At VMsources, we've partnered with VMware to bring you the best values in VMware vSphere! If you call us first, we guarantee* the lowest prices available anywhere, and as the clients advocate, we'll also make sure that we right-size your VMware entitlement!
At VMsources, a real VCP Certified Consultant will be there every step of the way from your initial contact through issuing the vSphere keys and deployment if necessary.
Analyze your needs |
Create your budget |
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No matter if you are an existing vSphere user, or looking at a new deployment; we want to make sure you get exactly what you need. Avoid over-purchasing vSphere licensing and under-provisioning servers just by contacting VMsources.
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The last thing you want to do is go back to your boss and say: "I need more money." At VMsources, we'll help you to consider all of the details of your VMware purchase in advance, and avoid unpleasant surprises. We work as the customers advocate, so we'll help you create a realistic total budget you can stick to and consider items such as: | Buying VMware isn't the end of the road. Getting it implemented right, using Best Practices and the latest techniques is! From in-place upgrades to new deployments, VMsources is there for you.
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vSphere Essentials Plus Kit
VMware vSphere Essentials Plus is a value-added kit designed for small businesses and single-site deployments. Each Essentials Plus Kit includes 6 CPU licenses for ESXi (for 3 servers with up to 2 processors each) and 1 instance of VMware vCenter Server Essentials.
The VMware vSphere Essentials Plus Kit is VMsources recommended best value for most deployments under 100 VMs.
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Compare vSphere Editions
VMware vSphere Editions provide a fully-salable deployment for all use cases. VMware vSphere Editions should be combined with VMware vCenter Server Standard (sold separately) to provide comprehensive Infrastructure virtualization.
- Mission Critical Business Continuity with vSphere High Availability (HA)
- Highest VM Density possible with vShere Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS)
- Streamline Management with tools like vSphere Host Profiles and Auto-Deploy
- Strengthen security and data protection
vSphere® Features |
VMware vSphere® Standard™ |
VMware vSphere Enterprise Plus™ |
VMware vSphere with Operations Management™ |
| vMotion®
Enables live migration of virtual machines with no disruption to users or loss of service, eliminating the need to schedule application downtime for planned server maintenance. |
Cross-vSwitch/CrossvCenter/Long Distance/Cross-Cloud | Cross-vSwitch/CrossvCenter/Long Distance/Cross-Cloud | Cross-vSwitch/Cross- vCenter/Long Distance/ Cross-Cloud |
| Storage vMotion®
Avoids application downtime for planned storage maintenance by migrating live virtual machine disk files across storage arrays. |
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| Fault Tolerance
Provides continuous availability of any application in the event of a hardware failure—with no data loss or downtime. For workloads up to 4-vCPU. |
2-vCPU | 8-vCPU | 8-vCPU |
| vShield Endpoint™
Secures virtual machines with offloaded anti-virus and anti-malware solutions, without the need for agents inside the virtual machine. |
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| vSphere Replication™
Enables efficient, array-agnostic replication of virtual machine data over the LAN or WAN, and simplifies management by enabling replication at the virtual machine level. |
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| Support for 4K Native Storage
Enhances platform scalability by leveraging high capacity drives. Reduce CAPEX. |
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| vSphere Quick Boot
Skips hardware initialization steps and dramatically reduces time required for patching and upgrades. |
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| vSphere Single Reboot
Skips a host reboot step and dramatically reduce time required for major version upgrades. |
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| vCenter® Server High Availability
Native vCenter Server availability. |
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| vCenter Backup and Restore
Native vCenter Server backup and restore. |
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| vCenter Server Appliance™ Migration Tool
Single-step migration and upgrade of existing Windows vCenter deployments to vCenter Server Appliance. |
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| TPM 2.0 Support & Virtual TPM
Supports TPM 2.0 hardware modules and adds a virtual TPM device to shield guest OS from Operator or in-guest attacks. |
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| FIPS 140-2 Compliance & TLS 1.2 Support as Default Enhanced security compliance | |||
| Cross vCenter Encrypted vMotion | |||
| Virtual Machine Encryption
Data-at-rest encryption for virtual machine data and disks. |
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| Automated Discovery of Application Assets, Intent, and Communication | |||
| Contextual Intelligence of Application State | |||
| Orchestrated or Automated Responses to Security Threats | |||
| Integration with Third-Party Security Operations Tools | |||
| Virtual Volumes™
Enables abstraction for external storage (SAN and NAS) devices, making them VM-aware. |
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| Storage Policy-Based Management
Allows common management across storage tiers and dynamic storage class-of-service automation via a policy-driven control plane. |
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| Distributed Resource Scheduler™ (DRS), Distributed Power Management™ (DPM)
Usage with business priorities by automatically load-balancing across hosts. Optimizes power consumption by turning off hosts during periods of reduced demand. |
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| Storage DRS™
Automated load balancing now looks at storage characteristics to determine the best place for a given virtual machine’s data when it is created and used over time. |
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| Storage I/O Control
Prioritizes storage access by continuously monitoring I/O load of a storage volume and dynamically allocating available I/O resources to virtual machines according to business needs. |
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| Network I/O Control
Prioritizes network access by continuously monitoring I/O load over the network and dynamically allocating available I/O resources according to business needs. |
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| Single Root I/O Virtualization (SR-IOV) Support Allows one PCI Express (PCIe) adapter to be presented as multiple separate logical devices to virtual machines. Lets users offload I/O processing and reduce network latency. | |||
| vSphere Persistent Memory
Leverages Persistent Memory to get DRAM like performance with flash like prices. |
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| NVIDIA GRID vGPU
Enables native 2D and 3D graphics performance for virtual machines. |
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| Proactive HA
Receive server health information and migrate virtual machines from degraded hosts before problems occur. |
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| Predictive DRS
Learns the environment behavior; based on usage patterns, preemptively rebalances workloads before demand spikes. |
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| Content Library
Provides simple and effective centralized management for virtual machine templates, virtual appliances, ISO images, and scripts. |
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| vCenter Server Appliance enhanced linked mode with embedded Platform Services Controller
Simplifies vCenter Server topology with embedded platform services controller, linking multiple vCenters without the use of load balancers. |
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| Storage APIs for Array Integration, Multipathing
Improves performance, reliability, and scalability by leveraging efficient array-based operations and thirdparty storage vendor multipath software capabilities. |
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| Distributed Switch™
Centralizes provisioning, administration, and monitoring by using cluster-level network aggregation. |
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| Host Profiles and Auto Deploy™
Captures host-level configuration settings and saves them as a template to configure other vSphere hosts. Monitors hosts for configuration changes and automatically alerts vSphere administrators if a host falls out of compliance. |
Q: Will I need any extra Windows Server licenses in conjunction with my VMware deployment?
A: Many national vendors do whatever is required to make the sale, or unqualified salespeople simply don't know the reality. At VMsources, we'll make sure you understand any extra licensing requirements that your VMware purchase or will require. The general answer is that vSphere deployed with the VCSA will not need any additional Windows licenses.
Q: Do I need Microsoft SQL Server and associated licensing for vSphere?
A: Not unless you choose to deploy vCenter Server Server for Windows, which is deprecated and we do not recommend anyway
Q: Should my vCenter be virtual or physical?
A: Always virtual! Many vendors will try to sell you extra server hardware by providing obsolete and incorrect information about virtualizing vCenter, but the proven truth is: VMware recommends virtualized vCenter Server and VCSA instances in every case!
Q: Can I combine my Horizon View VDI and Servers on the same vSphere Cluster?
A: Many vendors will tell you no, but the truth is absolutely YES! We'll have to consider your specific use case to determine the best value in vSphere licensing, however, because sometimes the best value is in combining VDI and Servers and sometimes the best value is in separate vSphere Clusters.
*Based on acceptance of VMware Registration