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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.
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