Editions.<\/p>\n\n\n\nFeatures<\/strong><\/td>\nvSphere Remote Office Branch Office Standard<\/strong><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nvSphere Remote Office Branch Office Enterprise<\/strong><\/td>\nvSphere Remote Office Branch Office Advanced<\/strong><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nvSphere Hypervisor<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nvSphere vMotion<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nvSphere Virtual SMP<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nvSphere HA<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nvSphere Storage vMotion<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nvSphere Fault Tolerance<\/td>\n 2-vCPU<\/td>\n 4-vCPU<\/td>\n 4-vCPU<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nvShield Endpoint<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nvSphere Replication<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nvSphere Quick Boot<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nvCenter High Availability<\/td>\n vCenter Server Foundation<\/td>\n vCenter Server Foundation<\/td>\n vCenter Server Foundation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nvCenter Backup and Restore<\/td>\n vCenter Server Foundation<\/td>\n vCenter Server Foundation<\/td>\n vCenter Server Foundation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nvCenter Server Appliance Migration<\/td>\n vCenter Server Foundation<\/td>\n vCenter Server Foundation<\/td>\n vCenter Server Foundation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nFIPS 140-2 compliance and TLS 1.2 support<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nSupport for Microsoft VBS<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nIdentity federation with ADFS<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nContent Library<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nAPIs for storage awareness<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nvSphere Virtual Volumes<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nStorage policy-based management<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nNext-generation infrastructure image management<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nHost Profiles and vSphere Auto Deploy<\/td>\n <\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nvSphere Distributed Switch<\/td>\n <\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nLimited DRS (maintenance mode only)<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nVM encryption<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n \u2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nStorage APIs for array integration and multipathing<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nvSphere Network I\/O Control and vSphere Storage I\/O Control)<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nSR-IOV support<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\nvSphere add-on for Kubernetes feature<\/strong><\/p>\nNew in vSphere 7 when enabled on your ESXi host, it allows you to use Kubernetes on your vSphere cluster. A cluster that is enabled for vSphere with Kubernetes is called a Supervisor Cluster. To enable this on your cluster, assign a VMware vSphere 7 Enterprise Plus with Add-on for Kubernetes license to all ESXi hosts that you want to use as part of a Supervisor Cluster. Below are the features provided by the vSphere add-on for the Kubernetes feature.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\nvSphere add-on for Kubernetes feature<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\nD<\/strong>ESCR<\/strong>I<\/strong>P<\/strong>TI<\/strong>O<\/strong>N<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nApplication-focused Management<\/td>\n Enables VI admins to organize multiple objects into a logical group and then apply policies to the entire group<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nVMware Tanzu\u2122\u00a0Kubernetes Grid\u2122\u00a0service for vSphere<\/td>\n Allows developers to manage consistent, compliant and conformant Kubernetes clusters<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nvSphere Pod service<\/td>\n Allows developers to run containers without managing VMs or Kubernetes clusters<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nStorage service<\/td>\n Allows developers to manage persistent disks for use with containers, Kubernetes and VMs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nNetwork service<\/td>\n Allows developers to manage virtual routers, load balancers and firewall rules<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nRegistry service<\/td>\n Allows developers to store, manage and secure Docker and OCI images<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\nvCenter Server editions<\/h2>\n
vCenter Server provides centralized, unified management for the objects in vSphere environments like hosts and VMs. It is a requirement for a complete vSphere deployment. One instance of vCenter Server. vCenter Server is available in the following packages:<\/p>\n
\n- vCenter Server for Essentials<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Management for vSphere Essentials Kits.<\/li>\n
- vCenter Server Foundation<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Provides management for smaller environments looking to rapidly provision, monitor, and control VMs.<\/li>\n
- vCenter Server Standard<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Highly scalable management with rapid provisioning, monitoring, orchestration, and control of all VMs in a vSphere environment. vCenter<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\n\n\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\nvCenter Server Essentials<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\nvCenter Server Foundation<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\nvCenter Server Standard<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nNumber of hosts<\/td>\n Up to 3<\/td>\n Up to 4<\/td>\n Unlimited<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nvSphere licenses managed<\/td>\n vSphere Essentials and vSphere Essentials Plus<\/td>\n vSphere Standard, vSphere Enterprise Plus and VMware vCloud Suite\u00ae<\/td>\n vSphere Standard, vSphere Enterprise Plus and vCloud Suite<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\nAfter knowing different vSphere 7 editions and features, it will be helpful for companies to purchase right edition of vSphere based on the company\u2019s requirements.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\n- 1x vCenter Server Essentials (manage up to 3 ESXi )<\/li>\n
- 3x ESXi Hosts (for 3 servers with up to 2 processors each)<\/li>\n
- Support vMotion, HA, vShield Endpoint, Replication, Quick Boot<\/li>\n
- included Basic Support\/Subscription for 1 year (required)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
Features<\/strong><\/td>\n| vSphere Standard<\/strong><\/td>\n | vSphere Enterprise Plus<\/strong><\/td>\n | vSphere Essentials<\/strong><\/td>\n | vSphere Essentials Plus<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | vSphere Hypervisor<\/td>\n | \u2022<\/td>\n | \u2022<\/td>\n | \u2022<\/td>\n | \u2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | vSphere vMotion\u00ae<\/td>\n | \u2022<\/td>\n | \u2022<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | \u2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | VMware vCenter\u00ae\u00a0Hybrid Linked Mode<\/td>\n | vCenter Server Standard\u2122<\/td>\n | vCenter Server Standard<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | vSphere Virtual Symmetric Multiprocessing (SMP)<\/td>\n | \u2022<\/td>\n | \u2022<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | vSphere High Availability (HA)<\/td>\n | \u2022<\/td>\n | \u2022<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | \u2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | vSphere Storage vMotion\u00ae<\/td>\n | \u2022<\/td>\n | \u2022<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | vSphere Fault Tolerance<\/td>\n | 2-vCPU<\/td>\n | 8-vCPU<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | VMware vShield Endpoint\u2122<\/td>\n | \u2022<\/td>\n | \u2022<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | \u2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | vSphere Replication\u2122<\/td>\n | \u2022<\/td>\n | \u2022<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | \u2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Support for 4K native storage<\/td>\n | \u2022<\/td>\n | \u2022<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | vSphere Quick Boot\u2122<\/td>\n | \u2022<\/td>\n | \u2022<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | \u2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | vCenter High Availability<\/td>\n | vCenter Server Standard<\/td>\n | vCenter Server Standard<\/td>\n | vCenter Server for Essentials<\/td>\n | vCenter Server for Essentials<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | vCenter Backup and Restore<\/td>\n | vCenter Server Standard<\/td>\n | vCenter Server Standard<\/td>\n | vCenter Server for Essentials<\/td>\n | vCenter Server for Essentials<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | vCenter Server Appliance\u2122 Migration<\/td>\n | vCenter Server Standard<\/td>\n | vCenter Server Standard<\/td>\n | vCenter Server for Essentials<\/td>\n | vCenter Server for Essentials<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | TPM 2.0 support and virtual TPM<\/td>\n | \u2022<\/td>\n | \u2022<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | FIPS 140-2 compliance and TLS 1.2 support<\/td>\n | \u2022<\/td>\n | \u2022<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | \u2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | VM encryption<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | \u2022<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Support for Microsoft virtualization-based security (VBS)<\/td>\n | \u2022<\/td>\n | \u2022<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | \u2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Per-VM Enhanced vMotion Compatibility<\/td>\n | \u2022<\/td>\n | \u2022<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | VMware Instant Clone<\/td>\n | \u2022<\/td>\n | \u2022<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Identity federation with Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS)<\/td>\n | \u2022<\/td>\n | \u2022<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | vSphere Trust Authority\u2122<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | \u2022<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Content Library<\/td>\n | \u2022<\/td>\n | \u2022<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | APIs for storage awareness<\/td>\n | \u2022<\/td>\n | \u2022<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Storage APIs for array integration and multipathing<\/td>\n | \u2022<\/td>\n | \u2022<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | vSphere Virtual Volumes\u2122<\/td>\n | \u2022<\/td>\n | \u2022<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Storage policy-based management<\/td>\n | \u2022<\/td>\n | \u2022<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Next-generation infrastructure image management<\/td>\n | \u2022<\/td>\n | \u2022<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | vSphere Distributed Switch\u2122<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | \u2022<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Host Profiles and vSphere Auto \u00a0Deploy\u2122<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | \u2022<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | vSphere Distributed Resource Scheduler\u2122 (DRS) and vSphere Distributed Power Management\u2122\u00a0(DPM) \u2013<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | \u2022<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | vSphere Storage DRS\u2122<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | \u2022<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | vSphere Network I\/O Control and vSphere Storage I\/O Control<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | \u2022<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Single root I\/O virtualization (SR-IOV) support<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | \u2022<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | vSphere Persistent Memory\u2122<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | \u2022<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | NVIDIA GRID vGPU<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | \u2022<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Proactive HA<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | \u2022<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Predictive DRS<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | \u2022<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Accelerated graphics for VMs<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | \u2022<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Dynamic vSphere DirectPath I\/O\u2122<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | \u2022<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | vCenter Server Profile<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | vCenter Server Standard<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | vCenter Server update planner<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | \u2022<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n | VMware vSphere Remote Office Branch Office Editions<\/h2>\nVMware vSphere<\/strong>\u00a0Remote Office Branch Office Editions are designed for an IT infrastructure located in remote\/distributed sites. These editions include 25 VM licenses of vSphere Remote Office Branch Office. The following table shows the different options available for Remote Office Branch Office Editions.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n vSphere add-on for Kubernetes feature<\/strong><\/p>\n New in vSphere 7 when enabled on your ESXi host, it allows you to use Kubernetes on your vSphere cluster. A cluster that is enabled for vSphere with Kubernetes is called a Supervisor Cluster. To enable this on your cluster, assign a VMware vSphere 7 Enterprise Plus with Add-on for Kubernetes license to all ESXi hosts that you want to use as part of a Supervisor Cluster. Below are the features provided by the vSphere add-on for the Kubernetes feature.<\/p>\n vSphere add-on for Kubernetes feature<\/strong><\/td>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n D<\/strong>ESCR<\/strong>I<\/strong>P<\/strong>TI<\/strong>O<\/strong>N<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n vCenter Server provides centralized, unified management for the objects in vSphere environments like hosts and VMs. It is a requirement for a complete vSphere deployment. One instance of vCenter Server. vCenter Server is available in the following packages:<\/p>\n vCenter Server Essentials<\/strong><\/td>\n vCenter Server Foundation<\/strong><\/td>\n vCenter Server Standard<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n After knowing different vSphere 7 editions and features, it will be helpful for companies to purchase right edition of vSphere based on the company\u2019s requirements.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" |