It supports multiple NICs for better network performance and redundancy.

Yes, vSphere 8 Standard for Embedded OEMs works with vCenter Server for centralized management of multiple hosts and VMs

 The following features are included in VMware vSphere 8 Standard for Embedded OEMs:

• Virtual Machine Management

• vSphere High Availability 

• vSphere vMotion (limited support, depending on OEM)

• VMware vSphere Hypervisor 

• vSphere vCenter Server Essentials (limited management capabilities)

• Centralized Management of Hosts

• Basic Monitoring and Performance Insights

• Storage APIs for Array Integration (VAAI)

• Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS) (basic, depending on OEM integration)

• Fault Tolerance for limited VMs

Yes, vSphere 8 Standard supports third-party plugins, but they must be compatible with your OEM hardware and the vSphere platform.