Each vSphere 7 Standard license has 32 cores per computer. If the server has more than thirty-two cores you need to buy another CPU license.

VMware is Hardware compatibility guide HCG lists hardware that is compatible with vSphere 7 Standard. To avoid issues make sure that your servers and components are listed.

The standard license includes the following:

• Virtualization of basic computations.
• Migration of virtual machines between hosts in real-time.
• Integration with the vCenter Server to control many computers from one place.
• Hypervisor capabilities for ESXi.