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RayofCommand
Asked: 2015-11-14 07:10:17 +0800 CST

Understanding the VMware ESXi limitations of the free Version

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I am running an ESXi Vsphere Client Version 6.0.0 but with all the different documentation and changes I have trouble to understand my limitations. From the official documentation I see that my limit for physical CPU should be unlimited but I can only give a VM up to 8 vCPU.

From other sources I read that I have a limit of 2 physical CPU in the free version. I see that the memory limitation is gone, which I am happy about.

Is there any document or anything which gives me actual limitations? It seems that VMware is hiding it a bit ;) , at least I coudln't use google efficently to gather the correct info here.

I am only interested in the Hardware limitations, not the limits for creating failovers etc.

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  1. Best Answer

    Those two stats you mention are different; it's 8 virtualised CPUs per VM and 2 physical CPU sockets that they're talking about - not the same thing. BTW if you're going with the free version have a look at THIS great new ESXi add-in that gives you a vCenter-like interface into your host via a web client - it's really new and really useful :)

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  2. Free version Hypervisor (Esxi) Version 6.0

    • 2 (physical) CPU limit
    • No Ram limit (removed since 5.5)

    Hypervisor Spec

    • Number of cores per physical CPU: No limit
    • Number of physical CPUs per host: No limit
    • Number of logical CPUs per host: 480
    • Maximum vCPUs per virtual machine: 8

    http://www.vmware.com/ap/products/vsphere-hypervisor/gettingstarted.html

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  3. When you apply the ESXi 6 free license, it appears :

    Product : VMware vSphere Hypervisor Licenced 6 for 2 physical CPUs ( unlimited cores per CPU)

Product features:

Up to 8 -way virtual SMP

    Extracted from: http://www.sysadmit.com/2016/03/vmware-esxi-gratuito-limitaciones.html

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