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Chapter 3 VirtualCenter and ESX Server 3 Licensing Overview
Table 3‐1displaysESX Server 3featuresarrangedbyedition.
Table 3-1. Edition Features for ESX Server 3 Machines
Feature VI Foundation VI Standard VI Enterprise
Licensetype Flexlicensefiles
(centralizedor
singlehost)
Flexlicensefiles
(centralizedor
singlehost)
Flexlicensefiles
(centralizedor
singlehost)
VMFS Yes Yes Yes
VirtualSMPsupport Yes Yes Yes
VMwareConsolidatedBackup
(VCB)
Yes Yes Yes
VMwareUpdateManager Yes Yes Yes
VMwareHA Add‐on Yes Yes
ServerVMotionand
Storage VMotion
Add‐on Add‐on Yes
VMwareDRSandDPM
(DistributedResource
SchedulerandDistributed
PowerManagement)
Add‐on Add‐on Yes
Guidedserverconsolidation,
with purchaseof
VirtualCenterServer
Yes Yes Yes
ManageablebytheVI Client Yes Yes Yes
RemoteCLIaccess Yes Yes Yes
ManageablebyVirtualCenter
in productionmode
Yes Yes Yes
ManageablebyVirtualCenter
inevaluationmode
Yes Yes Yes
VirtualCenterManagement
Agent
Yes Yes Yes
