In this instance we will be assigning a license to a single asset (e.g. Next, click Licenses and select the Assets tab. To assign a license click Manage Your Licenses from the aforementioned banner or click the Menu drop-down and select Administration. If you have a license in evaluation mode or an expiring license, there will be a notification banner indicating there are expired or expiring licenses in you inventory. Licenses can also be applied from vCenter. How to Assign VMware Licenses From vCenter Once the license is installed, navigate back to Licensing to verify your license was validated. If successful, the license will indicate it is valid for the pertinent version.

From Manage, select the Licensing tab and click Assign License.įrom Assign License, add your License Key and click Check License. Under Navigator, select Host and then Manage. Below we will walk through how to assign licenses through ESXi and vCenter.

When you are ready to assign your official license, it just takes a few steps. Durng this time, the Licenses tab will indicate you are Evaluation Mode. These evaluation features are equivalent to that of a vSphere Enterprise Plus license which includes vSphere vMotion, High Availability (HA), Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS), Virtual Machine Encryption, Distributed Switches, etc.

When you first install ESXi (or vCenter), you will have a 60-day evaluation license to dive into the full set of features. Quick byte today – Here is a tutorial on how to assign VMware vSphere 7 licenses.

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