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Broadcom Rule

VCF Edge 8 Cores per Processor floor

Catalog row in Vendor License Rules · Cited

Kind
Floor / minimum
Statement
VCFE SPD June 2026 §2: “Software is subscription software licensed on a per Core license metric with a minimum licensing requirement of 8 Cores per Processor.” Licensed Cores: “The required number of Core licenses equals the number of Cores on the Server, subject to the minimum of 8 Core licenses per Processor.” Cited Edge Location constraints (not invented math): “May not have deployed or used less than 10 Edge Locations within the first year of initial VCFE deployment.” “May not have deployed or used more than 256 Cores per Edge Location.” Do not apply the 16-Core VCF/VVF/vSphere floor to VCFE.
Applies when
Licensing VMware Cloud Foundation Edge on a per Core subscription metric at an Edge Location.
Applies to
VMware Cloud Foundation Edge (VCFE). Not VCF, VVF, or standalone vSphere.
Aliases
8 Cores per Processor; VCFE 8-core floor; 256 Cores per Edge Location
Related metrics
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