VMware vSphere Enterprise Plus Upgrade License
This Cisco VMware vSphere upgrade license enables your business to transition from Enterprise to Enterprise Plus edition, unlocking advanced features for one CPU over a one-year support term.
- Access to Advanced Features: Unlock enterprise-grade capabilities like Distributed Resource Scheduler, Distributed Power Management, and Host Profiles for enhanced resource utilization and simplified management.
- Enhanced Performance and Scalability: Gain the ability to manage larger, more complex virtualized environments with improved performance, higher density, and greater flexibility.
- Simplified Management and Automation: Automate routine tasks, streamline patching and upgrades, and gain deeper insights into your virtual infrastructure for more efficient operations.
- Compliance and Support: Ensure your virtual environment meets advanced requirements with the latest software features and includes one year of essential support for continued operation.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This is a platform software license that facilitates an upgrade for VMware vSphere from the Enterprise edition to the more advanced Enterprise Plus edition. It is specifically designed for environments requiring enhanced virtualization capabilities, offering features that support greater scalability, automation, and resource management for a single CPU, with an included one-year support subscription.
This license is intended for IT Managers and IT Professionals within small to mid-market businesses that utilize VMware vSphere for their core IT operations. It integrates directly into existing VMware vSphere deployments, allowing for a seamless transition to a higher tier of functionality without requiring a complete infrastructure overhaul.
- Feature Unlock: Provides access to the full suite of features available in VMware vSphere Enterprise Plus edition.
- Scalability Enhancement: Enables support for larger virtual machine deployments and more complex infrastructure configurations.
- Automation Capabilities: Introduces advanced automation tools for provisioning, management, and maintenance of virtual resources.
- Resource Optimization: Offers sophisticated tools for load balancing, power management, and high availability across the virtualized environment.
- Included Support: Comes with one year of essential support, ensuring access to updates and technical assistance.
Upgrade to VMware vSphere Enterprise Plus to empower your IT team with advanced features and streamline operations for your business.
What This Enables
Enable Advanced Virtualization Features
Enable teams to deploy and manage sophisticated virtual environments with features like Distributed Resource Scheduler and Host Profiles. Streamline resource allocation and simplify complex configuration management for improved operational efficiency.
virtualized server infrastructure, private cloud deployments, data center consolidation, business continuity planning
Automate Infrastructure Management
Automate routine tasks such as patching, provisioning, and configuration management across your virtualized servers. Streamline IT operations and reduce the risk of human error in managing your infrastructure.
dynamic workloads, standardized server deployments, IT resource optimization, operational efficiency initiatives
Enhance Resource Utilization and Performance
Streamline the allocation and management of compute, storage, and network resources across your virtualized environment. Optimize performance and increase the density of virtual machines on your physical hardware.
high-density server virtualization, performance-sensitive applications, cost optimization strategies, infrastructure modernization
Key Features
VMware vSphere Enterprise Plus Edition Features
Unlock advanced capabilities such as DRS, vMotion, Storage vMotion, Fault Tolerance, and Host Profiles for superior management and operational efficiency.
Single CPU License
Provides licensing for a specific CPU, allowing for targeted upgrades and cost management for your virtualized infrastructure.
One Year Support Included
Ensures access to VMware technical support, software updates, and patches for the duration of the term, maintaining system integrity and security.
Upgrade Path
Facilitates a smooth transition from VMware vSphere Enterprise edition to the more feature-rich Enterprise Plus edition, enhancing existing deployments.
Platform Licensing
This license enables the core platform functionalities of vSphere Enterprise Plus, forming the foundation for advanced virtualized services.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require robust, highly available, and scalable virtual environments to support critical trading platforms, customer databases, and regulatory compliance, all of which are enhanced by Enterprise Plus features.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations need secure, reliable, and compliant virtual infrastructure for electronic health records (EHR), medical imaging, and research data, benefiting from Enterprise Plus's advanced management and availability features.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Manufacturers utilize virtualized environments for production control systems, supply chain management, and data analytics, requiring high performance and uptime that Enterprise Plus can provide for critical operational technology.
Education & Research
Educational institutions and research facilities often manage large, dynamic computing environments for student services, research projects, and administrative functions, benefiting from the scalability and automation offered by Enterprise Plus.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the difference between VMware vSphere Enterprise and Enterprise Plus?
Enterprise Plus offers significantly more advanced features for large-scale deployments, including enhanced automation, advanced security, and superior resource management capabilities like Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS) and Host Profiles, which are not available in the Enterprise edition.
What does '1-CPU' licensing mean?
This license is priced and allocated based on the number of physical CPUs in your server. A '1-CPU' license covers one physical processor on a host server running vSphere.
What is covered by the one-year support?
The one-year support typically includes access to VMware's technical support team for issue resolution, as well as entitlement to download software updates, patches, and new releases released during the support period.
Deployment & Support
Deployment Complexity
Medium — IT-assisted
Fulfillment
Digital Delivery
License keys / portal provisioning
Support Model
Zent Networks Managed
Renewal, add-license, and lifecycle management included
Subscription Terms
Cancellation
Cancel anytime — no charge on next cycle
You may cancel this subscription at any time. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period. You will not be charged for the following billing cycle. Access remains active through the end of the paid term.
Returns
Subscription licenses are non-refundable
Digital software licenses and SaaS subscriptions cannot be returned once activated or provisioned. Contact a Zent Networks account manager if you have questions before purchasing.