VMware Business Infrastructure Virtualization: Beyond Virtual Machines & Servers

VMware vSphere Acceleration Kits
All-in-one solutions

 

VMware Licensing
VMware vSphere 5
VMware vSphere 5 Standard Acceleration Kit for 8 processors (with 32 GB vRAM entitlement per processor)
- Note: Purchase of SnS is required!
#VS5-STD-AK-C
List Price: $10,000.00
Our Price: $9,000.00
VMware vSphere 5 Enterprise Acceleration Kit for 6 processors (with 64 GB vRAM entitlement per processor)
- Note: Purchase of SnS is required!
#VS5-ENT-AK-C
List Price: $17,495.00
Our Price: $15,745.00
VMware vSphere 5 Enterprise Plus Acceleration Kit for 6 processors (with 96 GB vRAM entitlement per processor)
- Note: Purchase of SnS is required!
#VS5-EPL-AK-C
List Price: $21,995.00
Our Price: $19,795.00

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Overview:

VMware vSphere Acceleration Kits are solution bundles designed for midsized customers that are new to virtualization. These Acceleration Kits combine a VMware vSphere edition together with VMware vCenter Server and are available for up to 30% off the list price of components.

Standard
Acceleration Kit
Enterprise
Acceleration Kit
Enterprise Plus
Acceleration Kit
Overview Scalable server consolidation and no planned downtime Powerful and efficient resource management Policy-based datacenter automation
Product Components
Centralized Management vCenter Server Standard vCenter Server Standard vCenter Server Standard
Included Entitlement 8 processors—scalable with additional licenses 6 processors—scalable with additional licenses 6 processors—scalable with additional licenses
vRAM Entitlement 32GB 64GB 96GB
vCPU Entitlement 8-way 8-way 32-way
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for VMware Yes! Yes! Yes!
Product Features
Thin Provisioning Yes! Yes! Yes!
Update Manager Yes! Yes! Yes!
vStorage APIs for Data Protection Yes! Yes! Yes!
Data Recovery Yes! Yes! Yes!
High Availability Yes! Yes! Yes!
vMotion Yes! Yes! Yes!
Virtual Serial Port Concentrator   Yes! Yes!
Hot Add   Yes! Yes!
vShield Zones   Yes! Yes!
Fault Tolerance   Yes! Yes!
vStorage APIs for Array Integration Yes! Yes!
Storage APIs for Multipathing   Yes! Yes!
Storage vMotion   Yes! Yes!
Distributed Resources Scheduler (DRS); Distributed Power Management (DPM) Yes! Yes!
Storage I/O Control Yes!
Network I/O Control Yes!
Distributed Switch Yes!
Host Profiles Yes!
Auto Deploy Yes!
Storage DRS Yes!
Profile-Driven Storage Yes!

How To Buy:

Larger all-in-one solutions that combine a number of per CPU licenses for a specific vSphere edition along with one instance of VMware vCenter Server Standard edition for centralized management. Acceleration Kits with Management add 25 VM-packs of management products to the related Acceleration Kits. All kits have a limit of one purchase per customer site and SnS is required for at least one year.

VMware vSphere Standard Acceleration Kit - One purchase per customer site. Each VS5 Standard AK contains 8 VS5 Standard edition license, each of which contributes 1 CPU and 32 GB of vRAM (256 GB of VRAM total) entitlement towards total available vRAM pool. SnS is required. Renewals will be based on then current list SnS prices of the component products in the kit.

VMware vSphere Enterprise Acceleration Kit - One purchase per customer site. Each VS5 Enterprise AK contains 6 VS5 Enterprise edition license, each of which contributes 1 CPU and 64 GB of vRAM (384 GB of VRAM total) entitlement towards total available vRAM pool. SnS is required. Renewals will be based on then current list SnS prices of the component products in the kit. (Includes vSphere 5 Enterprise for 6 Processors, 1 vCenter Server 5 Standard)

VMware vSphere Enterprise Plus Acceleration Kit - One purchase per customer site. Each VS5 Enterprise Plus AK contains 6 VS5 Enterprise Plus edition license, each of which contributes 1 CPU and 96 GB of vRAM (576 GB of VRAM total) entitlement towards total available vRAM pool. SnS is required. Renewals will be based on then current list SnS prices of the component products in the kit. (Includes vSphere 5 Enterprise Plus for 6 Processors, 1 vCenter Server 5 Standard)

VMware Advanced Acceleration Kit for 6 processors has been discontinued. One year Support is still available.

VMware Midsize Acceleration Kit for 6 processors has been discontinued. One year Support is still available.

Support:

Per incident support available. Please contact us.

VMware Production Support & Subscription

Technical Support, 24 Hour Sev 1 Support -- 7 days a week.

Focused, 24-Hour Support For Production Environments

  • Global, 24x7 support for Severity 1 issues
  • Fast response times for critical issues
  • Unlimited number of support requests
  • Remote Support
  • Online access to documentation and technical resources, knowledge base, discussion forums
  • Product updates and upgrades

Overview

VMware Production Support is designed with your production environments in mind. Our global support centers are staffed around the clock to provide you access to our industry-leading expertise in virtualization and years of experience supporting virtual infrastructure products in real-world customer environments. We are committed to delivering enterprise-class, worldwide support with a single objective in mind: your success.

VMware Basic Support & Subscription Service

Technical Support, 12 Hours/Day, per published Business Hours, Mon. thru Fri.

Weekday Support for Test, Dev and Non-Critical Deployments

  • Global, 12x5 access to support
  • Unlimited number of support requests
  • Remote Support
  • Online access to documentation and technical resources, knowledge base, discussion forums
  • Product updates and upgrades

Overview

VMware Basic Support is designed for non-critical applications and platforms that require support during normal business hours. Our global support centers have been strategically placed to provide you with fast and efficient access to the support center in your region. Each center is staffed with engineers that can provide industry-leading expertise in virtualization and years of experience supporting virtual infrastructure products in real-world customer environments. We are committed to delivering enterprise-class, worldwide support with a single objective in mind: your success.

Feature Production Support Basic Support
Hours of Operation 24 Hrs/Day
7 Days/Wk
365 Days/Yr 1
12 Hrs/Day
Mon–Fri 1
Length of Service 1 or 3 Years 1 or 3 Years
Product Updates Yes Yes
Product Upgrades Yes Yes
Products Supported All Products
(excluding VMware Fusion and Player)
All Products
(excluding VMware Fusion and Player)
Method of Access Telephone/
Web
Telephone/
Web
Response Method Telephone/
Email
Telephone/
Email
Remote Support Yes Yes
Access to VMware Web site Yes Yes
Access to VMware Discussion Forums and Knowledge Base Yes Yes
Max Number of Support Admins per Contract 6 4
Number of Support Requests Unlimited Unlimited

Target Response Times

Critical (Severity 1
Major (Severity 2)
Minor (Severity 3)
Cosmetic (Severity 4)

30 minutes or less: 24x7
4 business hours
8 business hours
12 business hours

4 business hours
8 business hours
12 business hours
12 business hours

Business Hours
North America and Latin America
Alaska, Hawaii
South America (NASA)

Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA

Asia, Pacific Rim, Japan (APJ)

Australia/New Zealand

Monday - Friday
6 a.m. to 6 p.m. (local time zone)
6 a.m. to 6 p.m. (PST/PDT)
6 a.m. to 6 p.m. (EST/EDT)

7 a.m. to 7 p.m. (GMT/GMT+1)

8:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. (Singapore Time)

7 a.m. to 7 p.m. (Sydney AET)

Monday - Friday
6 a.m. to 6 p.m. (local time zone)
6 a.m. to 6 p.m. (PST/PDT)
6 a.m. to 6 p.m. (EST/EDT)

7 a.m. to 7 p.m. (GMT/GMT+1)

8:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. (Singapore Time)

7 a.m. to 7 p.m. (Sydney AET)

1Hours of operation for Gemstone are Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (PST/PDT) globally.
1Hours of operation for VMware Go Pro and vCenter Protect products are 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. (CST/CDT), except holidays.
1Hours of operation for VMware IT Business Management and IT Financial Management are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (EST/EDT/GMT) except holidays.
1Hours of operation for Socialcast are 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. (PST/PDT).

VMware Licensing
VMware vSphere 5
VMware vSphere 5 Standard Acceleration Kit for 8 processors (with 32 GB vRAM entitlement per processor)
- Note: Purchase of SnS is required!
#VS5-STD-AK-C
List Price: $10,000.00
Our Price: $9,000.00
VMware vSphere 5 Enterprise Acceleration Kit for 6 processors (with 64 GB vRAM entitlement per processor)
- Note: Purchase of SnS is required!
#VS5-ENT-AK-C
List Price: $17,495.00
Our Price: $15,745.00
VMware vSphere 5 Enterprise Plus Acceleration Kit for 6 processors (with 96 GB vRAM entitlement per processor)
- Note: Purchase of SnS is required!
#VS5-EPL-AK-C
List Price: $21,995.00
Our Price: $19,795.00
VMware Support
VMware vSphere 5 Standard Acceleration Kit for 8 processors Support and Subscription
VMware vSphere 5 Standard Acceleration Kit for 8 processors Basic Support/Subscription, 1 Year #VS5-STD-AK-G-SSS-C
Our Price: $3,233.00
VMware vSphere 5 Standard Acceleration Kit for 8 processors Basic Support/Subscription, 3 Years #VS5-STD-AK-3G-SSS-C
Our Price: $8,535.12
VMware vSphere 5 Standard Acceleration Kit for 8 processors Production Support/Subscription, 1 Year #VS5-STD-AK-P-SSS-C
Our Price: $3,833.00
VMware vSphere 5 Standard Acceleration Kit for 8 processors Production Support/Subscription, 3 Years #VS5-STD-AK-3P-SSS-C
Our Price: $10,119.12
VMware vSphere 5 Enterprise Acceleration Kit for 6 processors Support and Subscription
VMware vSphere 5 Enterprise Acceleration Kit for 6 processors Basic Support/Subscription, 1 Year #VS5-ENT-AK-G-SSS-C
Our Price: $4,671.00
VMware vSphere 5 Enterprise Acceleration Kit for 6 processors Basic Support/Subscription, 3 Years #VS5-ENT-AK-3G-SSS-C
Our Price: $12,331.44
VMware vSphere 5 Enterprise Acceleration Kit for 6 processors Production Support/Subscription, 1 Year #VS5-ENT-AK-P-SSS-C
Our Price: $5,561.00
VMware vSphere 5 Enterprise Acceleration Kit for 6 processors Production Support/Subscription, 3 Years #VS5-ENT-AK-3P-SSS-C
Our Price: $14,681.04
VMware vSphere 5 Enterprise Plus Acceleration Kit for 6 processors Support and Subscription
VMware vSphere 5 Enterprise Plus Acceleration Kit for 6 processors Basic Support/Subscription, 1 Year #VS5-EPL-AK-G-SSS-C
Our Price: $5,453.00
VMware vSphere 5 Enterprise Plus Acceleration Kit for 6 processors Basic Support/Subscription, 3 Years #VS5-EPL-AK-3G-SSS-C
Our Price: $14,395.92
VMware vSphere 5 Enterprise Plus Acceleration Kit for 6 processors Production Support/Subscription, 1 Year #VS5-EPL-AK-P-SSS-C
Our Price: $6,491.00
VMware vSphere 5 Enterprise Plus Acceleration Kit for 6 processors Production Support/Subscription, 3 Years #VS5-EPL-AK-3P-SSS-C
Our Price: $17,136.24
VMware Advanced Acceleration Kit for 6 processors Support and Subscription
VMware Advanced Acceleration Kit for 6 processors Basic Support/Subscription, 1 Year #VS4-ADV-AK-G-SSS-C
Our Price: $2,204.00
VMware Advanced Acceleration Kit for 6 processors Production Support/Subscription, 1 Year #VS4-ADV-AK-P-SSS-C
Our Price: $2,624.00
Mware vSphere Midsize Acceleration Kit for 6 processors Support and Subscription
Mware vSphere Midsize Acceleration Kit for 6 processors Basic Support/Subscription, 1 Year #VS4-MS-AK-G-SSS-C
Our Price: $3,737.00
Mware vSphere Midsize Acceleration Kit for 6 processors Production Support/Subscription, 1 Year #VS4-MS-AK-P-SSS-C
Our Price: $4,449.00