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Systems & Data Center · Foundational

VMware vSphere

VMware's server virtualization platform comprising ESXi hosts and vCenter Server with features such as vMotion, HA and DRS.

Definition

vSphere provides compute virtualization and is the base layer of VMware Cloud Foundation, alongside vSAN storage and NSX networking. Version 8 and VCF 9 are the current generations.

Example

A vSphere cluster runs 400 VMs across 12 ESXi hosts managed by a single vCenter.

Exam tip

Know which features belong to vSphere (vMotion, HA, DRS, FT) versus NSX (networking) or vSAN (storage).

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