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VMware vSphere Essentials Kit physical licensing?

Hello, I purchased VMware vSphere Essentials Kit for 3
hosts (Max 2 processors per host) +
Subscription for 3 Years

What does VMware mean by a "host"?

How many physical ESXI boxes can I create to run my VMs?

Thank you
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Qlemo
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3 physical VM hosts is the maximum your vCenter will allow to manage at the same time.
The number of VMs is not limited by this license.
This license cannot be upgraded, it's almost a basic starter kit, introduction to VMware vSphere, also with limited features.
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So with what I bought I am covered to have two ESXI physical servers with 4 VMs each?

Each Physical Server is:
Dell PowerEdge R730XD
TWO Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3 2.4GHz,20M Cache,8.00GT/s QPI,Turbo,HT,8C/16T (85W) Max Mem 1866MHz (338-BFFU)
96GB of memory

Just triple checking before I proceed with setting up.
Correct as far as VMware licensing - yes!

Make sure you download and install the DELL OEM ESXi version!

and install on SD or USB!
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