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HP BC396A VMware vSphere Standard
- Virtualization software license.
- Core edition of VMware vSphere.
- Enables server consolidation and hardware virtualization.
- Provides essential features for virtual machine management.
- Increases IT infrastructure efficiency and flexibility.
- Supports basic resource management and allocation.
- Foundation for building private and hybrid clouds.
- Requires compatible server hardware.
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Key specifications
See full specs ↓- Product Type
- Software License
- Software Name
- VMware vSphere Standard
- Vendor
- HP (Reseller)
- Manufacturer
- VMware
- Part Number
- BC396A
Product details
The HP BC396A VMware vSphere Standard is a software license for a foundational edition of VMware's virtualization platform. It provides the core capabilities needed to virtualize servers, manage virtual machines, and consolidate hardware resources, enabling greater efficiency and flexibility in IT infrastructure.
Technical Information
| Product Type | Software License |
| Software Name | VMware vSphere Standard |
| Vendor | HP (Reseller) |
Additional Specifications
| Manufacturer | VMware |
| Part Number | BC396A |
Description
The HP BC396A represents a VMware vSphere Standard software license, a cornerstone product for server virtualization. VMware vSphere is a leading platform that allows organizations to abstract, pool, and manage their underlying IT infrastructure resources – compute, storage, and networking – as a single entity. The Standard edition provides the essential capabilities required to deploy and manage virtual machines (VMs) efficiently, enabling significant improvements in hardware utilization, operational agility, and cost reduction. With VMware vSphere Standard, businesses can consolidate multiple physical servers onto fewer machines, reducing hardware costs, power consumption, and data center footprint. It offers robust tools for creating, deploying, managing, and monitoring virtual machines, ensuring that applications run reliably and efficiently. Key features include the ability to provision VMs rapidly, migrate workloads between hosts with minimal downtime (though advanced features like vMotion may require higher editions), and manage resources effectively to prevent performance conflicts between VMs. This license serves as a fundamental building block for modernizing IT infrastructure, paving the way for private cloud deployments and enhancing disaster recovery capabilities. It empowers IT teams to respond more quickly to changing business needs by enabling faster application deployment and easier management of the IT environment. The HP BC396A license ensures access to these core virtualization benefits, making it a strategic investment for organizations looking to optimize their IT operations and gain a competitive edge through virtualization.
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