| author | MikeRayMSFT |
|---|---|
| ms.author | mikeray |
| ms.date | 01/24/2024 |
| ms.topic | include |
VMware vSphere remains the underlying virtualization platform. Following Broadcom's acquisition of VMware, the vSphere product name didn't change; however, VMware updated how vSphere is packaged and licensed (for example, through VMware vSphere Foundation and VMware Cloud Foundation).
Warning
If you're running SQL Server VMs in Azure VMware Solution (AVS) private cloud, follow the steps in Deploy Arc-enabled Azure VMware Solution to enable.
This is the only deployment mechanism that provides you with a fully integrated experience with Arc capabilities within the AVS private cloud.