2nd Replication Site using 2 CPU ESXi host license from Essentials Plus with 2nd instance of vCenter Essentials license from Essential standard

[flyg]

We have replication working great on site one that has 2 ESXi hosts and vCenter Essentials as part of our Essentials Plus Licenses.  We are looking to add an off Site replication and were wondering if using the remaining 2 CPU ESXi licenses (Essential Plus) on a 3rd host with a second separate vCenter Essentials license (Part of additional regular Essential that we would purchase) would work??!

[daphnissov]

A vSphere Essentials license entitles you to three 2-socket ESXi hosts and a vCenter licensed for Essentials. At your second site, you could only join max of 3 hosts to that vCenter licensed for Essentials, so it's seems like it would be pointless if you have to buy a second Essentials kit anyhow.

[flyg]

It is my understanding is that you need another instance on vCenter at the remote site to enable replication..That would be the reason I would look to acquire it by getting a standard Essentials Kit. I am not aware of vCenter Essentials being available alone

[a_p_]

Welcome to the Community,

although you may be able to make this work from a technical point of view, such a configuration would violate the licence agreement, because an Essentials Kits may only be used as-is, i.e. parts may not be decoupled and/or used other kits/solutions.

André

[IRIX201110141]

As additional note.... vSphere Replication comes with Essentials Plus and above and its not part of the "basic" vSphere Essentials.

Regards,
Joerg