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HP QK172AAE VMware vSphere v.4.0
- Software license for VMware vSphere
- Version: 4.0
- Provided by HP (likely bundled or resold)
- Enables server virtualization
- Core component of VMware's data center solutions
- Allows creation and management of virtual machines (VMs)
- Supports server consolidation and resource optimization
- Note: This is an outdated version
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Key specifications
See full specs ↓- Product Type
- Software License
- Product Name
- VMware vSphere
- Version
- 4.0
- Vendor
- VMware / HP
Product details
HP QK172AAE VMware vSphere v.4.0 is a software license for an older version of VMware's virtualization platform. vSphere is a suite of products for building and managing virtualized data centers.
Technical Information
| Product Type | Software License |
| Product Name | VMware vSphere |
Additional Specifications
| Version | 4.0 |
| Vendor | VMware / HP |
Description
The HP QK172AAE VMware vSphere v.4.0 license represents an entitlement to use a specific, older version of VMware's flagship server virtualization software. VMware vSphere is a comprehensive platform that forms the foundation of many virtualized data centers, enabling the creation, deployment, and management of virtual machines (VMs) on physical server hardware. vSphere 4.0, released many years ago, includes core components like ESXi (the hypervisor) and vCenter Server (for centralized management). This license would have allowed organizations to consolidate multiple physical servers into fewer machines, running various operating systems and applications as isolated VMs on a single piece of hardware. This approach leads to significant benefits in terms of hardware cost reduction, power and cooling savings, improved resource utilization, and enhanced disaster recovery capabilities. vSphere 4.0 provided features such as VMotion for live migration of VMs, High Availability (HA) for automatic VM restarts on host failure, and Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS) for load balancing. It is important to note that VMware vSphere 4.0 is a legacy product and is no longer supported by VMware. Using such an outdated version in a production environment poses significant security risks and lacks modern features and performance enhancements found in current vSphere releases. This SKU likely represents a historical purchase or a license for legacy systems that are still in operation. HP's involvement suggests it was likely bundled or resold as part of an HP server solution.
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