Spec
| Capability | EssentialHCI Core (Virtualization and Storage) | StandardStandard HCI (Virtualization, Storage and Kubernetes) | AdvancedEnterprise Cloud Infrastructure Powered by Full Stack HCI | VDI EssentialVDI Storage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maximum Number of Hosts Per Cluster | 255 | 255 | 255 | 64 |
| Compute Services | ||||
| Hypervisor Support | ELF, VMware ESXi | ELF, VMware ESXi | ELF, VMware ESXi | VMware ESXi Only |
| HA, DRS | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Availability Domains | Rack/Block/Node | Rack/Block/Node | Rack/Block/Node | Rack/Block/Node |
| VM Centric Storage QoS | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| vGPU and GPU Pass-through | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| VM Pin in Performance Layer | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Kubernetes Service | — | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| Kubernetes on Bare Metal | — | Available for purchase | Available for purchase | — |
| Storage Services | ||||
| Maximum Raw Capacity per Server Node | 256 TB | 256 TB | 256 TB | 256 TB |
| Storage Protocol Support | NFS, iSCSI | NFS, iSCSI | NFS, iSCSI | NFS |
| File Storage | — | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| Erasure Coding | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Data Encryption at Rest | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Data Protection | ||||
| Backup and Recovery | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| Replication (Async and Sync) | Available for purchase | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| Active-Active | — | Available for purchase | ✓ | Available for purchase |
| Networking and Security | ||||
| Micro-segmentation | — | Available for purchase | ✓ | — |
| Load Balancing | — | Available for purchase | ✓ | — |
| Virtual Private Cloud | — | — | Available for purchase | — |
| Pod-VM Integrated Networking | — | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| Management and Analytics | ||||
| Single Management Console for All | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Multi-cluster Management | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Monitoring & Analysis of Cluster Health Status | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Network Observability | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — |
