vSphere (Standalone Deployment/Upgrade)
Deploy or upgrade to vSphere 9.1 without implementing the full VMware Cloud Foundation stack. This provides a modern virtualization platform while allowing customers to adopt additional VCF capabilities later.
Mandatory Components
VMware vCenter Server | VMware ESX (Existing or New)
VMware Cloud Foundation Operations (Existing or New)
VMware Cloud Foundation License Appliance (New)
Ideal For
Customers modernizing existing VMware environments
Organizations not yet ready for Software Defined Data Center (SDDC)
Phased VCF adoption strategy
Deploy VCF Management Services for an existing vSphere environment at a later stage if required using VCF installed (VVF Converge), reference screenshot:
