A. VMware quietly modified some of its editions as part of its vSphere 4 release. This means that the edition of the software you’ll get when you upgrade isn’t entirely clear. Refer to this handy table as a reference between the VMware Infrastructure 3.X licenses you already have (on the left) and their corresponding vSphere 4 licenses you’ll get when you upgrade.
VMware Infrastructure 3.X |
vSphere 4 (x2) |
VMware Infrastructure 3.X |
vSphere 4 |
VMware Infrastructure Enterprise |
vSphere 4.0 Enterprise |
VMware Infrastructure Standard |
vSphere 4.0 Standard |
VMware Infrastructure Standard |
vSphere 4.0 Standard |
VMware Infrastructure Foundation |
vSphere 4.0 Standard |
VMware Infrastructure Starter (Foundation) |
vSphere 4.0 Standard |
VMware Infrastructure Standard + VMotion |
vSphere 4.0 Standard + VMotion + Storage VMotion |
VMware Infrastructure Standard + VMotion + DRS |
vSphere 4.0 Enterprise |
VMware Infrastructure Standard + VMotion + DRS + HA |
vSphere 4.0 Enterprise |
VMware Infrastructure Standard + HA |
vSphere 4.0 Standard |
VMware Infrastructure Standard + Standard to Enterprise-Upgrade |
vSphere 4.0 Enterprise |
VMware Infrastructure Standard + VMotion + Standard to Enterprise No VMotion Upgrade |
vSphere 4.0 Enterprise |
VMware Infrastructure Foundation + HA |
vSphere 4.0 Standard |
VMware Infrastructure Foundation + VMotion |
vSphere 4.0 Standard + VMotion + Storage VMotion |
VMware Infrastructure Foundation + HA + VMotion |
vSphere 4.0 Standard + VMotion + Storage VMotion |
VMware Infrastructure Foundation + HA + VMotion + DRS |
vSphere 4.0 Enterprise |
VMware Infrastructure Foundation + VMotion + DRS |
vSphere 4.0 Enterprise |
VMware Infrastructure Foundation + Foundation to Standard- Upgrade |
vSphere 4.0 Standard |
VMware Infrastructure Foundation + Foundation to Enterprise- Upgrade |
vSphere 4.0 Enterprise |
VMware Infrastructure Foundation to STD Upgrade + VMotion |
vSphere 4.0 Standard + Vmotion + Storage VMotion |