1. ESXi: A hypervisor that provides virtualization capabilities to create and manage virtual machines.
1. vCenter Server: A central management system that allows administrators to manage multiple ESXi hosts and virtual machines.
1. vSphere Web Client: An interface for administrators to manage their virtual infrastructure through a web browser.
1. vSphere Client: A desktop-based management interface for administrators.
1. Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS): A feature that automatically balances workloads across ESXi hosts to ensure optimal performance.
1. High Availability (HA): A feature that ensures the availability of virtual machines in case of host failures.
1. vMotion: A feature that allows live migration of virtual machines between ESXi hosts without any downtime.
1. Storage vMotion: A feature that allows live migration of virtual machine storage between different datastore within the same ESXi host.
1. Virtual SAN (vSAN): A software-defined storage solution that aggregates locally attached storage disks and presents them as a shared datastore for virtual machines.
1. Storage APIs for Array Integration (VAAI): An API that allows integration between vSphere and storage arrays for improved performance and efficiency.