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biggizod
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‎08-21-2017 10:52 AM

ESXi 5.0 question

Hi guys . Is there a way to determine is my ESXi 5.0 free edition or not-free edition ? I have 3 standalone cisco UCS-C220 servers with esxi5.0 , they with from Cisco 3 years ago, and I need to upgrade them to version 6.

thank you

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vasan22in
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‎08-21-2017 11:48 AM

Hello,

Refer the below site for free ESXi 5.0 version,

vSphere 5 licensing - ESXi free version - VMwaremine - Artur Krzywdzinski | Nutanix  ....

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biggizod
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‎08-21-2017 12:38 PM

I see in white papers "VMware vSphere Hypervisor is a free product that provides a simple and easy way to get started with virtualization at no cost. vSphere Hypervisor provides only basic virtualization capabilities, allowing customers to virtualize servers and run applications in virtual machines in a matter of minutes." 

I have  Vmware vSphere 5 Hypervisor licensed for 2 physical CPUs (unlimited cores per CPU ), so my esxi is free ??

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biggizod
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‎08-21-2017 01:05 PM

is upgrade of free version of esxi similar as upgrade of not-free version ?

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