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ESXi upgrade question

hi all,

I have several questions about ESXi upgrade.

#1. from ESXi basic upgrade to ESXi standard or enterprise

-is it possible? and free?

#2. from ESXi basic upgrade to ESX enterprise

-right path is ESXi basic -->ESX basic --> ESX enterprise ? right?

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Dave_Mishchenko
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To get to use the standard or enterprise features, you have to get an upgrade license. See page 6 of this PDF for retail pricing - http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/vi_pricing3.pdf. Once you upgrade to ESX standard or enterprise, it doesn't matter if you install ESX regular or ESXi. The licensing file you get will work with either.

So for ESXi to ESXi standard / enterprise you would purchase a license upgrade to standard or enterprise.

For ESXi to ESX enterprise, you would just get the upgrade from ESXi to ESX enterprise.

If you stick with ESXi you would just replace the license file. If you wanted to go with ESX, then you would need to backup your VMs, install ESXi and restore the backups (if you're using local storage).

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Dave_Mishchenko
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To get to use the standard or enterprise features, you have to get an upgrade license. See page 6 of this PDF for retail pricing - http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/vi_pricing3.pdf. Once you upgrade to ESX standard or enterprise, it doesn't matter if you install ESX regular or ESXi. The licensing file you get will work with either.

So for ESXi to ESXi standard / enterprise you would purchase a license upgrade to standard or enterprise.

For ESXi to ESX enterprise, you would just get the upgrade from ESXi to ESX enterprise.

If you stick with ESXi you would just replace the license file. If you wanted to go with ESX, then you would need to backup your VMs, install ESXi and restore the backups (if you're using local storage).

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#1 I believe moving between the different levels actually are changes in the licensing - so no it is not free -

#2 you do not need to move from esxi to esx - esxi allows for the same functionality as ESX Enterprise you will just need to buy the license for vmotion, HA, DRS and VC

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thanks all!

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