Vmware* Virtualcenter* And Esxi* Licensing Overview; Licensing Terminology - Intel S5000PAL Installation Manual

Feature
Scale of deployment
Capacity planning
Server Consolidation
wizard
Instant server provisioning
Zero-downtime
maintenance
Load balancing
Failover
Power savings
Centralized access control

VMware* VirtualCenter* and ESXi* Licensing Overview

This section describes the licensing models available with VMware* ESXi* 3.5 and VMware* VirtualCenter*.
For additional information, refer to the VMware ESXi 3.5 Installable Setup Guide available on the VMware
website.

Licensing Terminology

The following terms are part of the license redemption and configuration process:
License activation code – A license activation code (LAC) is a unique code associated with one or more
VMware* products purchased. The code is obtained after an order is processed or when the product is
purchased from an authorized VMware reseller, where a partner activation code is provided.
Partner activation code – A partner activation code is a unique code that identifies orders placed
through VMware* partners. If VMware Infrastructure* 3 is purchased from an authorized VMware
reseller, use the code provided at the time of purchase to register it on the designated VMware store
account.
License activation portal – The license activation portal is a self-service Web portal used to redeem
license activation codes and download licen se files for VMware* Infrastructure* 3.
Partner activation portal – A partner activation portal is a self-service Web portal used to register a
purchase made from an authorized VMware* reseller to a VMware store account. To do this, enter the
partner activation code into the portal and download the license files from the license activation portal.
VMware* Infrastructure* 3 Installation Guide for VMware* ESXi* 3.5 Installable –
VirtualCenter Server
Multiple hosts
Built-in
Built-in
Available with templates and cloning
Possible with VMotion*
Possible with VMware* DRS
Possible with VMware* HA
Possible with VMware* Distributed
Power Management (DPM)
Available with Active Directory
Integration
Table 2 – Comparison of Multiple and Single Host Management
Intel® Server Board S5000PAL
ESXi Server
Single host
Available separately
Available separately
Not available
Not available
Not available
Not available
Not available
Not available
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