Do I need a license for vSAN?
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Do I need a license for vSAN?
Six vSAN Standard per-CPU licenses are needed as there are three hosts each with two CPUs. vSAN Advanced licenses would enable deduplication, compression and erasure coding as this is an all-flash configuration.
How much is a vSAN license?
A license of vSAN 6.6 is not inexpensive, coming in three varieties: Standard at $2,495 per CPU, Advanced at $3,995 and Enterprise at $5,495. That’s in addition to whatever vSphere licenses you need.
Is vSAN free?
VSAN is never free.
How do I apply for a vSAN license?
Procedure
- Navigate to your vSAN cluster.
- Click the Configure tab.
- Under Licensing, select vSAN Cluster.
- Click Assign License.
- Select an existing license and click OK.
What happens when vSAN license expires?
When the license or the evaluation period of a vSAN expires, you can continue to use the currently configured vSAN resources and features. However, you cannot add SSD or HDD capacity to an existing disk group or create new disk groups.
How many vmware licenses do I need?
Each physical CPU requires at least one license, so four vSphere Enterprise Plus 7 licenses are required. No additional licenses will be needed regardless of the number of VMs or the amount of virtual memory (vRAM).
Is vSAN part of vSphere?
vSAN is integrated with the VMware vSphere Hypervisor—so unlike other solutions, there’s no need to install additional software or deploy storage controller virtual appliances to every host in the cluster.
Is vSAN included in vSphere?
Important note: VMware vSAN is a separate product based on VMware vSphere and is, except for the VMware Horizon Advanced / Enterprise Bundle license, not included in vSphere license edition.
How much does a VMware license cost?
VMware or Hyper-V? Part 3: Virtualization Licensing Costs
| vSphere Edition | Cost | Basic Support |
|---|---|---|
| Standard (requires vCenter) | $995 | $273 |
| Enterprise Plus (requires vCenter) | $3,595 | $755 |
| Platinum (Enterprise Plus & AppDefense -requires vCenter) | $4,595 | |
| Standard – Acceleration Kit | $11,350 | $2,935 |
How long do VMware licenses last?
An evaluation mode license of a vCenter Server system expires 60 days after the product is installed no matter whether you assign a license to vCenter Server or not. You can set vCenter Server back to evaluation mode only within 60 days after its installation.
Does vSAN require vCenter?
vCenter Server is required to configure and manage a vSAN cluster. There is no need to install additional software or deploy “storage controller virtual appliances” to every host in the cluster as commonly found in other hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) solutions.
Does vSAN need vSphere?
vSAN is fully integrated with VMware vSphere, as a distributed layer of software within the ESXi hypervisor. vSAN aggregates local or direct-attached data storage devices, to create a single storage pool shared across all hosts in a vSAN cluster.
Which vSAN license is included with VxRail?
VxRail supports all license editions of vSAN including Standard, Advanced, Enterprise, and Enterprise Plus. Customers can upgrade vSAN licensing from one lower license edition to a higher license edition.
What happens if vSAN license expires?
