VMware vSphereTM 4
Compare vSphere Editions for Mid-size and Enterprise Businesses
- vSphere for Small Business Editions
- vSphere for Mid-Size & Enterprise Business Editions
- Pricing, Packaging and Licensing Overview
- How to Buy
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| vCenter Server Compatibility | vCenter Server for Essentials, vCenter Server Foundation & vCenter Server Standard |
vCenter Server for Essentials, vCenter Server Foundation & vCenter Server Standard |
vCenter Server Foundation & Standard |
vCenter Server Foundation & Standard |
vCenter Server Foundation & Standard |
vCenter Server Foundation & Standard |
| Cores per Processor | 6 |
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12 |
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| vSMP Support | 4-way |
4-way |
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8-way |
| Memory/Physical Server | 256GB |
256GB |
256GB |
256GB |
256GB |
*No license limit |
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* VMware ESX4.0 and ESXi 4.0 currently provide technical support for up to 1TB of memory. Review the vSphere 4 Configuration Maximums document for more information.
**Enabler for 3rd party switch support
