Hello,
I am implementing vCloud Director and have a query regarding its licensing.
What I came to know so far is;
> vCloud Suite licensing is per CPU based
> vCloud Director individual licensing is per VM based.
I have vSphere Enterprise Plus license
But we cannot buy individual vCloud Director license because of some agreement.
I came to know that;
vSphere Ent Plus + vRealize Suite Ent = vCloud Suite License.
So if I buy vRealize Suite Ent, will I be able to use that for vCloud Director setup ?
Thanks,
As already said, vCD 9.x licenses are only available through VCPP.
Q. How is vCloud Director packaged and how may it be purchased?
A. vCloud Director licenses are fulfilled through the VMware Cloud Provider Program, with a specific number of licenses available at each contract level. Once enrolled in the program, the product can be downloaded from myVMware.
And it doesn't matter which use case you have. Whether internally or as a service provider, you receive vCD licenses only via a VCPP contract. License usage metering is then covered by the vCloud Usage Meter (a seperate appliance).
However, if you only want to provide a self-service portal for vm workloads to internal dev teams, vRealize Automation might be a better option for you.
AFAIK, the only way to license vCD is through the VCPP program.
http://pimatic.fritz.box/vRealize Suite does NOT! include a license for vCloud Director. Its a complete different product.
vCloud Director is a Service Provider tool and only avaiable via VCPP licensing
I saw a video on youtube which showed vSphere Ent plus + vCloud Realize suite = vCloud suite license. Hence asked.
VMware vRealize Suite and vCloud Suite Licensing Changes and FAQ - YouTube
Also we will needing be using this license for our internal lab team purpose. Not going to use it as service providers.
As already said, vCD 9.x licenses are only available through VCPP.
Q. How is vCloud Director packaged and how may it be purchased?
A. vCloud Director licenses are fulfilled through the VMware Cloud Provider Program, with a specific number of licenses available at each contract level. Once enrolled in the program, the product can be downloaded from myVMware.
And it doesn't matter which use case you have. Whether internally or as a service provider, you receive vCD licenses only via a VCPP contract. License usage metering is then covered by the vCloud Usage Meter (a seperate appliance).
However, if you only want to provide a self-service portal for vm workloads to internal dev teams, vRealize Automation might be a better option for you.
Yes, vSphere Ent plus + vCloud Realize suite = vCloud suite license is correct.
But vCloud Director is NOT part of vCloud Suite
As others stated, vCloud Director is not part of any vCloud suite model.
vCD is a restricted product. If you have a specific use case that requires vCD, please work with your VMware account team to see what options are available.
Then we have no choice. Will have to go for VCPP for vCloud director license.
But how to go for VCPP thing, any idea?
You can find more information here: VMware Cloud Provider Program
But please note that this will change your entire licensing. You will have to pay monthly for the consumed resources and need an appliance (vCloud Usage Meter) to measure the consumption.
I would strongly recommend that you talk to a license distributor and your VMware Sales Rep about this in advance.
The only way to purchase vCloud Director (or to give it it's correct name - vCloud Director for Service Providers) is to become a member of the VCPP program. vCloud Suite includes vRealise Automation, which is NOT vCloud Director.