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Planning Guide—VMware vCenter Server on Dell VxRail
Executive summary VxRail, vSphere, and vCenter release alignment vCenter Server architecture VxRail overview vCenter Server deployment options on VxRail vCenter feature comparison VxRail and vCenter version comparison VxRail cluster types vCenter licensing
Overview: vCenter licensing
vCenter deployment Conclusion

Overview: vCenter licensing

Overview: vCenter licensing

  • The customer-managed vCenter Server requires a separate customer-provided vCenter Server license. Table 2, sourced in part from VMware vSphere & VMware vSphere+ Compute Virtualization—Licensing, pricing, and packaging white paper, describes the options for vCenter Server licenses. As noted in the guide, vSphere customers with an active Support and Subscription (SnS) contract are entitled to a version upgrade to vSphere 8.

    Select the license edition that best meets the requirements for your customer-managed vCenter Server.

    Table 2.      VMware vCenter Server licenses

    Edition

    Number of hosts

    vSphere licenses—managed

    VxRail 8.x

    VxRail 7.x

    VxRail 4.7.x

    vCenter Server for Essentials

    Up to 3
    • vSphere Essentials
    • vSphere Essentials Plus

    Not supported

    Not supported

    Not supported

    vCenter Server Foundation

    Up to 4
    • vSphere Standard
    • vSphere Enterprise Plus
    •  vCloud Suite

    Two-node ROBO support only

    Two-node ROBO support only

    Not supported

    vCenter Server Standard

    Unlimited
    • vSphere Standard
    • vSphere Enterprise Plus
    • vCloud Suite

    All VxRail clusters

    All VxRail clusters

    All VxRail clusters