Deploy enterprise Linux in your VMware virtual machines for free. With SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for VMware, customers can now increase the value of their vSphere purchases by getting access to an industry-proven Linux operating system inclusive of subscription to patches and updates at no cost. Additionally, they will also be able to obtain technical phone support for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for VMware directly from VMware for a seamless support experience.
- Read the terms and conditions and list of qualifying skus.
- Verify if your existing vSphere SnS SKUs qualify for SLES for VMware
- Find out what technical support options are available for SLES for VMware
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Leverage the Power of Enterprise Linux on VMware vSphere
VMware vSphere is the industry-leading and most capable virtualization platform. Thanks to vSphere thousands of VMware customers have already begun transforming their datacenter into a private cloud, achieving unparalleled efficiency while improving agility and control over service levels. Thanks to SLES for VMware, you can now accelerate your journey to the cloud by leveraging the power of an enterprise Linux operating systemthat VMware makes available for free to most customers. VMware’s enterprise Linux offer includes:
- Access to SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for VMware operating system iso file
- Free subscription to patches and updates to SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for VMware (unique to VMware)
- Ability to run as many virtual machines as you want per qualified vSphere host
Enjoy Broad Application Support
Choose the applications that best suit your business needs when you take advantage of the broad application support of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, which SLES inherits, with more than 6,000 certified applications, including applications from SAP, Oracle, IBM, Symantec/Veritas, CA, BMC, PolyServe, Sybase, TIBCO, MySQL. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for VMware is enterprise Linux operating system offered by VMware. It is based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1, an industry-proven Linux server operating system that is highly reliable, scalable, secure, and optimized to power high-performance mission-critical workloads.
Accelerate Your Journey to the Cloud with SLES for VMware
Get uncompromised control and agility in the most efficient manner, while fully preserving customer choice with VMware virtualization. Break out of the rut that keeps 70-80% of your IT budget just keeping the status quo running. Virtualization offers an evolutionary path to cloud computing so you can decide how much, what and when to virtualize as you move toward a cloud infrastructure. VMware vSphere is the industry’s leading and only robust virtualization platform for building cloud infrastructures and SLES for VMware delivers unique benefits that accelerate your journey to the cloud:
Benefits of SUSE Linux for VMware
SLES for VMware builds on top of VMware vSphere and extends its core benefits, accelerating the journey to the cloud by delivering these unique benefits:
- Lower cost of ownership – SLES for VMware can be leveraged at no additional cost and comes with a free subscription to patches and updates.
- More efficient support – Streamline your support experience by receiving technical support for SLES for VMware directly from VMware.
- Enterprise-level capabilities – SLES for VMware delivers the proven reliability and high-performance of an enterprise Linux operating system, making it a great choice for running any mission-critical applications in a VMware vSphere environment.
- Improved IT agility – Deploying new resources on VMware vSphere using SLES for VMware is extremely simple and fast because every qualified VMware vSphere license gives you unlimited virtualization rights with the ability to run as many SLES for VMware virtual machines as you want on every qualified VMware vSphere host.
- Lower risk – SLES for VMware offers up-to-date support and certification for applications as well as a high degree of interoperability among supported platforms.
- Broad application support – SLES for VMware provides the most extensive application support among any enterprise Linux operating with more than 5,000 applications certified, allowing you to run the applications that best suit your business needs.
