Spares and Configuration Guide

3. VMware vSphere* Virtualization Software

Configuration Guide for vSphere* SKUs

3.1 Product Descriptions – Overview

VMware vSphere* software is now available when ordering an Intel® Server Board or Intel® Server System.

Customers can only order these SKUs at the time they are ordering an Intel® Server Board or Intel®

Server System. These SKUs cannot be ordered individually. The number of VMware vSphere SKU purchase

has to coincide with number of system or boards purchased. Example: Order 10 boards – you can order 10

VMware SKUs. Customers will need to join VMware System Builder Program to get sales support from VMware.

For support information please visit: http://www.vmware.com/partners/partners.html

3.2 VMware vSphere* and vCenter* Server SKUs

The following VMware vSphere SKUs are offered when purchasing a qualifying Intel® Server

Board or Intel® Server System. Each SKU contains a software product activation code for

user to enter to download software and install. As directed on the certificate, the end user

must register the product activation code with VMware at

http://www.vmware.com/code/intel

within 30 days to access VMware Software, Support and Subscription Services.

VMware vSphere* and vCenter* Server SKUs

• Essentials

This license activation code gives the user VMware vSphere* 4 Essentials Bundle for 3 hosts

(Max 2 processors per host and 6 cores per processor), with 1 year VMware Subscription.

• Essentials Plus

This license activation code gives the user VMware vSphere* 4 Essentials Plus Bundle for 3

hosts (Max 2 processors per host and 6 cores per processor), with 1 year VMware Gold

Support and Subscription.

• Standard

This license activation code gives the user VMware vSphere* 4 Standard for 1 Processor (Max

6 cores per CPU), with 1 year VMware Gold Support and Subscription.

• Advanced

This license activation code gives the user VMware vSphere* 4 Advanced for 1 Processor (Max

12 cores per CPU), with 1 year VMware Gold Support and Subscription.

• Enterprise Plus

This license activation code gives the user VMware vSphere* 4 Enterprise Plus for 1 Processor

(Max 12 cores per CPU), with 1 year VMware Gold Support and Subscription.

• VMware vCenter* Server Standard for vSphere*

This license activation code gives the user VMware vCenter* Server 4 Standard for vSphere*

(Includes Orchestrator and Linked Mode), with 1 year VMware Gold Support and Subscription.

VMware vSphere* and VMware vCenter* Standard – Order Codes:

Product

Code

UPC MM Description MOQ