How do I determine which server management suite license is most cost effective to manage a virtualized server (i.e. virtual host)?
A. The pricing relationship between the Server Management Suite Enterprise and Server Management Suite Datacenter is such that the Server Management Suite Datacenter becomes more cost effective in the following situations:On a 2-proc server: When virtual machines exceed 4.On a 4-proc server: When virtual machines exceed 8. On a 4-proc server it is approximately 25% less expensive to purchase 2 Enterprise licenses when the total operating system environment count on the server is between 5 and 8. Customers should consider future virtualization plans when purchasing the Enterprise license in this scenario to avoid needing to repurchase Datacenter licenses in the future when their server virtualization densities increase.
