XCP-ng
    • Categories
    • Recent
    • Tags
    • Popular
    • Users
    • Groups
    • Register
    • Login
    1. Home
    2. msimanyi
    M
    Offline
    • Profile
    • Following 0
    • Followers 0
    • Topics 0
    • Posts 3
    • Groups 0

    msimanyi

    @msimanyi

    0
    Reputation
    16
    Profile views
    3
    Posts
    0
    Followers
    0
    Following
    Joined
    Last Online

    msimanyi Unfollow Follow

    Latest posts made by msimanyi

    • RE: Confused re: pricing (XOA vs. Vates Essentials)

      @john-c said in Confused re: pricing (XOA vs. Vates Essentials):

      It does NOT require three licensed servers (on Essential or Essential+), it allows up to (max) 3 hosts so you have room to grow.

      Yes, on those packages. I was specifically talking about the Enterprise version for 24/7 support, which requires licensing at least three hosts. (I'm sure I could ignore implementing the third host, but I'd still have to pay the $1,800 / year basic host license fee for it.)

      Again, thank you for all your effort discussing this.

      posted in Xen Orchestra
      M
      msimanyi
    • RE: Confused re: pricing (XOA vs. Vates Essentials)

      @john-c Circling around on this subject again. Frankly I am still debating my best path forward, and leaning towards sticking with our VMware subscription and Veeam, the latter of which costs all of $428 per year for our system.

      Support, in my mind, is the big unknown. I don't know that I'll need any support for VMware, but that's where Broadcom could really drop the ball.

      On the other hand, if I want the premium support with Vates, it's $1,800 per server - very reasonable - but that also requires three licensed servers, and I only have two for an HA configuration, making the price far less reasonable... for my specific situation. (I think it's a GREAT, TREMENDOUS, HUGE deal for anyone running larger systems than we need.)

      If I could buy the $1800 / server license for two servers, I'd do that in a heartbeat, knowing that sets us up for the least inconvenience if we need any support.

      I do appreciate all the dialog here. Thank you for engaging.

      posted in Xen Orchestra
      M
      msimanyi
    • RE: Confused re: pricing (XOA vs. Vates Essentials)

      olivierlambert I don't want to sound rude with this comment, so please know that I have deep respect for your product, your efforts and your support here.

      I work in a very small business. We have a VMware license for two hosts, solely to support HA. We have five guest OS installations. A single host - other than HA - would be more than sufficient for us.

      For VMware, under the "new" packages from Broadcom, a five year license will cost about $1,200 per year, at least at the current prices. (I have a perpetual license with support through August 2026.)

      If I want to run XCP-ng and XOA, it sounds like the likely best option is Essentials+, which is $4,000 per year if I recall correctly.

      For such a small business as mine, what are the relative merits of your system vs VMware's "standard" package? I'm trying to understand what the extra $2800 per year buys, to assess if the value justifies the expense in my end-user case.

      I'll add that we are very, very tight for budget given current industry and economic conditions. Yes, the $2,800 extra per year is material for us.

      posted in Xen Orchestra
      M
      msimanyi