VMware vCenter Server 8 Standard + vSAN 8 Enterprise Plus + ESXi 8 – CD key (lifetime / unlimited devices)

This pack brings together the three components of a complete virtualised infrastructure. ESXi 8 is the hypervisor installed on each physical server and which hosts the virtual machines. vCenter Server 8 Standard administers the whole set of hosts from a single console. vSAN 8 Enterprise Plus aggregates the servers' local disks to make them into shared storage, which avoids investing in a dedicated storage array. The licences are with no time limit and no restriction on the number of devices.

What this pack enables

• Server virtualisation — several isolated guest systems on each physical host, with fine-grained resource allocation.
• Software-defined storage — vSAN turns the servers' SSD and NVMe disks into a storage pool shared across the cluster.
• Storage fault tolerance — data is replicated between hosts, so the loss of a server does not cause data loss.
• Deduplication and compression — reduction of the space consumed on the vSAN pool.
• vMotion and storage migration — live movement of virtual machines and their disks.

Compatibility

64-bit x86 servers listed on the VMware hardware compatibility list for generation 8. vSAN imposes additional requirements: validated storage controllers, flash disks and a high-speed network between the hosts of the cluster. Check these points before deployment.

Activation

Your licence keys are sent to you by e-mail within 24 hours maximum. Install ESXi on each host, deploy vCenter Server, enable vSAN at the cluster level, then enter the corresponding keys in the licence management section. No renewal is necessary.

Buying the VMware vSAN pack in Switzerland

CHKEY is a Swiss company established in Lausanne. You buy your VMware licences in Switzerland: price in CHF, invoice including Swiss VAT for your accounting, and assistance in French by e-mail.