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VMware vSphere (formerly VMware Infrastructure 4) is VMware's cloud computing virtualization platform. [ 2 ] It includes vCenter Configuration Manager, as well as vCenter Application Discovery Manager, and the ability of vMotion to move more than one virtual machine at a time from one host server to another.
VMFS5 is used by vSphere 5.x. Notably, it raises the extent limit to 64 TB and the file size limit to 62 TB, [2] though vSphere versions earlier than 5.5 are limited to VMDKs smaller than 2 TB. [4] VMFS6 is used by vSphere 6.5. It supports 512 emulation (512e) mode drives. [5] VMFS-L is the underlying file system for VSAN-1.0.
VMware ESXi Server 5.5 (vSphere) Yes, add-on, up to 64 way No Yes Virtualization: Server consolidation, service continuity, dev/test, cloud computing, business critical applications, Infrastructure as a Service IaaS: Up to near native [citation needed] Yes VMware ESX Server 4.0 (vSphere) Yes, add-on, up to 8 way Yes Yes Virtualization
VMware was the first commercially successful company to virtualize the x86 architecture. [3] VMware's desktop software runs on Microsoft Windows, Linux, and macOS. VMware ESXi, its enterprise software hypervisor, is an operating system [4] that runs on server hardware. [5]
The core product families are vSphere, vSAN and NSX for on-premises virtualization. [1] VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) is an infrastructure platform for hybrid cloud management. [ 1 ] The VMware Infrastructure suite is designed to span a large range of deployment types to provide maximum flexibility and scalability.
VMware ESXi (formerly ESX) is an enterprise-class, type-1 hypervisor developed by VMware, a subsidiary of Broadcom, for deploying and serving virtual computers.As a type-1 hypervisor, ESXi is not a software application that is installed on an operating system (OS); instead, it includes and integrates vital OS components, such as a kernel.
Virtual Computing Environment Company (VCE) was a division of EMC Corporation that manufactured converged infrastructure appliances for enterprise environments. Founded in 2009 under the name Acadia, it was originally a joint venture between EMC and Cisco Systems, with additional investments by Intel and EMC subsidiary VMware.
vCloud Air was a public cloud computing service built on vSphere from VMware. vCloud Air has three "infrastructure as a service" (IaaS) subscription service types: dedicated cloud, virtual private cloud, and disaster recovery. vCloud Air also offers a pay-as-you-go service named Virtual Private Cloud OnDemand.