VMware HCI kits are bundles that simplify the purchase of licenses for vSPhere and vSAN.
There are 5 data centre kits with per-CPU licensing and 2 remote office/branch office kits (ROBO) with per-VM licensing:
- VMware HCI Kit Essentials (per-6 CPUs) includes vSphere Essentials Plus and vSAN Standard
- VMware HCI Kit Standard (per-CPU) includes vSphere Standard and vSAN Standard
- VMware HCI Kit Advanced (per-CPU) includes vSphere Enterprise Plus and vSAN Advanced
- VMware HCI Kit Enterprise (per-CPU) that includes vSphere Enterprise Plus and vSAN Enterprise
- VMware HCI Kit with Operations Management (per-CPU) that includes vSphere Enterprise Plus and vSAN Enterprise Plus
- VMware HCI Kit ROBO Standard (per-25 VMs) that includes vSPhere ROBO Enterprise and vSAN ROBO Standard
- VMware HCI Kit ROBO Advanced (per-25 VMs) that includes vSPhere ROBO Enterprise and vSAN ROBO Advanced