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Azure VMware Solution is an Azure service that delivers a vSphere-based, single-tenant, private cloud. It's deployed on dedicated bare-metal infrastructure in Azure.
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Azure VMware Solution is an Azure service that delivers a vSphere-based, single-tenant, private cloud. It's deployed on dedicated hardware in Azure.
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You can now seamlessly run, manage, and secure applications across VMware environments and Microsoft Azure with a common operating framework.
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The VMware vSphere clusters are built from bare-metal Azure hosts. These clusters are deployed and managed through the Azure portal, the Azure CLI, or PowerShell. All provisioned private clouds have the standard supported versions of VMware vCenter Server, vSAN, vSphere, and NSX included and fully licensed. If you choose the service for your company, you can gain elasticity with the ability to add and remove capacity (compute, network, and storage resources) on demand.
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The VMware vSphere clusters are built on dedicated Azure hardware. These clusters are deployed and managed through the Azure portal, the Azure CLI, or PowerShell. All provisioned private clouds use the standard supported versions of VMware vCenter Server, vSAN, vSphere, and NSX when you bring your portable VCF subscription to Azure VMware Solution. If you choose the service for your company, you can gain elasticity with the ability to add and remove capacity (compute, network, and storage resources) on demand.
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The following diagram illustrates the relationship between private clouds and networks in Azure, Azure services, and on-premises environments.
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You can accelerate migration and minimize downtime by using the latest VMware Hybrid Cloud Extension (HCX) Enterprise functionality for large-scale, live migration from on-premises to Azure.
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- **Have a single point of support**: Azure VMware Solution is Microsoft developed, operated, and supported. Microsoft is the first and only contact and coordinates support with VMware as required.
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- **Have a single point of support**: Azure VMware Solution is Microsoft developed, operated, and supported. Microsoft is the first and only contact for AVS and VCF, and coordinates support with VMware as required.
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- **Avoid licensing complexity**: You work with a single vendor for licensing and resource consumption. You can track VMware product licensing directly with resource nodes as they're deployed and decommissioned.
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- **Leverage your existing VCF licenses**: You work with a single vendor for licensing and resource consumption. Bring your portable VCF subscription to Azure VMware Solution and Microsoft installs, manages, and patches the VMware tech stack.
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- **Maximize the value of existing Windows Server and SQL Server licenses**: You can use Azure Hybrid Benefit for both Windows Server and SQL Server to bring existing licenses to Azure and reduce costs.
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Azure VMware Solution provides private clouds that contain vSphere clusters. Those clusters are built from dedicated bare-metal Azure hosts.
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Azure VMware Solution provides VCF private clouds on Azure dedicated hardware.
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For each private cloud created, there's one vSphere cluster by default. You can add, delete, and scale clusters by using the Azure portal or by using the API. Microsoft offers node configurations based on core, memory, and storage requirements. Choose the type of node that's appropriate for your region; the most common choice is AV36P.
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For each private cloud created, there's one vSphere cluster by default. You can add, delete, and scale clusters by using the Azure portal or by using the API. Microsoft offers node configurations based on core, memory, and storage requirements. Choose the type of node that's appropriate for your region; the most common choice is AV36P.
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| AV36 | Dual Intel Xeon Gold 6140 CPUs, 18 cores/CUP @ 2.3 GHz. Total 36 physical cores. | 576 GB | 3.2 TB (NVMe) | 15.20 TB (SSD)|
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| AV48 | Dual Intel Xeon Gold 6442Y CPUs, 24 cores/CPU @ 2.6 GHz / 4.0 GHz Turbo. Total 48 physical cores. | 1,024 GB | N/A | 25.6 TB (NVMe) |
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(*) An Azure VMware Solution private cloud deployed with AV36, AV36P, or AV52 is required prior to adding AV64 hosts.
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(*) In AVS Gen 1, an Azure VMware Solution private cloud deployed with AV36P, AV48, or AV52 is required prior to adding AV64 hosts. In AVS Gen 2, AV64 can be deployed alone.
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|Deploy and configure VMware HCX | Deploy and configure VMware HCX: <br>- Enable the HCX service add-on <br>- Download the VMware HCX Connector OVA <br>- Deploy the on-premises VMware HCX OVA (VMware HCX Connector)<br>- Activate the VMware HCX Connector <br>- Pair your on-premises VMware HCX Connector with your Azure VMware Solution HCX Cloud Manager <br>- Configure the interconnect (network profile, compute profile, and service mesh) <br>- Complete setup by checking the appliance status and validating that migration is possible |

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