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VMware vSphere 8 Essentials Plus Kit
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Product description
vMotion and HA for small firms, 3 servers
VMware vSphere 8 Essentials Plus Kit
VMware vSphere 8 Essentials Plus Kit is a bundle for small businesses that also need high availability from their virtualisation. It contains vSphere 8 Essentials Plus licences for up to three servers and vCenter Server Essentials and, compared with the Essentials Kit, adds vMotion live migration, vSphere HA and vSphere Replication. Each server runs the ESXi 8 hypervisor. If a server fails, its virtual machines restart on another host.
vMotion live migration
Move running virtual machines to another server with no downtime, for example for hardware maintenance.
vSphere HA
When a host fails, vSphere HA automatically restarts its virtual machines on the remaining servers.
vSphere Replication
Virtual machine replication for disaster recovery is included in the Essentials Plus licence.
Up to 3 servers
The licence covers up to three servers, each with two processors of up to 32 cores or one processor with up to 64 cores.
vCenter Server Essentials
Central management of all three hosts and their virtual machines from the web-based vSphere Client.
Key features
Everything VMware vSphere 8 Essentials Plus Kit can do.
vSphere 8 Essentials Plus licence for up to 3 servers
Each server with up to 2 processors (max. 32 cores per processor) or 1 processor with up to 64 cores
vCenter Server Essentials for central management of the servers in the kit
vSphere vMotion – live migration of virtual machines between hosts
vSphere High Availability (HA) – automatic VM restart after a host failure
vSphere Replication – virtual machine replication
ESXi 8 hypervisor and virtual hardware version 20
Management through the web-based vSphere Client and directly on the host with the VMware Host Client
60-day evaluation mode with all vSphere features after installation
User interface in 9 languages, including English and German
System requirements
Where you can run VMware vSphere 8 Essentials Plus Kit.
ESXi 8 host
64-bit x86 CPU with at least 2 cores, NX/XD enabled and Intel VT-x or AMD RVI; at least 8 GB RAM (12 GB for production); boot disk of at least 32 GB; 1 Gbit/s or faster network adapter; UEFI boot recommended.
vSphere Client
Managed in Google Chrome 90+, Mozilla Firefox 80+ or Microsoft Edge 89+.
vCenter installer – Windows
Windows 10 and 11, Windows Server 2016, 2019 and 2022 (x64).
vCenter installer – Linux
SUSE 15, Ubuntu 18.04, 20.04 and 21.10 (64-bit).
vCenter installer – macOS
macOS 10.15 Catalina, 11 Big Sur and 12 Monterey.
How it works
1.
Order
Choose the number of devices and licence length and pay securely online.
2.
Key by e-mail
Your licence key usually arrives within a few minutes.
3.
Activate
Download the app from the vendor's official website and enter the key – see the Instructions tab.
Frequently asked questions
How many servers can I license?
Up to three servers, each with two processors (each with at most 32 physical cores) or with one processor with up to 64 physical cores.
Does Essentials Plus include Storage vMotion?
No. The Essentials Plus licence includes vMotion between hosts but not Storage vMotion, i.e. moving the disks of a running virtual machine between datastores. That is offered by vSphere Standard and higher editions.
Can I use vCenter Server Essentials for other servers?
No. The vCenter Server Essentials included in the kit may only manage servers running vSphere from the same Essentials Plus Kit. Multiple vCenter Server instances cannot be joined into one Single Sign-On federation either.
How do I activate the licences?
In the vSphere Client, add the keys under Administration > Licensing > Licenses (ADD). Assign the vCenter Server Essentials licence to the vCenter Server instance and the vSphere Essentials Plus licence to the ESXi hosts. See the Instructions tab for details.
Can I use the licence for vSphere 9?
No. According to the vendor, Essentials Plus licences cannot be used with vSphere 9.0. The licence is intended for vSphere 8.
What languages is vSphere available in?
vSphere 8 is available in English, Italian, French, German, Spanish, Japanese, Korean and Simplified and Traditional Chinese.
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Product information
| Delivery Method: | Electronically by e-mail |
| Language: | English, German |
| Compatibility: | Linux, MacOS10.12 and later, Windows 7 and later |
| Licence validity: | Forever |
| Manufacturer: | VMware |
Product instructions
VMware vSphere 8 Essentials Plus Kit
Installation and activation
- Sign in to the Broadcom Support Portal (support.broadcom.com) and under My Downloads download the ESXi 8 and vCenter Server Appliance 8 installation ISOs. Downloading requires an account entitled to the product.
- Check that your servers meet the ESXi 8 requirements and are listed in the Broadcom Compatibility Guide, then install ESXi on up to three servers.
- On a Windows, Linux or macOS computer in the same network, run the vCenter Server GUI installer and deploy the appliance (the Tiny size is enough for a small environment).
- Log in to the vSphere Client, add the ESXi hosts to the inventory, then in Administration > Licensing > Licenses click ADD and enter the licence keys.
- Select the vCenter Server instance, choose Configure > Settings > Licensing > Assign License and assign the vCenter Server Essentials licence.
- For each host, choose Configure > System > Licensing > Assign License, assign the vSphere 8 Essentials Plus licence and check that the host no longer runs in evaluation mode.
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