We are considering purchasing the vSphere Essentials Plus Kit (3x 2-CPU servers) with 3years of support.
With regards to this:
[1] during the 3 year support period, are we eligible for free upgrades for vSphere/vCenter/ESXi?
[2] what happens when the 3 years of support runs out? Will vSphere/vCenter/ESXi stop working?
[3] what is the cost to renew support at the end of this 3 years?
[4] if we decide to purchase an additional server with 2x CPU-sockets, what is the cost to add this to our existing vCenter cluster?
thanks in advance!
Welcome to the Community,
André
thanks for the response André, that has put my mind at ease.
however, with regards to point 3, i could not find any pricing online for renewals.
Would the renewal likely be the same price as the initial kit (currently 6738,38 €) ? or are renewals usually cheaper than the initial cost?
thanks!
It's way less than the initial cost. I just did a quick search on the Internet, and found prices which are approximately 15%-20% of the initial cost for an additional year SnS.
These are the SKUs I found:
Standard-Support:
- VS6-ESP-KIT-G-SSS-C (1 Year)
- VS6-ESP-KIT-3G-SSS-C (3 Years)
Production Support:
- VS6-ESP-KIT-P-SSS-C (1 Year)
- VS6-ESP-KIT-3P-SSS-C (3 Years)
Note that the prices for Standard vs. Production support do not differ much,.
André