BIOS-deactivated Cores must be licensed
Catalog row in Vendor License Evidence · Cited
- Kind
- Quote
- Excerpt
- Each Core on the Server where Software is installed must be licensed, including Cores deactivated by the BIOS.
- Locator
- VCF SPD June 2026 §2 Licensed Cores (identical first sentence in VCFE/VVF/vSphere SPDs)
- Applies to
- VCF; VVF; vSphere Standard / Enterprise Plus / Essentials Plus; VCF Edge
- Aliases
- BIOS deactivated cores; all Cores licensed
- Supports rules