Licensing for VMware monitors
For VMware components, the pricing is as follows:
Monitor | Licensing |
vCenter | Free |
VMware Cluster | *Consumes one host monitor license |
VMware ESX/ESXi Host | *Consumes one host monitor license |
VMware ESX/ESXi Hardware | Weightage-based [Consumes one basic monitor license for every 50 sensors] |
VMware Virtual Machine | *Consumes one host monitor license |
VMware Datastore | Consumes one basic monitor license + one additional basic monitor license for every 20 virtual machines that are part of the datastores |
VMware Datastore Snapshots | Consumes one basic monitor license |
VMware Resource Pool | Consumes one basic monitor license |
VMware Horizon | Consumes one advanced monitor license + one basic monitor license for every session |
* For customers who signed up before August 2024, the host monitors listed in the table above will consume two basic monitor licenses instead.
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