I wish to setup a streched cluster with a witness appliance.
The host that hosts he witness appliance can be a free esxi hypervisor? Or it must be licensed? If yes, which kind of license do I need?
If you use the virtual appliance for the witness, it DOES NOT need a license. If you use a physical host as the witness, it DOES need a license. Thank you, Zach.
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Even better, there are no licenses needed with the witness appliance, as it comes preconfigured with a license. Of course, if you wish to use a physical host for the witness, you can do that too.
Yes, this is clear but my question is releated to the physical ESXi that hosts the witness appliance, does it need a license?
If you use the virtual appliance for the witness, it DOES NOT need a license. If you use a physical host as the witness, it DOES need a license. Thank you, Zach.