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• Can you pass offline virtual machines between data warehouses using the 'Migration' with the basic Kit Essentials feature?

  I speak not of Essentials Plus vMotion between hosts or migration of VMS between hosts and data warehouses online. Just curious to know if its possible to off a virtual machine and click the button to migrate to another store of data with the basic Essentials bundle.

  Welcome to the community - Yes you can - it's what we call a cold migration.

• Do Datacenter, cada um com Essentials Kit Plus

  SE tenho duas licencas do vSphere Essentials Kit Plus, we know that esta Edition mourned ate 03 hosts, com 02 processadores.

  Posso em um mesmo vCenter gerenciar Doi Datacenter, cada um com esta versão Essentials? Or e cada um no seu vCenter?

  Obrigado!

  A licença vCenter as acompanha o e Kit Essentials Plus a vCenter Server Essentials, veja:

  VSphere Essentials Kit licenses are perpetual and does not expire. It includes 6 licenses processors of vSphere Essentials (for 3 servers with up to 2 processors each) and 1 license for vCenter Server Essentials the duration of the subscription includes the updates and new versions of the product selected in the selected period. Support for selected products can be chosen based on the incident.

  SE voce precisar gerenciar but realmente do 03 (very) hosts e wake 02 (duas) licencas do vSphere Essentials Kit, você vai precisar instalar 02 (DOI) vCenters separately.

• Question of very fast licenses - vSphere Essentials Kits

  Hello

  Can you have several Essentials and Essentials Plus kit by site?

  That is to say - can you buy 3 x Essentials Kits for your site with 9 guests and build 3 VMs vCenter to manage each package of 3?

  IE - if you use your first kit, you are eligible to buy a second for the next hosts a few in your company?

  Thank you

  I'm not aware of a limitation for the Essentials Kits. The only one I can think of with a limit of one per site is an acceleration Kit.

  Anyway, if you consider three Kits Essentials more, it may be useful to check if the benefits of vCenter Server more ESXi Standard licenses justifies the price difference.

  André

• Newbie question: ESXi 6.0 free vs vSphere Essentials Kit

  I currently have a server host running ESXi 5.5 (free version), accommodation mainly a lab with SQL servers and workstations Windows infrastructure.

  I plan to upgrade the vSphere Essentials Kit and I was wondering what are the additional benefits I would get paid Kit essentials ESXi free 6.0 vs.

  So far, I can think of the following:

  -Possibility to install on two additional host servers (however I don't really have this requirement for the moment)

  -Compatibility with VMWare as ALTARO and VEEAM backup software. (This would be beneficial)

  What are the other benefits Essentials Kit would offer a server environment unique host which would be sufficiently attractive to force one to go compared to the free version?

  Thank you for any comments.

  ArnieC

  Another great advantage will be the Server vCenter which adds lots of features and will help you manage all three hosts. Have a look here some of the additional benefits: http://www.vladan.fr/esxi-free-vs-paid/

• VSphere API is available in VMware vSphere Essentials Kit?

  Hello

  TL; DR: I would like to know if the vSphere API is available in VMware vSphere Essentials Kit.

  We evaluated VMware vSphere to build an environment very small test & dev to work. Since vSphere worked well during our assessment, we will buy vSphere licenses.

  We only need to operate a single ESXi host and we don't much care our virtual machines because they are used for testing only. Thus, we don't need features such as vMotion.

  However, take us pictures and we depend on the vSphere API, because we use pyVmomi to administer our virtual machines.

  Because we only run an ESXi host, need for API vSphere vCenter but did not need features such as vMotion, I think that the Kit Essentials fits our needs. But I'm not sure it provides the vSphere API. If anyone can confirm?

  Kind regards

  Yes, vSphere API are available in the Essentials kit.

  Please see KB

  Ref: KB VMware: vSphere 6.x products offer

• VMWare vSphere Essentials Plus Kit

  My apologies in advance if this is posted in the wrong place - I'm going round and round, trying to find answers and appropriate to place.

  I have reflected on vSphere Essentials Plus Kit for 3 guests and just have a few questions.

  (1) the limitation specified 2 CPUs.  Does mean physical cores?  For example, I currently have a small number of virtual machines running on a HP DL360 G5 which has processor Xeon.  ESXi is reported as 2, but 8 cores.  So in this example VMWare will consider this 2 CPU or 8 CPU? (I realize that this material is not compatible with vSphere V5, but I'd be curious to understand the principle of limitation)

  (2) is in any way to migrate to ESXi 4.1 vSphere Essentials Plus Kit (which I suppose is 5.1?) because it would take me a hardware and software upgrade.  Or am I better implementation of a new system and use something like vCenter Converter to move virtual machines?

  (3) is there such a thing as a vSphere Essentials Plus Kit evaluation?  If this is not the case, how can I do for my test environment.  I don't want to invest in a new hardware/software, if for some reason any that does not work for me

  I'm looking to move to ESXi for reasons of redundancy and reslience.  I have only 1 ESXi box run currently with about 6 VM I'm not a major user and I think that more Kit Essentials fits the Bill on all the rest.

  Thanks in advance for your comments and advice.

  
  Paul

  vSphere supports different types of storage systems (NAS, iSCSI, FC,...). For a complete list of what is supported, please look at http://www.vmware.com/go/hcl

  André

• features of vSphere 4.1 vSphere Essentials Kit 5.1 vs esxi

  Hello

  I'm new here and I have my vSphere server knowledge is limited.

  Our company is currently leading a free version of the server esxi 4.1 vSphere.

  Now, we have reached a point where we intend to implement some automation of test for our software products. To do this, we need to be able to programmatically control the virtual test machines (power on / power off, go back to the snapshot, copy files, etc.). VSphere free version does not offer that, and it seems that we have to upgrade to a paid version.

  The question:

  Is this the version licensed vSphere 5.1 Kit Essentials offers at least the same features that the free version of vSphere 4.1 offers? I could imagine, the very basic paid the 5.1 version of vSphere Essentials Kit has done some limitations compared to the 4.1 vSpehre esxi, same if vSphere 5.1 Kit Essentials has the feature of writing available to the "remote command line interface" (which we would need to manage the test program by computers).

  Tounsiiaa you!

  Gatis

  I can't think of all the features of the free version that are not available in the edition of Essentials 5.1, except for the number of sockets/CPUs per host, which is limited to 2 with the Essentials Kits.

  André

• What exactly is in the VMware vSphere Essentials Kit

  Yes I looked on the page and there seems to be a lot of xyz, but no definitive list of what is in the kit of essestials or even the pro kit.

  Ideally, this as the backup software, but would be nice to know all inclusive.

  VBackup Thinware said he needs of VMware Consolidated Backup, but Google takes me to the page on this point and when I go to buy, send me info about versions of VM, but nothing in the Kits except data backup API - tis more confusing for a new user.

  Kits Essentials is a set of licenses. The kit includes the licenses processor vSphere and vCenter Server for Essentials for an environment of maximum 3 guests (up to 2 CPUs) and capacity maximum vRAM grouped 192 GB. Kits scalability limits Essentials are applied to the product and may not be extended except by upgrading the complete kit to a top-range package. Cannot be decoupled or combined with other editions of VMware vSphere Essentials Kits are stand-alone solutions

  1. You can download and run up to 3 ESXi 5 guests with 2 processors
  2. You can download vCenter server and run one instance of vCenter
  3. You can download VMware Data Recovery to be able to backup your virtual machines without affecting the performance of the virtual machine

  Hope this helps

• VCenter and VMWare essential Kits

  Hello

  I have 3 ESXI 5.5 servers in place and another 9 servers ESXI 5.5 in a second location. All servers have two processors and 128 GB or less RAM.

  Can I buy 4 essential Kits of VMWare and install four separate vcenter instances? Am I allowed to use multiple VMware Essentials Kits in one place?

  Is it possible to install one instance of VCenter for all ESXI 5.5 servers 12 with these licenses or do I need to buy a different set of licenses?

  Thank you

  Can I buy 4 essential Kits of VMWare and install four separate vcenter instances? Am I allowed to use multiple VMware Essentials Kits in one place?

  Unless I'm missing something, you can have how many Kits Essentials desired by site/branch, the limitation is that each vCenter Essentials kit can manage only the 03 (three) hosts.

  Is it possible to install one instance of VCenter for all ESXI 5.5 servers 12 with these licenses or do I need to buy a different set of licenses?

  No, each Kit Essentials can manage only the 03 (three) VMware ESXi ESX. To manage hosts more 03, you will need the Standard vCenter and vSphere ESXi Standard, Enterprise or Enterprise Plus.

  Anyway, there are still other options if you don't want to license more advanced, like Standard vCenter and vSphere, ESXi Standard/Enterprise, see: how your vSphere VMware 5.5 retail and management offices (ROBO) - VMware-Blog of SMB - VMware license items

• VMware Essentials to include Update manager

  Hello, will be setting up a small Site DR.  Going to use Veeam replication to have VM Replicate on him.

  Just try to understand what VMware licenses for.  I think im going to go with VMware Essentials as we will only need two physical hosts to start, maybe in a few years, we could add another physical host.

  It should not be necessary for HA/DRS as it is just a recovery site

  What im wondering, this is the Kit Essentials come with Update Manager?  Not the Essentials Plus version, just essential.

  I can't seem to find on the product page of the site if its included or not.
  It does not say that it comes with VCenter Server Essentials.  Im hoping Update Manager is included?

  I realize im not going to have HA and Vmotion.  But we should keep the patches for security reasons.  Because DR site will be somewhere else, it would be easier to use Vcenter Update manager to update the hosts.  Given that it is a site of DR than the VM'w will be turned off, so I don't think that there should be problems

  Thank you

  Manager update comes with vCenter Server, regardless of the edition.

  André

• vCenter Server Essentials

  I'm confused on what licensing "Kit Essentials" gives me to vCenter Server.  He start allows vCenter Server (SSO, web client, server) on a physical server dedicated outside the three ESXI hosts that are included with the Kit?  The free 60-day trial is super confusing because it unlocks EVERYTHING and does not really specify what I will remain once I applied the keys only Essentials.  I rather not would waste resources on my three ESXI hosts since I was a spare physical server that can host the server vCenter Server very well.

  
  Thank you

  The vCenter Server deployment option are the same as for all other editions. You can use the vCenter Server Appliance or vCenter based on Windows Server, you can install on a Windows Server to address physical or virtual system.

  André

• Standard managed via vCenter essential Kit

  Hello

  We got 3 ESXi 4.1 cluster host, but the version doesn't matter, because we want to upgrade in the nearly future. The thing is that we also want to expand our infrastructure, lets say with 2 new hosts. This cluster has a kit with a single instance of critical vCenter more essential. If buy us a license for vCenter standard server and a standard for this 2 new host license will be able to manage in a Standard vCenter? (essentially more host kit 3 + host vSphere standard 2 - by vCenter)

  I dive with care through all licenses pappers from documentation and white, so I know that essential kits does not exceed 3 host limit, but if I buy the standard for vCenter license will be I be able to manage the two cluster throug or I have to re license old Kit essential cluster?

  I hope his celar enough

  Wojtek

  It does not work. Kits only Essentials, you can manage with vCenter Server Standard are the "Retail and Branch Office Kits". In your case, you will need to purchase CPU licenses for all guests. What may be interesting to watch from a cost standpoint, is an upgrade of the Kit Essentials Plus a kit of acceleration (including vCenter Server Standard and 6 licenses processors) and then buy the CPU licenses also required.

  André

• Question about the subscription renewal for vSphere lab Essentials home

  First post on the forum here.  My apologies if this isn't the right place for a question like this.

  I have a lab at home that I have set up using the "VMware vSphere 5 Kit Essentials" that I had bought on the VMware online store.  It was a pretty fun because it let me familiarize themselves with the technology that I use at work without the same consequences for the mistakes of the project.

  To be honest though, I have never much thought about support and subscriptions for it... Setup should really just have to learn and be the main server for my house projects.  The cost for me to buy the Kit of Essentials has been a little more than $500 a year ago, and it seems that my still currently active subscription (my account displays "subscription only" for the Essentials Kit) allows me to download the latest patches and maybe even upgrade to a new major version in the future.  I would like to continue the subscription, as this seems to be more profitable that leave on the subscription and then renew... compared to the initial $ 500, a one or three year renewal looks pretty good - and I'd get to continue to be on the latest versions of the vSphere Essentials.

  I thought it would be as simple as clicking on renew somewhere on my account, but that begins to not look like an option.  I think that I am driven to get in touch with a business partner for the subscription renewals (is this sounding right?).  This seems a bit much for me for a small laboratory at home like mine.  Is the only way to renew a subscription via a partner company?  If I'm completely off track here, please let me know.  If I'm here, does anyone know (or recommend) a partner company that manages small renewals as mine would be?

  Maybe I'm hesitant for nothing, but I thought I would ask those who understand the subscription and support better than me.

  Thank you very much for the help!

  Dan

  To answer my own question, I discovered that for users with contracts less than $3,000... is it possible to make a renewal online without the need to go through a partner.  It turns out that the link to the online renewal page is available through the 60, 30, 15 days notice in advance of the emails that are sent to the holder of the account (which is how I found it).  The page renewal me related to this FAQ PDF that I found useful.  I was able to successfully renew my subscription from the link.

  http://www.VMware.com/files/PDF/myvmware/VMware-online-renewals-FAQs-en.PDF

  The important bits for me were the following (from the FAQ):

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  Q: clients access renewals online from VMware.com or My VMware?

  A: access to the online renewal platform is by a "direct link" sent to clients through the electronic communication of renewal.

  Q: when VMware will send me the link of renewal online?

  R: the link for customers to renew online will appear on reminders e-mail sent 60-30-15 days prior to the expiration of the contract.

  Q: can customers renew all contracts renewal online?

  A: customers will be able to renew those contracts to a total value of less than $3,000 USD only. Customers will have the option of

  move to a higher level of service, or a longer term, as you wish.

  ====

  Hope that helps future lab home amateurs like me.

  Dan

• Clustering and optimum set up with our kit

  Hi all

  Need some wise words of wisdom and advice from you, good people

  Our kit:

  Material:

  x 2 HP DL380 G7s (x 8 hard drives in RAID 10 > 1,2 to 300 GB SAS useful), 48 GB RAM, x 2 Intel Xeon E5606 CPU, x 4 natachasery in each server

  HP StorageWorks x 1600 SAN 1 x (6 x 2 TB SATA hard drives in RAID 10 > 6 can be used to), x 2 natachasery

  Software:

  vSphere 5 Kit Essentials. We have 14 servers (mix of both physical and VMs) and present x.

  Veeam v6

  Issues related to the:
  

  (1) SAN has x 2 natachasery - is better to team due to the requirements of the iSCSI traffic, or use one for management and one for the iSCSI network?

  (2) I wanted to divide SAN in x 2 tables (two RAID10), but not as RAID10 needs x 4 min of HARD drive. Is a great picture ok/recommended/best practices etc, or would it be better to install another x 2 hard drives (which gives 8 total drives) and then divided by x 2 RAID10 arrays?

  (3) vSphere Essentials 5 offers no HA or vMotion. Could create us a 'cluster' of ESXi servers without these features and what resilience (as appropriate) that offers?

  Any help or advice on best practices or optimal configuration for our kit would be great

  Thank you guys, very much appreciated in advance

  a unique network card would work, a lot of posts on the forums point to 1 NIC being adequate and sufficient, but if you have 2 network cards, you can have multipathing have redundancy in your links to your store of data LUNS