Lenovo also offers the following VMware HCI license bundles that include both vSphere and vSAN License
and Subscription options:
VMware HCI Kit Advanced (Per CPU):
vSphere Enterprise Plus
vSAN Advanced
VMware HCI Kit Enterprise (Per CPU):
vSphere with Operations Management Enterprise Plus
vSAN Enterprise
Optionally, Lenovo offers VMware Horizon 7 Standard, Advanced, and Enterprise licenses for Virtual
Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) deployments of the ThinkAgile VX Series appliances. The Standard license is
available in 10-user or 100-user packs for concurrent users, and it includes VMware vSphere Desktop
(delivers the full range of vSphere 6 Enterprise Plus features for desktop workloads) and vCenter Server for
Desktop. The Advanced and Enterprise licenses are available in 10-user or 100-user packs for concurrent
or named users, and they include VMware vSphere Desktop, vCenter Server for Desktop, and vSAN
Advanced for Desktop with All-Flash.
Configuration notes:
The selection of vSphere and vSAN licenses is required: Standalone licenses, HCI bundle licenses,
or VDI solution licenses.
Important: The Horizon 7 Standard license does not include vSAN; standalone vSAN license
options must be selected with the Horizon 7 Standard.
The quantity of processor-based licenses is derived by the configuration tool based on the number
of processors selected.
The quantity of VM-based licenses can be specified based on VM requirements.
VMware License and Subscription options include 3-year or 5-year software support (matches the
duration of the selected hardware warranty period).
The following table compares features of the VMware vSphere software editions.
Table 14. VMware vSphere software editions feature comparison
Feature
VMware vSphere software edition
Standard
Enterprise
Plus
Operations
Management
Enterprise
Plus
Standard
for ROBO
Advanced
for ROBO
Licensing
Processor-based (per 1 processor)
VM-based (per 25 VMs)
Hypervisor
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
vMotion
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Storage vMotion
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Cross-Switch vMotion
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
High Availability and Fault Tolerance
2 vCPU
4 vCPU
4 vCPU
2 vCPU
4 vCPU
Data Protection and Replication
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Virtual Volumes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Storage-Policy Based Management
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
APIs for Storage Awareness
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
APIs for Array Integration, Multipathing
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Content Library
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
vCenter High Availability
Yes*
Yes*
Yes*
No
No
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