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mikekemp1234567
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Do I need....

Hi All,

A quick question to you all.

Am I right in thinking, if I need HA for two hosts, the minimum I need is VMWare Standard and vCenter Server or can I get away with vCenter Essentials and or vmware essentials?

TIA

M

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rcporto
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The minimum license needed for HA is vSphere Essentials Plus Kit, that will provide you the vCenter Essentials license and vSphere ESXi license for up 03 servers with 2 physical CPU each.

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Richardson Porto
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mikekemp1234567
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Thanks for the extremely fast response!

So basically this one: 

VMware vSphere Essentials Plus Kit

VMware vSphere Essentials Plus Kit provides an all-in-one solution for small businesses to virtualize their physical servers and reduce hardware costs while ensuring superior high application availability and data protection.

Which is £3,833.50

Is it just like the one I am used to (vCenter Standard & vSphere Standard) ?

Thanks again!

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rcporto
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Yes, it is very similar but with some limitations like number of hosts that you can manage with Essentials Plus Kit.

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Richardson Porto
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mikekemp1234567
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I presume I can therefore have three hosts and unlimited Guests ?  I have Windows 2012 R2 DataCenter.

TIA

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rcporto
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Yes, the limit that applies for this license is the configuration maximums for vSphere/vCenter: http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vsphere5/r55/vsphere-55-configuration-maximums.pdf

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