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Red Hat enteRpRise ViRtualization foR seRVeRs subscRiption model Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization for Servers subscription pricing is based on the number of managed sockets, providing customers with a straightforward model for ordering, deployment, and capacity planning. There are no licensing limitations on the total number of cores per host, and management is included. Licensed sockets can run unlimited virtual guests, but customers must purchase the licenses for operating systems (Red Hat or others) separately.
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Count # of sockets on manage servers = N

Choose RheV-h If you want a small, PXE bootable, zero management hypervisor If you are running Windows only or a small number of RHEL guests If you want to do all of your host management from the RHEV-M management interface If you want to install your hypervisor hosts with little or no Linux expertise

Choose RheL If you want a full RHEL operating system on your hypervisor hosts If you need to install thirdparty drivers or agents If you want to use a single standard RHEL image on all of your hypervisor hosts and bare metal RHEL servers If you want to run bare metal RHEL applications and VMs side-by-side

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usinG Red Hat enteRpRise linux as a HYpeRVisoR For customers who want to host Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on a full Red Hat Enterprise Linux instance, Red Hat Enterprise Linux or Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Platform can be used as a host for virtual machines. A Red Hat Enterprise Linux or Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Platform subscription is required for each host in this model, in addition to the Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization for Servers subscription. We generally recommend Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Platform for use with Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization.

Select N x MCT1786 RHEV for Servers Standard

Select N x MCT1787 RHEV for Servers Premium

cHoosinG a Red Hat HYpeRVisoR Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization offers two choices for hypervisor: a small-footprint hypervisor, Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Hypervisor, that is bundled with Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization for Servers, or Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, purchased separately.

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How to select which version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux to use as a Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization hypervisor:
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Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization and Red Hat Enterprise Linux products. For more information, see www.redhat.com/rhev/server/cost. The Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization product offerings, pricing, and terms and conditions are based on United States published retail pricing, are accurate as of June 2010 and are subject to change and local pricing. Pricing for non-Red Hat guest operating systems is based on published retail pricing in the United States and is subject to change and local pricing.

Count # of hosts = N

Do your hosts have more than 2 Sockets?

NO

YES

Do you need more than 4 RHEL guests per host? YES NO Select N x RHEL as hypervisor, max 2 sockets, 4 RHEL guests per host

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Select N x RHEL-AP as hypervisor, get unlimited RHEL guests per host

Please note that Red Hat Enterprise Linux must be purchased separately. Red Hat enteRpRise ViRtualization foR seRVeRs tco calculatoR To assist customers in sizing and ordering the correct number of licenses, Red Hat has developed a web-based configurator for Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization for Servers. With it, you can enter the number and type of virtual machines you need to virtualize, and the configurator will calculate the number of hosts and a bill of materials for

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