A vSphere administrator has been using vSphere in evaluation mode and now wants to deploy an environment that provides the same features. Which edition of vSphere provides similar functionality to…

Enterprise Plus is VMware's highest vSphere edition and includes every feature available - distributed switches, Storage DRS, Auto Deploy, Fault Tolerance, and host profiles - which is exactly the complete feature set unlocked during evaluation mode. No other edition provides full feature parity with evaluation mode because each lower tier removes capabilities. Choosing Enterprise Plus ensures the administrator retains every feature they tested during the trial.

Enterprise edition is a lower tier than Enterprise Plus and lacks some advanced networking and management features that are active during evaluation mode.

Standard edition omits many advanced features such as Distributed Resource Scheduler and advanced host management that are available in evaluation mode.

Essentials is a small-business SKU with a strict three-host limit and stripped-down features, providing far fewer capabilities than evaluation mode.