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The Starter edition offers the core set of Nutanix software functionality. This edition is ideal for small-scale
deployments with a limited set of workloads.
The Pro edition offers rich data services, along with resilience and management features. This edition is
ideal for enterprises running multiple applications on a Nutanix cluster or with large-scale single workload
deployments.
The Ultimate edition offers the full suite of Nutanix software capabilities to tackle complex infrastructure
challenges. This edition is ideal for multi-site deployments.
It is possible to upgrade a software edition after the installation by purchasing one of the software upgrade
options listed in the following table.
Table 16. Nutanix software upgrade options
Description
Nutanix Starter to Pro Upgrade
Nutanix Starter to Ultimate Upgrade
Nutanix Pro to Ultimate Upgrade
Configuration note: You should request a quote for the selected Nutanix SW Upgrade part number from
Lenovo and provide additional details on the existing installation and planned upgrade.
The following table compares features of the Nutanix software editions.
Table 17. Nutanix software editions feature comparison
Feature
Enterprise storage
Cluster size
Heterogeneous clusters
VM-centric snapshots and clones
Volume groups
Data tiering
Online cluster grow/shrink
Acropolis container services
Inline compression
Inline performance deduplication
MapReduce compression
MapReduce deduplication
Erasure Coding (EC-X)
Acropolis block services
Acropolis file services
VM Flash Mode (Pin to SSD)
Infrastructure resilience
Data path redundancy
Redundancy factor
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Nutanix software edition
Starter Pro
12 nodes max Unlimited
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
No Yes
No Yes
No Yes
No Yes
No No
No No
Yes Yes
2 (Fixed) 2 or 3 (Tunable)
Part
number
01GU985
01GU986
01GU987
Ultimate
Unlimited
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
2 or 3 (Tunable)
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