https://community.cisco.com/t5/ip-telephony-and-phones/vmware-esxi-license-requirements-for-2-physical-servers/m-p/5265501#M418666 <P>The only supported platform for installing CUCM is VMware; it cannot be installed on a bare metal server. VMware licensing has undergone significant changes recently following Broadcom's acquisition. From what I understand, licenses are now based on the number of cores. For example, if your server has 16 cores, you’ll need a 16-core license. As far as I know, there’s no specific license type required for CUCM, so to determine the right option, it’s best to contact Broadcom directly.</P> <DIV id="sconnect-is-installed" style="display: none;">2.12.0.0</DIV> Thu, 27 Feb 2025 12:09:00 GMT Nithin Eluvathingal 2025-02-27T12:09:00Z https://community.cisco.com/t5/ip-telephony-and-phones/vmware-esxi-license-requirements-for-2-physical-servers/m-p/5265477#M418665 <P>We are planning to deploy 2 bare metal servers for our new unified communication solution.</P> <P>do we have to have 2 Vmware ESXI&nbsp; licenses for these 2 servers? if so what would be the most cost effective licenses? vSphere standard, enterprise plus or foundation ? Can we have mix of 2 difference license types?</P> Thu, 27 Feb 2025 11:20:28 GMT https://community.cisco.com/t5/ip-telephony-and-phones/vmware-esxi-license-requirements-for-2-physical-servers/m-p/5265477#M418665 pgamage 2025-02-27T11:20:28Z https://community.cisco.com/t5/ip-telephony-and-phones/vmware-esxi-license-requirements-for-2-physical-servers/m-p/5265501#M418666 <P>The only supported platform for installing CUCM is VMware; it cannot be installed on a bare metal server. VMware licensing has undergone significant changes recently following Broadcom's acquisition. From what I understand, licenses are now based on the number of cores. For example, if your server has 16 cores, you’ll need a 16-core license. As far as I know, there’s no specific license type required for CUCM, so to determine the right option, it’s best to contact Broadcom directly.</P> <DIV id="sconnect-is-installed" style="display: none;">2.12.0.0</DIV> Thu, 27 Feb 2025 12:09:00 GMT https://community.cisco.com/t5/ip-telephony-and-phones/vmware-esxi-license-requirements-for-2-physical-servers/m-p/5265501#M418666 Nithin Eluvathingal 2025-02-27T12:09:00Z