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• vSphere Licensing

  I am a student doing a project where I need to develop a virtual infrastructure. I chose VMware since I am more familiar with their products.

  The project includes two sites and a total of 15 people. In the beginning, I chose the vSphere Essentials Plus kit. I have 2 servers on the main site and 1 to the other site. I was going to buy an additional vCenter of license and 2 licenses SRM server. Basically, with the configuration of the infrastructure with the ability to replication on the other site and raise all reviews virtual machines on the server in the other site as a form of DR. The more research I do, the more I see how it is not extensible in the future. I also wonder if it is still possible given the licensing restrictions.

  I did research on vSphere standard edition because I believe that it is probably a better option. I have a few questions about how the licenses work as this edition has more factors involved.

  From my research, this is what I have gathered.

  vSphere Standard edition with basic support is $1715.72 - is that physical price by UC?

  I would also like, more than one instance of vCenter (1 for each site). Do I need to purchase a license additional vCenter, or y at - it a pack containing 2 licenses?

  In addition, in order to have the capacity to DR, would need RS. Do I need 2 licenses of MRS?

  Is anyway to get the price for all this? I was not able to find the price of the additional licenses.

  Any help would be greatly appreciated.

  Thank you!

  Hi Welcome to the communities,

  you need a single vSphere Standard/ORL/Ent + per socket/physical CPU license, Yes.

  About MRS. you should take a look at vSphere replication. It is included in all standard vSphere licenses and of better quality. Perhaps it meets your needs, as a SRM license for up to 75 VMs would cost about $7000, I think.

  As you said you are a student, you're doing this project for a University? You may get lower prices then.

  I would contact the commercial service of VMware for the best info:

  Contact sales | United States

  Concerning

  Tim

• Can not get the eval of vsphere license key

  People,

  Successfully, I registered for an assessment of vSphere with operations management and got my license key "VMware vCenter Operations Management Suite 5.7. When I try to apply this key to my vCenter Server I get the error "license error: 5" "Diagnostic message: not found license file ' (see image). I get this error even when you try to apply this key to my 5.1 ESXi server.

  (Moderator note: capture with screen a.p. deleted license key!)

  I KNOW the license key is not for vsphere, but rather for Operations Manager, but How can I get a trial for vSphere license key? Is it possible to apply the license key that I got to vCenter or should I install the vCenter operations Management unit and apply this license key for this server? The procedure to apply my evaluation license key is NOT FACT CLEAR in all the documentation I've found so far on the assessment of vSphere.

  Could someone PLEASE provide a definitive statement on how to use my provided evaluation license key (see picture) and how to obtain and to correctly apply an evaluation of my vCenter Server license?

  

  I would be very grateful for any help.

  
  Thank you.

  Some products require a key for evaluation and others do not. vCenter Server and ESXi running in eval without key mode, but vCOPS requires a key.

  You can use the license on any installation that you like, as long as ensure you that each license is used only once. What you need to do to be completely compatible with the EULA - if you want to use the license with your current configuration - is to install the production environment without adding licenses (i.e. run in eval mode), then migrates virtual machines, withdraw the licenses of pre-production systems and add them to the production system. It is not necessary to republish the keys or something like that, the keys remain the same.

  André

• vSphere Licensing 5.1: rights of vCPU

  Hi all

  I wonder about the rights of vCPU by vSphere edition.

  In the standard edition, the right of vCPU is 8.

  Does this means:

  (1) VM can have max of 8 socket with 1 core per socket

  (2) VM can have max of 8 shooting BUT the number of per-socket basis may be more

  I m having some VM that requires up to 16 cores, can the standard adjustment of vSphere license or do I go for a business one?

  Please specify this.

  Kind regards

  Valentine's day

  The number of vCPU refers to the total number of Sockets/virtual cores. With a payment of vCPU-8, you may have either 8x1core, 2x4core...

  André

• What version of vSphere/license is for me?

  We have a physical server with 2 x Intel Xeon E5-2640 (eachwith 6 x 2.50 GHz) CPU & 96 GB of RAM. We would like the server to run ESXi 5 and hosting 4 virtual machines.

  I think that 'free' ESXi V5 allows us only to affect up to 32 GB of RAM (for all virtual machines?). Therefore, looks like we need to buy 'VMware vSphere Essentials Kit' - but I think it does that of 3 guests, max 2 processors/host & 192 GB of VRAM.

  We have 4 guests - is possible to buy 2 kits of "VMware vSphere Essentials" for the same physical server? If not, what version/vSphere license do we buy?

  Thanks for your advice.

  Can you please clarify what you need? 4 VM 4 ESXi hosts (or both)?

  If it's only 4 VM on the host, then you are right, you must e.g. vSphere Essentials and must also deploy a vCenter Server/Appliance, because the right to vRAM (6 x 32GB) is pooled by vCenter Server.

  André

• 5 vsphere license keys will work on vCenter 4.1?

  My attempts to record the vSphere license keys 5 on vCenter 4.1 failed with the message "License not found error 5 license file.

  Anyone have any idea if this is due to the difference in versions (ie the vsphere licenses 5 on vcenter 4.1)? or is it perhaps something else?

  No, the keys do not work.

  You must connect to Vmware and manage your license, do a downgrade. (you can do an upgrade later)

  You cannot use both licenses at the same time.

  / Martin

• Change the 'label' on an active vSphere license?

  All,

  I have a lot of "combined" vSphere licenses groups in vCenter 4.1, I would change the descriptive label on some of the or the vSphere currently loaded in vCenter licenses.

  Cannot do through the UI, I have looked on the tables of database VPX_LIC_ * but don't see anything with the information on the label.  I could go through the center of the license and get the keys to the 'News', but I have to go through several cycles to combine/split to obtain the appropriate keys, too much work.

  Anyone know where this information is stored?  I expect it to be in the same table as VPX_LIC_LICENSES (which is where the license keys are) but no dice.

  Ben

  The label can be changed by going to the page of vSphere vSphere Client licenses, view by product, then developing the object to see its keys.

  Since the key line, click on the label and press F2 to edit the entry (or you can double click on it).

  I've edited all my labels to better describe what they manage (such as Group A, Group B, etc.).

  I was able to do this since vCenter 4.0, tested on 4.1 and it still works fine.

• vSphere Licensing Model

  Hello

  Can anyone help me please with the vSphere licensing model. For instanace if I buy 1 vSphere Enterprise Plus license then how many ESX servers can fit into this license. And let's say I have 4 ESX servers with 2 CPU (6 cores) each how vSphere then Enterprise license more what I need to buy?

  In addition, vSphere Enterprise license more contain the vCenter license as well?

  Any link, the document about the license will be really helpful

  Thank you

  Mohammed

  > For instanace if I buy 1 vSphere Enterprise Plus license then how many ESX servers can fit into this license

  1 ESX with 1 CPU (multicore).

  > And I have 4 ESX servers with 2 CPU (6 cores) each how vSphere then Enterprise license more what I need to buy?

  ESX 4 * 2 CPUs = 8 licenses.

  > Also, vSphere Enterprise license more does not contain the vCenter license as well?

  VCenter should be purchased separately but a vCenter is enough. You don't have to buy an another vCenter if you want to buy a few new ESX licenses.

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• Duda sober Linked Mode

  Hola.

  Tengo una duda sober Vmware Vcenter linked mode.

  In our infrastructure, tenemos una virtualcenter donde administramos several distintas localidades con sus esx sedes. El caso, hemos wont UN segundo con Vcenter linked mode enable apuntando al el primer vcenter.

  If yo paro el primer vcenter, desde el segundo vcenter, puedo administrar el resto ESX localidades sin hacer estas nada mas? ES decir, podre hacer HA, vmotion, etc... If el primer esta caido, con el segundo vcenter vcenter?

  Lo he probado, paro el Vcenter primario, desde el secúndario pero no puedo ver los esx del primario. Lo he configurado esta Mañana, perhaps tenga para esperarme what's repliquen?

  Gracias of photos.

  Hola

  Lo yo tengo montado para FT del VCenter are:

  VCenter server physical

  Physical server DB

  DR VCenter VirtualBox (instance of vcenter stopped) (another data center)

  DB physical server (another data center)

  Tengo BD Replicación between ambos datacenters are replica Los important config of los ficheros VCenter: asi como deferred that corre donde diarios pasados al DR site of.

  In case of failure:

  Levanto el VCenter en destino

  Registro again los esx existing

  Saludos

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• Dudas sober config HA.

  Hola,

  Tengo dudas sober the perfect config for HA. I have 2 Dell PowerEdge 2950 servidores y tengo balanceadas las maquinas office between los 2 servidores.

  Hace tiempo tuve con problema HA ago that las Máquinas no is arrancaban in el servidor than estaba 'up '.

  Según Vmware tenia demasiadas Consoles service his on different VLANS (lan, dmz, iscsi, etc..)  por lo that habia algun problema than any industry understand very well.

  Los Vmware anadieron al parameter of a cluster, that give lo creo

  that para solo only United Nations 'service console' in los cual los esx

  comprobaran if el otro Esx esta 'up', 'default gateway' además (if no me equivoco)

  SiGo creyendo than esto no works, porque en 2 repeatedly to our ha caido los uno 2 servidores y las Máquinas no to han levantado.

  Option: 'das.allnetwork0' con value: "Service Console".

  Put dudas son following:

  What checks UN Esx para see as el otro Esx esta 'UP '?

  Cada Vswitch tiene 2 tarjetas y cada tarjeta conectada has a switch (2 swichtes) diferente para tener redundancia.

  entitled checks UN Esx para saber if this 'up' el mismo is the "Default Gataway" direccion y el del otro ESX console service?

  can ser as ambos crean as el otro ha caido he brought levantar las maqunas del esx contrario? How is that happens in this case as is you can avoid?

  how you can realize una prueba para ver if levanta las maquinas? ES say that latiguillo tengo as PMT para perform the tests.

  Por otra parte, to me desactiva config "Virtual Machine start/stop" cada vez as hay una caida. Do not of hay forma dejar los values fixed? ¿porqué is desactiva? Me gustaria dejar el configurado "start y stop of late.

  Not be if tengo muy claro el HA operation y el cambio por Vmware s.

  Gracias por anticipado.

  Hola ansator,

  The best form of chequear what you cluster VMware HA works, are los cables of las fuentes Alimentación tirando of you servidor PE2950. Es a poco heavy pero mejor chequear that works no antes that you tengas a fallo en el PE material y no you work.

  If no you works, chequea el documento best practices of VMware HA in este enlace:

  http://www.VMware.com/VMTN/resources/402

  Saludos,

  Jose Maria Gonzalez,

  Founder and president of JmGVirtualConsulting.com

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• OTRA DUDA SOBER STORAGE

  Buenas, tengo otra duda sober storage, are a poco tonta, in an esx 3.5 server are wont, to can add discos fisicos servidor al el esx lo coja sin problemas y?

  Hola

  If walked the controladora en y en the config y puedes crear nuevo RAID con esos discos no hay problema. Lo no podras're create a RAID with 5 con los discos as currently tienees el wont ESX.

  UNA vez configures el going to you of simplemente a RAID 5 storage adapters, adapters of rescaneas y luego en add new storage y formateas in VMFS

  Saludos

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• vSphere license and ESX 3.5 servers battery

  Guys,

  I have a client who is not ready to upgrade to vSphere but must add another server to the farm of ESX 3.5. We told by VMware that they must purchase a license vSphere and then downgrade to 3.5. Then add the server to the farm.

  Does anyone do this? Exactly how would that work? What is the best/better way to do it?

  Any help is greatly appreciated!

  Yes, they can spend to return vSphere licenses. As we have already mentioned, technically, you can continue to use these two licenses, doubling the number of servers, but it is against the license agreement. You can use vSphere license or license of 3.5, but not both at the same time.

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• License 3.5 hosts with Vsphere licenses

  Until vSphere has passed the etc test, and we know its compatible with all of our infrastructure, we cannot upgrade in the production environment. At the same time the production environment need to grow - new hosts added etc. If I understand correctly, it is now only possible to buy vSphere licenses. These licenses are compatible with the infrastructure 3.5 and can they be used until we update. Can licenses be temporarily downgraded?

  Yes, you can downgrde licenses vSphere -'s done it on the Licensing Portal and when you're ready return you vSphere licenses licenses.

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• Duda sober number of hosted VMs in BBDD SQL server 2008 y

  Buenas a todos.

  In una semana voy a tener as instalar an entorno virtual muy sencillo. Back hosts y unas 60 mV. ES an entorno in Quebec, in a principio, no UN gran growth will. Maria than las lleguemos 100 vms system. Al studying the VMWare documents tener sober BBDD en SQL server 2008 me ha surgido una duda.

  Dice lo siguiente: 'instance of SQL Server 2008 Express (for small deployments). This database is suitable for small deployments of virtual hosts up to 5 and 50 machines. ».  ¿Quiere say that con esta BBDD solo puedo tener a maximum of 50 vm? ¿Mediante refiere a host that I can 50 vms por? En altogether 250 VMS y 5 host.

  In caso of Quebec no sirviera para said entorno, ¿tendria than instalar Oracle? What options I have?

  He read the red as you can bajarte UN linux por también con el vcenter y bbdd preinstalado, ahorrandote asi are her license of ese Windows. ¿Alguien sabe algo este tema? ¿Merece la Peña?

  MUCHAS gracias a todos photos.

  Saludo.

  Hello that tal,

  In general las versiones Express in SQL Server, asi como el motor BD incluido in el sober vCenter device Linux estan pensados para entornos muy pequeños do tests, no muy websites being o para entornos productivos.

  Las reduced no tanto en baso son Máquinas office number (50MVs to refiere total al, para aclararte), sino limitadas in politics are there performance.  Nations United SQL Express, para el maquinas office that claims tener, en unos meses there will number.

  You opcion're instalar o UN Standard SQL Oracle.

  Además, y como a tema aside, I think pensar solo 2 hosts para 60MVs no better decision por temas desempeño, availability y escalabilidad.  Mucho menos pensar in 100MVs.  Esto igual como factores depende that type of services need las maquinas office, pero in general, I think tener solo 2 servidores no are the best decision.

  Saludos,

• Problem with vSphere license

  I am trying to add a license to a free vSphere installation 5.1 and I see this error message. My Dell R710 server has 72G RAM, 2 x 1 TB and 2 x 6-Core 5660 2.80 Hz CPU.

  I have attached the log. Any help will be appreciated!

  Thank you

  JM

  With vSphere 5.0, VMware is launching a policy which limited the maximum physical memory on a host or a cluster, according to licenses "vRAM". For the free hypervisor maximum was 32GB. This political vRam has been deleted again with vSphere 5.5 (see for example KB VMware: VMware vSphere 5.5 license and/or Update vRAM political). I'm not sure if policy has also been removed from the earlier 5.x version with the latest patches!

  André