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HPE VM Essentials combines an HPE-managed KVM virtualisation runtime with a central management plane that can integrate with VMware vCenter. For VMware teams, it is a separate platform for KVM workloads, not a way to merge ESXi and KVM into one cluster.

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  1. Part 1 · ~9 minHow HPE VM Essentials Fits Alongside VMware EnvironmentsHPE VM Essentials combines an HPE-managed KVM virtualisation runtime with a central management plane that can integrate with VMware vCenter. For VMware teams, it is a separate platform for KVM workloads, not a way to merge ESXi and KVM into one cluster.
  2. Part 2 · ~12 minOperating HPE VM Essentials: VM Lifecycle, Storage and High AvailabilityA practical introduction for VMware administrators to operating HPE VM Essentials, covering VM provisioning and changes, compute placement, shared storage, networking, high availability, maintenance, monitoring and the infrastructure responsibilities behind recovery.
  3. Part 3 · UPCOMINGShould VMware Customers Evaluate HPE VM Essentials?Scheduled for 14 October 2026

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