Host Limit: Supports a maximum of 3 physical hosts.
RAM Limit: Each host can have a maximum of 32 GB of RAM.
No vMotion or Storage vMotion: Live migration of VMs and storage migration are not available.
No High Availability: Automatic failover of VMs in case of host failure is not included.
No Distributed Resource Scheduler: No automated load balancing across hosts.
High Availability provides the foundation for a highly available environment by monitoring virtual machines and the hosts upon which they run High Availability is a mature solution that provides scalability, reliability, and usability Master-slave node relationship, replaces primary and secondary nodes.
Yes, VMware vSphere 7 Essentials is intended for production environments, especially in small businesses with limited IT infrastructure provides the foundation for a highly available environment by monitoring virtual machines and the hosts upon which they run
There are no limits on how many virtual machines you can use, but remember that vSphere Essentials requires 6 licenses per CPU socket pack, so your environment can only have three 2 socket servers.
Processor: At least a 64-bit x86 processor with two or more cores.
Memory: At least 8GB of RAM is recommended but the minimum requirement is 4GB.
Network Interface Card: VMware ESXi requires a supported network interface card (NIC) for each server.
Storage: VMware ESXi requires at least one disk to be installed.
