this is very helpful, thank you!
Now, let's suppose that we have sNs for vSphere that run for the next two years. If we buy vSOM, do they "pro-rate" the support costs, and only charge support fee for the vCOPs portion of vSOM through the end of the sNs period that we already own?
So, for example, here is the pricing I got recently:
VMware, Inc. vSphere with Ops Management Ent Plus Upg
mfg# VS5-EPL-MEPL-UG-PRO
10 CPUs @ $626.00 each total = $6,260.00
VMware, Inc. Production Support 1 yr - 24x7
mfg# VS5-MEPL-P-SSS-C
10 @ $1,061.00 each total = $10,610.00
We have Ent Plus already - but want to add 2 more CPUs and then "upgrade" to vSOM. This seems really expensive for support of, essentially, just vCOPs for us. I realize it's for the whole vSPhere product, too ... but we already have support for a couple more years. It's so confusing!