VMware licensing
Posted by namtab1985@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 6 comments
If I have 5 hosts, 2 cpu per host, 8 core per cpu. How many VMware licenses do I need for standard?
Posted by namtab1985@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 6 comments
If I have 5 hosts, 2 cpu per host, 8 core per cpu. How many VMware licenses do I need for standard?
ccatlett1984@reddit
The minimum core count for VMware vSphere Standard and other VMware products is now 72 cores per purchase, effective April 10, 2025
You need 80 cores.
namtab1985@reddit (OP)
Is there any minimum per CPU? I’m being told 16c license per cpu effectively making it a per thread license
ccatlett1984@reddit
https://www.crn.com/news/data-center/2025/broadcom-vmware-ups-minimum-core-purchase-substantially-levies-late-renewal-penalties
While I can't find anything official from broadcom, it appears that the 16-core minimum is actually per host, and not per CPU socket. At least according to the quote from the memo that broadcom sent to partner resellers. The 72 core minimum per product licensed does apply.
Stonewalled9999@reddit
16 core per CPU and 2 CPU per host minimum my useless rep said "there is no such thing as a single CPU server [for licensing]
Stonewalled9999@reddit
I heard 72 core per server so even a single CPU 8 core host is 72. Which is why we are not longer a VMWare customer
Zander-@reddit
You need 160 Cores:
16 Core minimum per CPU.