Hi,
Servers with 8-core/CPU socket are now available. Unfortunately, the current ESX/ESXi licensing scheme is based on 6-core and 12-core model.
My questions :
1- Are there any other options than upgrading to the ADVANCED/ENTREPRISE PLUS version (up to 12 cores/CPU)?
2- What about the ESXi standalone version?
Thanks,
1. Not yet.
2. There is no ESXi standalone version at all. There is ESXi Free and vSphere - you can install vSphere license and don't connect ESXi to vCenter if you want.
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MCSA, MCTS Hyper-V, VCP 3/4, VMware vExpert '2009
By standalone, I mean the free version of course.
My quesion is will ESXi (free version) support 8-cores /CPU?
No.
Frank
Not yet, maybe in the near future will be.
I guess in the next esx(i) update/release some new CPU's will be added, but then maybe the vmware licenses would be modified.
Regards/Saludos,
Pablo
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