HPE Morpheus Advanced Software brings private cloud operations to virtual machines (VMs) and containers — self-service across virtualization and Kubernetes, with enhanced governance and expanded automation for your private-cloud environment.
Where HPE Morpheus VM Essentials delivers lower-cost VM management, Morpheus Advanced Software adds private cloud operations for both VMs and containers — self-service provisioning across virtualization and Kubernetes, enhanced governance, and expanded automation. It is the private-cloud edition of HPE Morpheus Software, part of HPE Morpheus Central and available with HPE GreenLake.
| Target workload | Private cloud operations for VMs and containers — self-service across virtualization and Kubernetes (K8s) |
|---|---|
| Included runtime | HVM plus integrated HPE Kubernetes Service (HKS) for modern app platforms |
| Billing metric | Software subscription; available as part of HPE GreenLake |
| Key advantage | Enhanced governance and expanded automation across your private cloud |
Self-service provisioning for VMs, containers, and private cloud services from one place.
Included, integrated Kubernetes services for private cloud — HVM plus HPE Kubernetes Service (HKS).
Enhanced governance for private cloud with role-based policies and approvals.
Expanded automation and workflow tooling across infrastructure and platforms.
A broader integration set for private-cloud tools and automation frameworks.
Operate virtual machines and Kubernetes containers side by side under one platform.
HPE Morpheus Central offers three editions: lower-cost VM management with VM Essentials, private cloud with Advanced, and full hybrid and multi-cloud orchestration with Enterprise.
| Capability | VM Essentials | Advanced | Enterprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Positioning | Lower-cost VM management | Private cloud operations for VMs and containers | Governed hybrid and multi-cloud platform ops |
| Included runtime | HVM (KVM-based hypervisor) | HVM plus integrated HKS | HVM plus HKS across a hybrid and multi-cloud model |
| Kubernetes / containers | Not included | Included | Included — broader hybrid and multi-cloud |
| Governance | Basic | Enhanced for private cloud | Full across clouds, workloads, and teams |
| Automation | Core | Expanded automation and workflow tooling | Full lifecycle orchestration and unified automation |
Morpheus Advanced runs private cloud operations across HPE Private Cloud and HPE Private Cloud AI.
Run agents and models across the turnkey private AI stack.
Lower-cost VM management — the virtualization edition of Morpheus.
Full hybrid and multi-cloud orchestration with governance across the estate.