Simple VMware vSphere 4 & 5 License Calculator PDF Print E-mail
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This tool can be used to calculate the license requirements for vSphere 5.

 

WARNING: By downloading this tool, you agree to the following statement(s):

This calculator is provided free of charge with no warranty provided. The use of this calculator is at your own risk. The author or distributor of this tool cannot be held liable for any loss or damages as a result of using this tool. This calculator has not been approved or funded in any way shape or form by any software vendor, reseller or partner, including VMware, Inc.

The rules and figures used in this calculator are subject to change without prior notice.

 

Please note that currently the tool only supports Microsoft Excel. Formatting might not show up correctly with other applications.

 

The current version (version 0.6) can be downloaded from:

 

vSphere 4 & 5 License calculator Version 0.6 for Microsoft Excel 97 - 2003

vSphere 4 & 5 License calculator Version 0.6 for Microsoft Excel 2007 and 2010

 

Changes in this version:

  • The calculator has been updated to reflect the changes made to the vSphere 5 vRAM allocations of 32GB/64GB/96GB.
  • Please note that this version of the calculator does not yet take into account calculations for VMs with more than 96GB of allocated memory.

 

 

The previous version (version 0.5) can be downloaded from:

 

vSphere 4 & 5 License calculator Version 0.5 for Microsoft Excel 97 - 2003

vSphere 4 & 5 License calculator Version 0.5 for Microsoft Excel 2007 and 2010

 

Changes in this version:

  • The formula for calculating vSphere 4 license count has been rewritten as the original formula could in certain cases provide incorrect license count information.

 

 

 

The previous version (version 0.4) can be downloaded from:

 

vSphere 4 & 5 License Calculator Version 0.4 for Microsoft Excel 97 - 2003

vSphere 4 & 5 License Calculator Version 0.4 for Microsoft Excel 2007 and 2010

 

Changes in this version:

 

The following changes/updates have been made:

  • The license cost for the Enterprise Plus graph has been corrected
  • A cost graph has been added for each of the vSphere Editions rather than just Enterprise Plus

 

 

The previous version (version 0.3) can be downloaded from:


vSphere 4 & 5 License Calculator Version 0.3 for Microsoft Excel 97 - 2003

vSphere 4 & 5 License Calculator Version 0.3 for Microsoft Excel 2007 and 2010

 

Changes in this version:

 

The following changes/updates have been made:

  • The term "cluster" has been removed
  • “Memory Utilization” has been more accurately replaced with vRAM Allocation
  • Narrow Columns have been “stretched”
  • Extra fields have been added to display CPU core Entitlements for vSphere 4 Editions
  • The Enterprise Plus Calculation and Chart/Graph has been reformulated to allow for vSphere 4 to be more expensive when CPUs with more than 12-cores are in use.
  • A Virtual Machine Capacity Calculator based on Allocated vRAM has been added
  • The general layout of the calculator has been improved
  • Calculation fields have been re-ordered to make better logical sense

 

 

Version 0.2 can be found here


 

Comments (14)
  • 2011-07-14 17:57:12 |Comment came from:207.170.38.xxx| Rod Gabriel  - Thanks & suggestion

    Thanks for the spreadsheet, I was building my own and then saw this. It would be helpful to have the option to include maintenance costs for vSphere licenses into this.
    Thanks
    Rod

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  • 2011-07-14 21:47:49 |Comment came from:212.183.140.xxx| Rynardt Spies  - Calculator

    Thanks Rod,

    I am planning to include a lot more features in the calculator, as well as to move away from Excel. The real reason for me developing this simple calculator in Excel, was for me to try and get my own head around what the implications of the changes to vSphere licensing will be.

    Thanks for the suggestion!

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  • 2011-07-14 21:14:57 |Comment came from:74.112.21.xxx| Kent Altena  - My results

    Projecting out from our current environment and assuming existing cluster HA ratio (8 nodes -- although one expects this will increase with new HA backend), vSphere5 will cost my organization over $600,000 in potential licensing impacts. While not impacted today, vSphere 5 reduces my capability to deploy tomorrow with this cap.

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  • 2011-07-14 23:43:13 |Comment came from:94.14.2.xxx| Andreas Groth  - Values mixed up?

    Hi, great idea to create this. However, I just tried it out and it seems that while it states that it uses E+, the values in the table are Standard and the data points in the chart seem to be neither of it ...or am I doing soemthing wrong here ...?
    Thanks for advise!
    Andy

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  • 2011-07-15 19:01:44 |Comment came from:86.161.246.xxx| Rynardt Spies  - UPDATE

    Hi all,

    I will be releasing an update version soon. That should address any issues you may encounter with the tool.

    Also, I'm working on an online version with much better functionality.

    Thanks.

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  • 2011-07-20 20:21:57 |Comment came from:142.206.2.xxx| Ravi Shanghavi  - vRAM Allocation

    If I understand correctly this percentage is what your overcommitment value should be yes?

    We're about to do a vCloud implementation and this wrecks havoc with licensing.. Because based on your tier you overcommit differently. As in Bronze gets 0% Memory reservation so you could potentially overcommit to eternity.. how do you license that..

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  • 2011-07-24 23:17:14 |Comment came from:202.14.32.xxx| steve  - Essentials Plus

    Would be good to have Essentials and Essentials plus options too :D

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  • 2011-07-27 15:40:33 |Comment came from:134.29.32.xxx| Michael Menne  - What about N+1?

    This model does not seem to correctly factor in N+1 models. Licensing capacity should be based on N+1 or N+2 for an HA cluster.

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  • 2011-08-10 17:29:02 |Comment came from:207.134.102.xxx| Bob  - New Entitlements


    The changes mean that the following vRAM entitlements per edition will now be granted:

    vSphere edition vRAM entitlement
    vSphere Enterprise Plus 96 GB
    vSphere Enterprise 64 GB
    vSphere Standard 32 GB
    vSphere Essentials Plus 32 GB
    vSphere Essentials 32 GB
    Free vSphere Hypervisor 32 GB (Per Host)

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  • 2011-08-15 03:42:12 |Comment came from:199.88.213.xxx| Nat  - New vSphere 5 licence changes not updated

    Hi,
    Vmware has changed the license details, The calculator is not been updated the below changes.

    ■VSphere Hypervisor (free ESXi): was 8 GB, now 32 GB
    ■VSphere 5 Standard, Essentials and Essentials Plus: was 24 GB, now 32 GB
    ■VSphere 5 Enterprise: was 32 GB, now 64 GB
    ■VSphere 5 Enterprise Plus: was 48 GB, now 96 GB

    Can you update the changes and release the version.

    Thanks,
    Nat

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  • 2011-08-15 08:04:19 |Comment came from:86.163.124.xxx| Rynardt Spies  - RE: New vSphere 5 licence changes not updated

    HI Nat / Bob,

    Thank you for the comment. I am fully aware of the changes that VMware made to the vSphere 5 Licensing model. Unfortunately I've not had time to update the calculator yet.

    I will try and do so ASAP.

    Regards

    Rynardt

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  • 2011-08-18 07:54:56 |Comment came from:163.244.62.xxx| patient  - Sources

    Hi,

    is it possible to obtain your sources ?
    i will make a EURO release of your calculator you will published for the european guys like me.

    Good work
    JP :D

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  • 2011-08-18 08:28:13 |Comment came from:163.244.62.xxx| patient  - Calculator in EURO

    hi,

    A very interesting calculator.
    Could you we discuss together : i'd like to create a version in EURO for the EEC market..
    is it possible to obtain your source and you will publish it on your site .. :D

    Thanks
    JP

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  • 2012-07-16 15:34:08 |Comment came from:213.171.44.xxx| vGrade  - Tool for vmware calculations

    We have tool for vmware license calculation on www.vgrade.org.

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