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Re: VCenter in Essential Kit

restori — Sun, 27 Aug 2023 19:16:29 GMT

I found my solution. As mentioned, I have the Essential Kit license, so no vMotion. I installed a fresh vSphere 8.01 on a new host and then moved VMs (from 6.5 to 8.01) using VMware vCenter Converter Standalone. Doing so I avoided the upgrade of 6.5 hosts and just reinstalled on vSphere 8 once moved the VMs to the new host. Even the storage has been changed, from DAS to SAN.
vCenter Converter was very useful. No migration problems for Windows machines. For Linux virtual machines I had to delete the virtual NIC and add a new one on a new environment (it was VMXNET3 even on 6.5).

Re: VCenter in Essential Kit

restori — Sun, 25 Sep 2016 11:38:31 GMT

Grazie, Fabrizio

VCenter in Essential Kit

restori — Fri, 23 Sep 2016 08:46:04 GMT

Buongiorno,

Ho una essential kit e, leggo nella documentazione, che la vesrione di vCenter deve essere quella abbinata ad essential kit.

Ho un paio di domande:

La differenza di vCenter per essential kit da quella classica è solo una questione di licenza o anche di cidice binario?
Si può usare vCenter appliance con essential kit (e quindi risparmiare la licenza Windows)?

Grazie.

Fabrizio

Re: Licenze e numero di core

restori — Fri, 09 Sep 2016 15:59:31 GMT

Ci ho messo un po' ma ci ero arrivato, nella documentazione mi perdo sempre. Ho fatto confusione fra versioni 5 e 6 e con una brochure che parlava di 8 way, ma si riferiva alle macchine virtuali.

Ti ringrazio per l'aiuto,

Fabrizio

Re: Vsphere license and CPU core

restori — Fri, 09 Sep 2016 14:06:40 GMT

Ok, I've solved.

On Vsphere essential kit there are no limitations on cores numbers.

The mentioned brochure, with 8 way virtual SMP, refer to the VM, not to host CPU.

Thanks anyway,

Fabrizio

Re: Vsphere license and CPU core

restori — Fri, 09 Sep 2016 12:54:22 GMT

I've found here.

VMware vSphere 6 Essentials Kit for 3 hosts (Max 2 processors per host) - VS6-ESSL-KIT-C

If I'm not wrong, 8 way stand for 8 cores.

For Vsphere version 5, I've found 6 cores.

Anyway, the problem remain. Can I install into host with CPU at 10 cores (may be disabling cores?). My hardware is 2 cpu with 10 core, even if i don't need so many power in my application.

Last question, Essential kit is delivered for 6 CPUs total (3 hosts x 2 CPU), can I convert some CPU license into more core if I have only 2 hosts?

Thank, Fabrizio

Licenze e numero di core

restori — Fri, 09 Sep 2016 12:20:04 GMT

Se non sbaglio Vsphere essential kit supporta host (fino a 3) con 2 CPU e 8 core.

E' possibile installarlo su un hardware con du CPU e 10 o 12 core?

Ci sono blocchi o controindicazioni?

Grazie,

Fabrizio

Vsphere license and CPU core

restori — Fri, 09 Sep 2016 12:09:46 GMT

VMware vSphere 6 Essentials Kit for 3 hosts that support 2 CPU 8 cores.

What happens if install it on CPU with more core( 10, 12)?

There are any problem? Only 8 cores are utilizes? Or it doesn't work?

Thank, Fabrizio