licensing

July 24, 2009 | 5 comments

If you have used VMware VI3 and vSphere 4, one thing you probably noticed right away is the difference in licensing.  To much applause, vSphere no longer uses a FLEXlm license server. While you transition from VI3 to vSphere you will still need to keep the license server around, though.  Fortunately vCenter Server 4 is fully [...]

April 20, 2009 | 7 comments

System Center Virtual Machine Manager is licensed per physical host -- Hyper-V or VMware ESX -- at a cost of $1497 each.

November 17, 2008 | No comments

Licensing in a virtual environment can be confusing.  Here is a nice summary of how Windows Server is licensed and explains the differences between Standard, Enterprise, and Datacenter editions. One thing I really appreciate about this article is that even though it was written by a Microsoft employee, it specifically acknowledges that the licensing model is [...]

October 29, 2008 | No comments

Both VMware VirtualCenter and Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) come in an entry-level edition for sites that are not yet at enterprise deployment levels.  VMware calls their offering Foundation and Microsoft’s is Workgroup Edition.  Similarly, both vendors also offer free, time-limited evaluations of their enterprise products.