Compare vSphere 5.1 Editions

	Standard	Enterprise	Enterprise Plus
Overview	Server consolidation & no planned downtime	Powerful & efficient resource management	Policy-based datacenter automation
Product Components
Processor Entitlement	Per 1 CPU	Per 1 CPU	Per 1 CPU
vRAM Entitlement	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited
vCPU Entitlement	8-way	32-way	64-way
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for VMware
Centralized Management Compatibility
vCenter Server (Sold Separately)	vCenter Server Foundation vCenter Server Standard	vCenter Server Foundation vCenter Server Standard	vCenter Server Foundation vCenter Server Standard
Product Features
vSphere Hypervisor
Thin Provisioning
Update Manager
Data Protection
High Availability
vMotion
vStorage APIs for Data Protection
Hot Add
vShield Zones
vShield Endpoint
Replication
Fault Tolerance
Storage vMotion
Virtual Serial Port Concentrator
Storage APIs for Array Integration
Storage APIs for Multipathing
Distributed Resources Scheduler (DRS), Distributed Power Management (DPM)
Storage I/O Control and Network I/O Control
Distributed Switch
Host Profiles and Auto Deploy
Storage DRS and Profile-Driven Storage