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• Cannot assign a license to VMware ESXi 5.0 hosts

  Dear all,

  I installed vCenter Server 5.0 standard IBM x 3550 M4 and VMware ESXi 5.0 Standard for two M4 IBM 3650 x servers. I can attribute vCenter Server Standard 5 license to vCenter Server 5.0 but I can't affect VMware vSphere 5 Standard licenses for both ESXi 5.0 servers. Each server has 2x6Cores 2.3 GHz CPU (12 cores total). VMware vSphere 5 licenses that we purchase are VMware vSphere 5 Standard for 1 processor (VS5-STD-C) x 12, which is unlimited cores per processor. Can someone tell me what is the problem here and the reason why I still can't assign license to two 5.0 ESXi hosts.

  Rgds,

  Syairus

  If I understand correctly you have 12 licenses for 1 CPU each! In order to assign a license to a host of the CPU, the license capacity must be equal to or greater than the number of the host CPU. You can combine licenses in the portal My VMware.

  BTW. for two host with 2 CPU each, you need only 4 licenses of CPU (not 12), as processors/sockets are allowed, not carrots.

  André

• License of new hosts ESXi 3.5 in the new facility in vCenter 4?

  We are looking to possibly buy an IBM Blade Center solution with vSphere.  What we seek is using USB hypervisor (ESXi 3.5) embedded keys available for the blades (HS21XM / HS22) and the use of these rather than installing ESX / i on local storage.  What I want to know is, is it possible?  I think that we will need to install the VCenter 2.5 license server in order to manage 3.5 computers hosts and can then install VCenter 4.0 on top of this same server to use the new feature of vSphere, but can I still get a license these old hosts (like new)? Allow the VMWare you (as a new purchases) use vSpehere Standard licenses (which we will go to) "extension" of the functioning of the ESXi 3.5 integrated to include the features included in the Standard version of vSphere, or its equivalent has 3.5.  Not 100% sure about the licenses and have verified what I can on the forums and can't seem to find anything so your advice would be very grateful

  Thanks in advance for your help

  Carl

  Welcome to Carl,

  1. Yes, you can use the ESXi which will be integrated to the server during the expedition.

  2. his

  no mandatory guest licese ESXi 3.5 with the 2.5 license server,

  We have other 2 options to the license of the host - with host-based license

  file and serial key. These two approaches are autonomous, no options

  need server licenses or VC.

  3. you can configure VC 4.0 guests to license the 3.5i with the 2.5 license server. This option is available inVC - Administration-> vCenter Server Settings-> licenses.

  Hope that this guide will help you

  VCenter Server 4.0 license server configuration

  -CRS, RHCE, EMCPA.

• Cannot start the virtual machine guest after receiving "License expired message" host ESXi 5.5

  I can't start computer virtual invited after receiving "License expired message" 5.5 ESXi host. I am able to copy the vm folder prompted with all its files using WinSCP I had already installed on a desktop computer in the network.

  However, it takes an extremely long time to download the VM [2.5 mb/s], which is of course a different question.

  It seems that I was still on the trial with my vsphere client license, until it expired. I am able to view the virtual machine within the workstation 10, but I can't turn it on. It says "Please install a license to power on this computer" there is no way to install a license anywhere.

  My question is... .will I be able to access this virtual machine if I download on an external hard drive, then add it to 10 VMWorkstation that I possess a current valid license?

  Even if the evaluation license has expired, you should be able to connect to the ESXi host using the vSphere Client and follow the steps mentioned in the article that I posted before you enter the free license key.

  André

• How can I change the license to another host?

  Hello

  I am replacing a host, but cannot change the license to the new host.

  The ability to change the license on the vCenter (administration, licenses, manage vsphere licenses) appears dimmed (unavailable).

  All the licenses that I own are associated with former guests. I can't add new hosts because all licenses associated with the former hosts. I removed the host the vCenter, but the license is always affected.

  How can I change the license of a former host (which no longer use) by the new host?

  Thank you!

  As mentioned earlier, it should actually take a few minutes, so with the two days, you've already waited, there seems to be something wrong. Please take a look at KB VMware: vCenter Server 6.0 incorrectly states the amount of licenses in use by the ESXi host to see if this helps you to identify/solve the problem. In the case where you don't consider opening a case of pension with VMware.

  André

• License question - do need me a VSAN license for all hosts in a cluster?

  I have a 6 host cluster exist using the VSphere Essentials Plus package with a single server VCenter. Can I buy x VSAN 3 licenses, for example to add the storage to the 3 hosts I have install the VSAN license on and access the VSAN of the 3 other hosts in the cluster data store? (Assuming only 1 CPU for each host.)

  Thank you!

  Hi Daniel,.

  Since Virtual SAN is activated at the level of a cluster, all cluster hosts can consume storage since the virtual SAN data store regardless of how many guests contribute to storage. So to answer your question, you need all 6 hosts in your cluster license, even though only 3 of them contributed storage.

  Also note that the licenses are per CPU so in your scenario if each host has 2 CPUs, you need a total of 12 CPU licenses. I hope this helps.

  Chris

• 5.5.5 Advanced VDP cannot add a license to a host

  I downloaded and installed the eval mainly to test the functionality of replication of 60 days.

  I have the license provided by vmware and added during the installation/configuration

  Enter the web client then the POS and the configuration tab.

  This page is supposed to have an advanced POS tab or link to go somewhere to add hosts to the allowed list.

  This facility does not have the Advanced tab.

  the configuration has confirmed the version and the mode is advanced vdp as shown on the left side of the configuration page

  Adds the License Manager to license in vcenter (device 5.5)

  I'm stuck, cannot do all the backups until I have a license to host.

  any suggestions?

  Thank you

  finish by closing the vcenter and all 5 devices of vdp

  interesting thing to note is that the element of Data Protection of vSphere in the left menu of the web client disappears when there is no POS device running.

  all brought to the top entered the advanced VDP connection and now the advanced license option is present and functional.  don't have an answer for this, but at least I can with the eval.

  at the same time, I was looking into using high processor on the device of vcenter 5.5 and found that it is POS devices.

  without any POS running host cpu is 40%, started 2 and it went to about 50%, 60 plus 2% more then in the last 4 hours, he established at 40%

  before complete stop of all POS and vcenter vc ran 90 percent even after a reboot of the Victoria Cross.  Looks like they have sometimes a few problems to agree, but a new start for everyone seems to get by.

• License on the host character error

  Hello, I test the host character on my MAC preview and pops up the following error message:

  "Licensing failed because an active installation after effects CC 2015 could not be found. If please reinstall After Effects and launch it to sign in the creative cloud. »

  Already reinstalled After Effects and the problem persists, what should I do?

  

  This will help you to character animator license problem

• vCenter licenses for each host?

  I have myself in the hell of the license, vCenter license standard by the vCenter host or managed ESXi?

  Hello

  you buy 1 license per server vCenter vCenter and can manage up to 1000 guests with a single esxi Server vCenter

  Concerning

• operation of assigned VMware license shows wrong number

  Hello - we have 500 license VMware operations manager and 450 VMS monitored through him. However in the virtual Center shows only 91 such VM assigned out of 500 capacity of the virtual machine. The correct number is CapacityIQ. His ideas why its shows correct number of licenses?

  Thank you

  I'm vmware test Department...

• Upgrade license on ESXi host for a Standard license for vSphere

  On an ESXi host using the free version, I understand that to have it managed by our current Server vCenter (which is licensed to vCenter Server Standard 4) we must update the license on the ESXi host for a vSphere Standard license. First is correct in what I think? I know there is another option using the vSphere Essentials, but this only covers 3 hosts of what I read and we have 4 hosts ESXi we want to manage, and also we would prefer to have all managed under the vCenter server if possible.

  Second, if it's true, it's as simple as putting in the new license key on the ESXi host, and then I will be able to manage through our current server vCenter (who also manage our ESX host)? Or it would be a full erase + install different version of ESX on each host?

  Thank you

  you are perfectly right and it's as simple as that. Just enter the new key on the host computer through the vSphere client and add it to vcenter.

  The standard license is the one you want.

  Best regards

  Frank Brix Pedersen

  blog: http://www.vfrank.org

• License 3.5 hosts with Vsphere licenses

  Until vSphere has passed the etc test, and we know its compatible with all of our infrastructure, we cannot upgrade in the production environment. At the same time the production environment need to grow - new hosts added etc. If I understand correctly, it is now only possible to buy vSphere licenses. These licenses are compatible with the infrastructure 3.5 and can they be used until we update. Can licenses be temporarily downgraded?

  Yes, you can downgrde licenses vSphere -'s done it on the Licensing Portal and when you're ready return you vSphere licenses licenses.

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• cannot assign a license to esxi 6

  When I go into customer Vspere, in the software, I don't have the link to feature licensed to register hypervisor

  Welcome to the community,

  You should see a link 'change... '. "in the upper right corner of the pane of the license. If this isn't the case, please post a screenshot.

  André

• ESX 3.5 license NOW QUESTION Please HELP!

  After the bottom of 4 ESX 3.5 are connected to the ESX VC server on the host. After reboot ESX * do not start going that no licens is on this host running VC server. So I can not start server VC. I think that all licenses filen is based on

  the VC server.

  Help, please!

  Unfortunately, ESX 3.5 uses a license server that is installed on the server vCenter Server. In order to avoid the question, you are probably experiencing there is a period of 14 days, which however does not always work as expected. What you need to do in this case, is to generate a "hosted" the portal of My VMware license (I hope, it's still possible) to the ESX host on which vCenter Server is currently registered. After assigning the license to the host you should be able to turn to vCenter again.

  André

• Confused about entering licenses

  Hello

  I do a 5.1 installation view in a 5.1 vCenter environment and I'm running into a strange question. I have a number of licenses in the MyVMware portal. There are two "VMware View 5 Desktop Server' licenses each of the 10 mV and there are 4 licenses 'VMware View 5 first adding' 50, 10, 20, 20 virtual machines.

  Strange thing is that I can enter the menu of vCenter Server Licensing VMware View 5 Desktop Server licenses and they appear as expected with 10 virtual machines from each. But the license "VMware View 5 first addition" are all invalid according to vCenter, because I get an invalid license error.

  So I called the Support of VMware licenses and they told me that I should enter these 'VMware View 5 first adding' license in the Admin of the view interface. When I go there, I can indeed enter the licenses, one by one and view accepts them. But I do not see the license keys, as I already entered and I can't see also VMs how I have the right to run.

  Technical support technician told me that this is correct, the expected behavior, and I get a warning when I'm close to the limit of the license. I have hard to believe this and I was wondering what are your experiences. How can you check the number of licenses available from VM?

  Concerning

  Gabrié

  The module View first licenses are without vSphere licenses. You can enter license View first add-on in vCenter because they view licenses. The view admin console you can only put in 1 license key. It does not matter that one you enter, there is no control on the number of virtual machines or concurrent workshops, this is just a license on paper, you need to have.

  You combine the Office vSphere license into a license key and enter this key in vCenter. Then, you must assign this license you vSphere hosts where your desktops will be organized.