

When purchasing any of the licenses described above, you also have to buy a vCenter Server Standard license. VSphere with Operations Management Enterprise – in addition to these options, Standard and Enterprise editions offer means of automatic analysis, resource and performance management. VM Encryption − encryption of virtual machine files and vMotion traffic using AES-NI.vGPU – an opportunity to share a graphic adapter (GPU) by several VMs.Cross-VC vMotion – migration of VMs between vCenter servers.Host Profiles and Auto Deploy - host profiles and automatic deployment.Single Root I/O Virtualization (SR-IOV) – virtualization of a single PCIe device into several virtual devices.I/O Controls (Storage and Network) – access prioritization due to continuous I/O workload monitoring.Storage DRS – automatic balancing of disk resource workload.Distributed Switch – centralized management of the network configuration.Reliable Memory – optimal placement of VMkernel blocks in the memory.Distributed Power Management – optimization of power consumption due to switching off idle hosts.Distributed Resource Scheduler – balancing the workload between hosts.In addition to Standard features, vSphere Enterprise edition offers the following options: APIs for Array Integration, Multipathing – API storage interfaces to integrate arrays and manage alternative paths.Multi-VC Content Library – centralized management of VM templates, vApp, IOS and scripts.


Fault Tolerance – provides continuous VM (app) availability in case of hardware failures.High Availability – reduces downtime due to automatic VM restart.VSphere Standard offers the following features: Let’s briefly describe the most interesting features available in different editions: I/O Controls (Network and Storage) and SR-IOV Virtual Volumes and Storage-Policy BasedManagementĭistributed Resource Scheduler (DRS) and Distributed Power Management (DPM) High Availability (HA) and Fault Tolerance(FT)ĭata Protection (VDP) and VM Data Replication VMotion, Storage vMotion and Cross-Switch vMotion
