I don't think it is, it's pooled across your hosts hence vRAM entitlement. You need to have the right amount licensed but it doesn't care how it's spread across hosts.
http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/vsphere_pricing.pdf -----Original Message----- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 16 July 2012 23:10 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: moving to virtual As I mentioned to ASB - he can't do that. Licensing for RAM is 64gb per host. On Mon, Jul 16, 2012 at 2:05 PM, Paul Hutchings <[email protected]> wrote: > Get double that if you can. HP RAM is expensive, Kingston is cheap > and works just fine. > ________________________________ > From: David Mazzaccaro [[email protected]] > Sent: 16 July 2012 9:31 PM > > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: moving to virtual > > Yes, 64GB per server. > > > > > > From: Kramer, Jack [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, July 16, 2012 3:45 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: moving to virtual > > > > I think you'll be fine with 6-core processors. Make sure you have as > much RAM as your licensing permits in your hosts—you'll use RAM a lot > faster than CPU. > > > > ---- > Jack Kramer > Manager of Information Technology > Communications and Brand Strategy > > Michigan State University > > w: 517-884-1231 / c: 248-635-4955 > > > > From: David Mazzaccaro <[email protected]> > Reply-To: NT System Admin Issues > <[email protected]> > Date: Monday, July 16, 2012 3:36 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues <[email protected]> > Subject: moving to virtual > > > > Greetings, > > Getting very close to moving into the VM world,andhave acouple of > questions… > > 1)I am trying to figure out if Ishould go with 8 core or 6 core > processors in my3 hosts for myupcoming VMware environment. > > The price is about double. And I’m not sure I need 8 cores. > > The layoutthat has been quoted is as follows: > > 3 hosts connected to a PS4100XV SAN running VMware Essentials Plus Kit. > > Thehost serversI am looking at are either: > > HPDL360 G82x Intel® Xeon® E5-2640 (6 core, 2.50 GHz, 15MB, 95W) $5356 > each > > HPDL360 G82x Intel® Xeon® E5-2690 (8 core, 2.90 GHz, 20MB, 135W) > $10,061 each > > I currentlyhave8 physical servers(Win2003, E2003, Citrix 4.0)that we > will be P2V’d. > > After I P2Vthe servers, the plan is to begincreating new Windows 2008 > R2 VMs andmigrating each server’s role(2008R2 domain, Exchange 2010, > and Citrix XenApp 6.5). > > I wantenough power to be able to run my existing8 servers in a virtual > environmentand migratethem to AD2008/E2010/XenApp as well as leave > some room for testingand growth. > > 2of the vendors said 6 core is fine, another vendor is quoting 8 core > processors. > > 2) The quotes I have for the“services” part of this are: > > $40,000 ($12k for AD/Exch, $8k for XenApp 20k for VMware) > > $38,000 (not itemized) > > $28,000 ($11k for AD/Ex,$6k XenApp, $11k for VM) > > Do these sound legit? I have ~190 users if that helps. > > I really think 28k iseither too aggressive or simply not realistic. > This is the same vendor who quoted me(3) singleprocessorservers, so I > have to go back to them and tell them I want dual proc. > > 3) For the SAN, I have 2 options: > > PS4100XV (12 600GB 15k SAS) $23,000 > > NetApp FAS2240 (12 600GB 10k SAS) $22,000 > > I have 2 vendors pushing the PS4100XV, and the other pushingthe NetApp. > > From what I have been told, I’llget better IOPS w/ the 15k drives in > the Equalogic. 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