VMware vSphere* and vCenter* Product Descriptions – Overview
VMware vSphere* software is available as an accessory when ordering an Intel
System. Customers can only order these SKUs at the time they are ordering an Intel® Server Board or
Intel® Server System. These SKUs cannot be ordered individually.
Licensing Per Processor with vRAM Entitlements: VMware vSphere 5 is licensed on a per-processor basis
with a vRAM entitlement. Each VMware vSphere 5 processor license comes with an entitlement to a certain
amount of vRAM capacity, or memory configured to virtual machines. For more information, VMware's licensing
whitepaper can be found at http://www.vmware.com/products/vsphere/overview.html.
VMware vSphere* and vCenter* Server SKUs
Each VMware vSphere SKU contains a paper certificate with a software product activation code.
As directed on the certificate, the end user must register the product activation code with
VMware at
http://www.vmware.com/code/intel
Subscription Services.
VMware vSphere* and vCenter* Server Editions
All VMware vSphere SKUs (except Essentials) are bundled with either 1 year VMware Basic (12x5) or with 1 year
VMware Production (24x7) Support and Subscription. The Essentials SKU is bundled with 1 year VMware
Subscription.
VMware vSphere 5 Essentials Bundle for 3 hosts (Max 2 processors per host) and 192 GB
vRAM entitlement
Essentials
VMware vSphere 5 Essentials Plus Bundle for 3 hosts (Max 2 processors per host) and 192
GB vRAM entitlement
Essentials Plus
VMware vSphere 5 Standard for 1 processor (with 32 GB vRAM entitlement per processor)
Standard
VMware vSphere 5 Enterprise for 1 processor (with 64 GB vRAM entitlement per processor)
Enterprise
VMware vSphere 5 Enterprise Plus for 1 processor (with 96 GB vRAM entitlement per
processor)
Enterprise Plus
VMware vCenter Server 5 Standard for vSphere 5 (Per Instance)
One instance of vCenter Server is required to centrally manage virtual machines and their hosts and to
VMware vCenter*
enable all VMware vSphere features on Standard, Enterprise and Enterprise Plus editions.
Server Standard
for vSphere 5
July 12
to access VMware Software, Support and
with 1 year VMware Basic (12x5) Support and Subscription
with 1 year VMware Production (24x7) Support and Subscription
with 1 year VMware Basic (12x5) Support and Subscription
with 1 year VMware Production (24x7) Support and Subscription
with 1 year VMware Basic (12x5) Support and Subscription
with 1 year VMware Production (24x7) Support and Subscription
with 1 year VMware Basic (12x5) Support and Subscription
with 1 year VMware Production (24x7) Support and Subscription
with 1 year VMware Basic (12x5) Support and Subscription
with 1 year VMware Production (24x7) Support and Subscription
Intel® Modular Server Configuration Guide
®
®
Server Board or Intel
with 1 year VMware Subscription.
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