Recently, VMware has not been clear about the differences and connections between these products. I just found a good article on the Internet and translated it.


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There has been a lot of confusion lately about VMware virtualization solutions. Without a doubt, VMware is the leader in virtualization solutions. But people who are new to the Vmware virtualization platform are often confused by Vmware vSphere and its components. So today I’m going to explain vSphere and its components. It is important to know the difference between vSphere, EXSi and vCenter. To learn more about and experience vSphere, you can also install vSphere on VMware Workstation.

Differences between vSphere, ESXi, and vCenter

VMware Inc. is a software company. It has developed many products, especially various cloud solutions. His cloud solutions include cloud products, data center products and desktop products.

VSphere is a suite of software under the data center product. VSphere is similar to Microsoft Office suite, which contains many software such as Word, Excel, Access and so on. Like Office, vSphere is a collection of software. It includes vCenter, ESXi, and vSphere. So, together, they are vSphere. VSphere is not a software you can install and use. It’s just a collection of other components.

VSphere is a suite of software under the data center product. VSphere is similar to Microsoft Office suite, which contains many software such as Word, Excel, Access and so on. Like Office, vSphere is a collection of software. It includes vCenter, ESXi, and vSphere. So, together, they are vSphere. VSphere is not a software you can install and use. It’s just a collection of other components.

ESXi, vSphere Client, and vCeneter are all components of vSphere. ESXi is the most important component of vSphere. ESXi is a virtualization service. All VMS run on ESXi services. To install, manage, and access these virtual machines, you will need another vSphere suite, namely vSphere Client or vCenter. VSphere Client allows administrators to access ESXi services and manage VMS. VSphere Client is installed on the client (that is, the administrator’s laptop). VSphere Client is used to connect to ESXi servers and perform management tasks. So what is vCenter? Why virtual it? Try using vSphere Client to clone existing VMS when no vCenter Server is available.

VCenter Server is similar to vSphere Client, but more powerful. The vCenter server is installed on a Windows server or Linux server. VMware vCenter Server is a centralized management application. You can use it to manage all virtual machines and ESXi physical machines. VSphere Client can access vCenter Server to manage EXSi servers. VCenter Server is an enterprise-level product with many enterprise-level functions. Examples include vMotion, VMware High Availability, VMware Update Manager and VMware Distributed Resource Scheduler(DRS). You can use vCenter Server to clone existing VMS. Therefore, vCenter is an important part of the vSphere suite. You need to purchase a vCenter license.


This diagram describes the previous relationship between vSphere suites. VSphere is a product suite, and ESXi is a service installed on physical machines. VSphere Client is installed on a laptop or PC to access ESXi services and install and manage VMS. VCenter servers are installed on VMS running ESXi servers. VCenter can also be installed on a separate physical server, but wouldn’t virtualization be better? VCenter services are usually used in large-scale environments with many EXSi services and VMS. VCenter can also be managed using vSphere Client. Therefore, vSphere Client can directly manage ESXi services in a small environment. You can also use vCenter to manage ESXi services in a large-scale environment.

You can try out these technologies by installing vSphere on your computer. For more information, see VMware’s website.

Title: Differences between vSphere, ESXi and vCenter

Article by Jeffrey4l

Release time :2018-01-08

Last updated :2018-01-08

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