How to asses and optimize current vSphere & vCenter

[suhaimim]

Below is our vm infrastructure:

License purchased on: 23 December 2009

Version: vCenter 4.0 Foundation (max 3 hosts) and vSphere 4 Enterprise (max 6 cores)

Current setting:

vCenter 4.1 (x1 physical server) & ESX 4.1 (x3 physical server)

Is there any check list to determine our environment is equiped with all necessary VM requirement?

Thank you,

P/s: By the way, I am not sure where to assign this discussion topic into which group.

[cdecanini_]

Hi,

Not sure what are your expectations but for vCO there are two types of licences: player and server. You can check this in the vCO web configuration in the Licenses tab by clicking on the vCO server link.

For example on mine:

Serial number : XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX
License owner : VMware
Target : vCO server
License edition : vc
Support : Gold
vCenter Orchestrator mode : Server
Product : vCenter Server 4 Standard
Expiration : Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 CET 2013
License type : Site

A server license allows to author workflows, a player license allows only to run workflows (from the library or from a third party woho would have author them).

Christophe.

[suhaimim]

Hi cdecanini_

This is the report from vCO License details

Serial number : XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX
License edition : vCenter Server 4 Foundation
Expiration : Permanent license

vCenter Orchestrator mode : Player 

In this case, what should I improve in my environment?

[cdecanini_]

If you need to author worklows you need to upgrade your vCenter License to vCenter Standard.

Please contact your VMware sales representative for further information on licensing.

Christophe.

[suhaimim]

From the hard and troublesome that I am facing to manage this vCenter ... I planning to install the version 5.0 and remove all previous modules.

So far, only 12 VMs running in production and 2 in UAT stages with max 3 esx hosts.

Can I just get vCenter Standard upgrade with FOC from vCenter Foundation?

Thanks Christophe.