VMware has announced a cost-effective option to centrally manage ESXi servers from a single Virtual Center Server installation, without the cost of upgrading to full ESX Service Console licenses (Normally starting around $1500 USD for 2 CPU sockets).
As taken from vmware.com, the $995USD Management Kit includes:
- vCenter Server Foundation
- vCenter Agents for 3 hosts (no CPU socket limit)
- 1 year software subscription
- Limited for use with 3 ESXi hosts
vCenter Server Foundation enables one to centrally manage their ESXi hosts, patch management, host control and plan for further deployment through VM template creation and migration. As all product versions of vCenter are the same at their core, one can upgrade to Standard or Enterprise licenses in the future and unlock further features such as VMware High Availability, VMotion, DRS, and DPM.
More information regarding vCenter Server can be found here: http://www.vmware.com/products/vi/vc/
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