Hi Again.. Just another question, again about VMWare, I know this is kind of 'Off-Topic' but I was hoping that someone might be able to help...
I have 32 HP ProLiant Blades and I'm looking into upgrading our infrastructure to a fully virtualized infrastructure using VMWare VI3... The issue is the the quotes I have for a single blade (with 2 CPU Sockets) is ~£1500 GBP... O.K. I thought if I am going to order a few more then maybe I could get a price break.. So I asked a few of my suppliers to see if there was any price break levels, or maybe a site licence or something of that nature.. And all of them came back and said the same thing... VMWare will only offer the 2 Socket Licence, if you have a server with 4 Sockets (Sun V40z) you just double the price.. If you need 32 licences for the blades (each with max 2 sockets) you just take the ~£1500 and multiply it by 32 !!!!! Now I really cant believe that some of the Very Very large VMWare installs that I know of are buying the licences like this, Are they ??? If anyone that is using VMWare on a 5+ Servers in one setup, would you mind telling the list or me off-list how you when about licensing for VMWare for your install, and if there is any type of site licence or anything that would help my keep the cost of this project down.. Best Regards Gavin Spurgeon Systems Administrator Leigh City Technology College [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.leighctc.kent.sch.uk Tel: 01322 620501 Fax: 01322 620599 IS HelpDesk : Ext 541 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by the Systems @ the LeighCTC, and is believed to be clean. _______________________________________________ SunRay-Users mailing list [email protected] http://www.filibeto.org/mailman/listinfo/sunray-users
