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# HPE Morpheus VM Essentials Software QuickSpecs
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*Version 4 — 02-February-2026 — a50004260enw*
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**HPE Morpheus VM Essentials Software is a virtualization
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software solution that allows customers to provision and manage KVM
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and VMware-based VMs from a single intuitive interface.**
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## Overview
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The solution comes with the KVM-based HVM hypervisor that is enhanced
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to include enterprise-grade cluster management with capabilities such
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as high availability, live compute and storage migration, distributed
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workload placement, integrated data protection, secure hardening, and
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external storage support. To enable flexibility for those continuing to
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host VMware-based applications, VM Essentials can also be used to
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connect to and manage existing VMware clusters. This means unified
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management and simple VM provisioning across both the HVM hypervisor
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and VMware ESXi™ so you can provision workloads on demand to the right
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environment, on your terms, with zero lock-in. When you're ready, you
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can use the included toolset to convert existing VMware images to
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VM Essentials.
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### Validated Hardware and Software
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The list of validated compute and storage hardware for VM Essentials
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can be found in the [compatibility matrix](https://www.hpe.com/support/VME-Compatibility-Matrix),
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along with validated operating systems and ISV software.
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### Models
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise is making the following VM Essentials
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SKUs available. VM Essentials SKUs are licensed per physical CPU
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socket. Each SKU includes Tech Care Essentials support.
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HPE Morpheus VM Essentials Software SKUs
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| Description | SKU |
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| HPE Morpheus VM Essentials Software per Socket 1-year E-LTU | `S5Q81AAE` |
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| HPE Morpheus VM Essentials Software per Socket 3-year E-LTU | `S5Q82AAE` |
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| HPE Morpheus VM Essentials Software per Socket 5-year E-LTU | `S5Q83AAE` |
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## Standard Features
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### Key Features
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#### Enterprise Virtualization
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- **VM Live Migration:** Migrate running virtual
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machines from one physical host to another within an HVM cluster
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without downtime to improve host utilization or to perform host
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maintenance.
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- **VM High Availability:** Enable workload resiliency
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with virtual machine high availability to quickly restart virtual
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machines on another physical host in the event of a host failure.
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- **Distributed Workload Placement:** Dynamically
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schedule the placement of virtual machines within an HVM cluster
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based on intelligent placement logic that determines the optimal host
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for the virtual machine.
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- **VM Live Storage Migration:** Migrate a running
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virtual machine's storage disks from one datastore to another without
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downtime.
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- **External Storage Support:** Integrate with existing
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external storage (NFS, iSCSI, Fibre Channel) to take advantage of
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existing infrastructure investments.
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#### Solution Integrations
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- **VMware vSphere Integration:** Integrate VM
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Essentials with a vSphere deployment to discover existing virtual
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machines, provision new virtual machines, as well as manage
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provisioned or discovered machines.
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- **Native IP Pools:** Assign virtual machine IP
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addresses using the VM Essentials native IP pools feature to define
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and manage pools of IP addresses associated with virtual machine
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networks.
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- **Native Secrets Management:** Securely store and
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retrieve credentials and other sensitive information used in
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automation tasks for bootstrapping and managing managed virtual
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machines.
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- **IP Address Management (IPAM) Integration:**
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Integrate 3rd party IPAM solutions (InfoBlox, BlueCat, SolarWinds,
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phpIPAM, EfficientIP) to automate the reservation and assignment of
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IP address.
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- **Domain Name System (DNS) Integration:** Integrate
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3rd party DNS solutions (PowerDNS, Microsoft DNS, BlueCat, InfoBlox,
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EfficientIP) to automate the creation of DNS A and PTR records.
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- **Native Data Protection:** Create and restore
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snapshot-based backups for VM Essentials and VMware virtual machines
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using the native data protection functionality.
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- **Data Protection Integration:** Integrate 3rd party
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Data Protection solutions (Commvault, Rubrik, Veeam) to create backup
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jobs during the creation of a VMware virtual machine and restore
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backups through the VM Essentials web interface.
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- **Provisioning Task Automation:** Execute automation
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scripts (Bash and PowerShell) during the provisioning of virtual
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machines to orchestrate bootstrap operations such as software
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installation and system configuration.
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- **HPE Alletra Storage MP Integration:** Integrate
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with the HPE Alletra Storage MP B10000 storage array to utilize
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direct virtual machine volume mapping to the storage array to enable
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granular performance configuration and array-based snapshotting.
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### Virtual Machine Management
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- **Power Operations:** Start, stop, and restart
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VMware and HVM virtual machines.
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- **Snapshot Management:** Create, revert, and delete
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virtual machine snapshots for VMware and HVM virtual machines.
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- **Virtual Hardware Management:** Add and remove
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virtual hardware such as hard disks, network interfaces, CPU and
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memory from a managed virtual machine (VM Essentials or VMware).
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- **Integrated Backup Management:** Create, restore,
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and delete virtual machine backups for VMware and HVM virtual
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machines.
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- **HTML5 Console:** Access the console of managed
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virtual machines via the VM Essentials manager web interface with
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support for Virtual Network Computing (VNC), Secure Shell (SSH), and
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Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP).
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- **Day 2 Task Automation:** Execute automation
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scripts (Bash and PowerShell) against managed virtual machines to
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perform day 2 operational tasks such as freeing up disk space or
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updating system packages.
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- **Tag Management:** Create and manage virtual
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machine tags for VMware and VM Essentials virtual machines.
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## Service and Support
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### HPE Services
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No matter where you are in your digital transformation journey, you
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can count on HPE Services to deliver the expertise you need when, where
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and how you need it. From planning to deployment, ongoing operations
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and beyond, our experts can help you realize your digital ambitions.
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See <https://www.hpe.com/services>.
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### HPE Complete Care Service
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A modular, edge-to-cloud IT environment service designed to help
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optimize your entire IT environment and achieve agreed-upon IT outcomes
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and business goals through a personalized experience. Includes complete
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coverage, an assigned HPE team, modular engagement, enhanced incident
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management with priority access, and AI-driven customer experience.
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See <https://www.hpe.com/services/completecare>.
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### HPE Tech Care Service
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Operational support service experience for HPE products. Goes beyond
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traditional support by providing access to product-specific experts,
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an AI-driven digital experience, and general technical guidance.
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Available in three response levels:
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- **Basic:** 9×5 business hours, 2-hour response.
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- **Essential:** 15-minute response 24×7 (most
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enterprise customers).
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- **Critical:** 6-hour repair commitment where
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available, plus outage management response for severity 1
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incidents.
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See <https://www.hpe.com/services/techcare>.
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### HPE Lifecycle Services
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- Lifecycle Install and Startup Services.
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- Firmware Update Analysis Service.
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- Firmware Update Implementation Service.
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- Implementation assistance services.
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- HPE Service Credits.
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See <https://www.hpe.com/services/lifecycle>.
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### Other Related Services
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- **HPE Education Services:** Training and
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certification. See <https://www.hpe.com/services/training>.
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- **Defective Media Retention:** Available with
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Complete Care and Tech Care for disks/SSDs replaced due to
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malfunction.
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- **Parts and Materials:** HPE provides supported
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replacement parts including engineering improvements; parts past
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maximum supported lifetime are not provided.
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- **How to Purchase:** Services sold by HPE and HPE
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Authorized Service Partners. Customers from commercial resellers see
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[ssc.hpe.com](https://ssc.hpe.com/portal/site/ssc/).
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### AI Powered and Digitally Enabled Support Experience
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Sign into the HPE Support Center for streamlined self-serve case
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creation, knowledge recommendations, personalized task alerts, and an
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intelligent virtual agent with seamless transition to a live support
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agent when needed.
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See [support.hpe.com](https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/home/signin).
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### Consume IT On Your Terms
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[HPE GreenLake](https://www.hpe.com/GreenLake)
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edge-to-cloud platform brings the cloud experience directly to your
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apps and data — at the edge, in colocations, or in your data center.
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Pay-per-use, scalable, self-service experience.
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## Summary of Changes
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| Date | Version | Action | Description |
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| 02-Feb-2026 | Version 4 | Changed | HPE Rebranding applied |
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| 05-May-2025 | Version 3 | Changed | Branding updates, Overview and Standard Features sections updated. |
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| 13-Jan-2025 | Version 2 | Changed | Overview and Standard Features sections updated. |
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| 02-Dec-2024 | Version 1 | New | New QuickSpecs. |
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---
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*© Copyright 2026 Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP.
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a50004260enw, 16864 - Worldwide - V4 - 02-February-2026.*
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