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JB2015
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VSAN Enterprise + ESXI Standard license

Hello all,

can i use VSAN Enterprise license with ESXI Standard for vSphere 6.7 environment or does VSAN Enterprise require ESXI Ent+ license?

Does VSAN Enterprise license brings vDS support to the host?

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TheBobkin
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Hello @JB2015

Yes you can use it that way - vSAN doesn't care what vSphere level license is in use.

All vSAN licenses come with free vDS.

Bob

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JB2015
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Thanks for quick reply!

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TheBobkin
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Documentation for clarification (as replied on phone earlier):

https://www.vmware.com/content/dam/digitalmarketing/vmware/en/pdf/products/vsan/vmware-vsan-licensin...

"vSAN works with any edition of vSphere (Main editions, Acceleration Kit, Essentials Kits, Scale Out, ROBO, Desktop)"

"Editions                          Standard Advanced Enterprise Enterprise Plus

Virtual Distributed Switch      ✓             ✓                ✓                ✓               "

Bob

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depping
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Do note, that having DRS available for things like Maintenance Mode with any HCI environment is very valuable!

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