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• Free license for Esxi 6.0 Cisco custom ISO

  Dear all,

  Is it possible to get the free license for Esxi 6.0 custom cisco ISO? or what can I use standard 6.0 for Cisco 6.0installation custom Esxi Esxi free license key?

  I could find the free license only for Esxi 6.0 standard image customized Cisco.

  Thank you.

  Welcome to the community,

  Cisco and other hardware providers offer ESXi images customized to support their equipment. However, the customization is made by adding/replacement drivers and tools. The base is still the same original VMware image. There is no specific license provider.

  André

• VCenter Server with VMWare ESXi free 5 5

  Hi all

  Test the VCenter Server 5 Evaluation (60 day trial) to management all my 5 of VMWare ESXi (free license). It works with restrictions. These restrictions aren´t a problem for me. I need only to move (power off of virtual machines), clone, create templates for and organize my servers in a single interface VSphere Client. So, I would like to know what type of license of VCenter Server 5 woks if VMWare ESXi 5 free. Buy the VCenter Server 5 Standard?

  Another doubt is if VStorage works with VMWare ESXi free license I.

  Best regards

  Fabio Sobral

  Unfortunately the free ESXi hosts in vCenter management is not possible (except for the eval). The hosts of ESXi need a vCenter Server Agent license that is only available in editions 'paid' of ESXi.

  André

• to get to license key expired eval of vsphere 4.0 hypervisor (ESXi free)

  I tried vmware website but am not having a bit of luck, maybe I'm just not up to looking in the right area or using the right terminology.

  My problem, I have a hypervisor host free 4.0, it's in trial mode, so I could test some backup vmware software (which I've never had to). I'm adding a couple more VM but it wont let me because the trial has expired. I just want to register or obtain a license key for the free version with 2 CPU physical for this host, but I can't figure out how to do this. Is it still possible? I can't get a free license for 4.0? I use this host as a temporary of the VM unloading while we have upgraded hard drives in another host. I could just wipe and start over, but the host has a couple VMs on it that I cloned the wire using vmware converter from another host. I don't want to move their return because it is a process of + 3 hours for each of them.

  Suggestions?

  You can register for a free http://www.vmware.com/go/get-free-esxi license key

  I'm not 100% sure, but I think the key is also good for 4.0.

  André

• Can we change ESXi host license license free licensed?

  We currently have two additional CPU of ESX license so that we can assign a new install ESXi host that is not connected to FC SAN.

  However, we would like to know because of the need, can change us the license assigned to the ESXi host under a free license, so that we can use it on another ESX or ESXi host?

  Thank you

  Yes, you can change any time, licenses you have is only the functionality.

  If you run virtual Center and you have a rich license feature and decided to change for free, save a single license, you could end up losing the functionality and the ability to power on if some vm of the vcpu exceed your new license mode.

  But tehcnically licenses you can change anytime, you could even remove a license and return to eval for 60 days.

• How to get the free license for HP Custom Image for ESXi 5.1.0

  Hi there guys.

  I have HP Proliant DL160 G6 and I installed this: https://my.vmware.com/group/vmware/details?downloadGroup=HP-ESXI-5.1.0U3-GA & productId = 285

  I would like to ask how I can get a free license for this hypervisor?

  My server supports only hypervisor 5.1, but none of the most recent versions, then told me to install the one I posted above.

  This version of the free hypervisor and how do I get the license for this last, or where I can download another more recent free hypervisor can 5.1.0?

  Thanks in advance!

  Unfortunately, you can't have the old version free license... As if you were going to a free version, you can try the latest version and key are available with them. Currently esxi 6.0.

  If you bought the license for 5.1, then you can get the license key. another sound impossible.

• ESXi 5 free license

  Hi all.

  I have five ESXi hosts. One of them have an expired license for 90 days. I have found that the trial licenses. I need a license without expire date.
  How can I get a free license key to die for a trial (keyless) license?
  (I don't need the functionality of a license of payment)

  Hi Welcome to the communities,

  You can register here to get the free license: http://www.vmware.com/go/get-free-esxi/

  Concerning

  Note: Discussion moved with success of VMware ESXi 5 on VMware vSphere Hypervisor

• Free hypervisor licensing restrictions.

  Hi guys,.

  I would like to know if the free VMware hypervisor comes with restrictions of license on the amount of memory that it is able to use or processors (cores).

  I have a big server with 32 cores and 132GB of RAM and just want to know if the free hypervisor is able to use all the infrastcucture available that's all.

  I had a glance has the record and could not find anything.

  Thank you

  Cossy

  Hi Vincent,.

  Take a look at http://www.vmware.com/products/vsphere-hypervisor/faq.html

  at the bottom it is said

  vSphere Hypervisor license gives a vRAM 32 GB per server, regardless of the number of physical processors. vSphere Hypervisor can be used on servers with maximum physical RAM capacity of 32 GB.

  If your server is overwhelmed for the free license.

  Concerning

• Cannot add esxi 5 free license for eval installation

  Hello world

  
  I have an ESXi 5 installation with 2 VMS running in eval mode. 21 days ago, and I'm adding to my free license. It accepts it, and then after about 15 seconds back in fashion eval. The key is directly from my portal of licenses when I registered for the eval and the "characteristics under license" section shows it installed correctly, at least for those 15 seconds.

  Any suggestions?

  Thank you

  Matt

  Welcome to the community,

  Activate/try all the advanced features (e.g. enable vMotion on a group of ports VMKernel, 8vCPUs assigned to a virtual machine,...)? In this case, you may need to remove the features/parameters that are not included in the free version before that you can combine the license key.

  André

• Upgrade to ESXi (free) 3.5 to ESX 4.1 (with license)

  Hello

  Can I switch from ESXi (free) 3.5 to ESX 4.1 (with license)?

  Yes, I need to change for ESX ESXi.

  Is possible?

  Thank you

  Can I switch from ESXi (free) 3.5 to ESX 4.1 (with license)?

  Yes, I need to change for ESX ESXi.

  Is possible?

  Either way - ESX, ESXi and ESXi for ESX - requires a new installation of the operating system, there is no way to upgrade (regardless of the licensing). In case you have a data store VMFS on the drive where you install the operating system, you must back up (or migrate) and restore the virtual machine.

  I suggest that you create separate logical volumes to the OS (~ 20 GB) and the VMFS. This way you can switch back from ESX to ESXi in the future without the need to evacuate VMs. As you may know, ESX 4.1 is the latest version with the Service Console.

  André

• free license of VMware ESXi 4.1

  I downloaded and installed ESXi installable iso 4.2 file, then installed. Later, I downloaded and installed the VIclient 4.1, when I login to my account at vmware, I see a key for ESXi 4.1, but I can't find is it possible to install/assign the key or on the server or the vclient, I always use the licnese assessment. Although the site indicates clearly that ESXi is free, and customer vShere can be used for free to manage a single server to the time, but I can not just replace the evaluation with the free license.

  Please adivise.

  Concerning

  JVA

  Configuration / license features / Edit (top right corner) / assign the new key

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• How can I determine if the host is ESXi free or licensed?

  How can one know if an ESXi host is ESXi free, or if it is allowed?

  I searched through the crowd on a couple of different configurations and I don't see anything obvious that indicates this.  I ask because there are some features that only work on ESXi under license and would like to be able to detect the server type I'm talking about.

  I guess that there is a way to do so under the ha - Manager of licenses.

  Thank you

  Eric

  The method that I use to check for this in my scripts is to use the licenseManager watch ownership licenses and see if the license is equivalent to "esxBasic", the host is ESXi, if both these things are true, then you are using the free version of ESXi. In my view, there is another method in which the free version does not contain the full name of some kind, but I forgot what it was. If the above solution worked for me for some time and is simple to check

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• Behavior of ESX/ESXi with standard or free license on HW with more than 6 core

  I am wonderig what happens if I run an ESX license on processor with the core of more than 6.

  For example after the Installation of ESX on an OCTO-Core processor HW, what happens after insert a license that is not advanced or Enterpise Plus key.

  I run VM using only 6 of the 8 main? or the system prevents me to start a virtual machine due to the limitation of the basis of my license?

  The limitation of the base would be the license include all of the physical cores. It is different from the standard or free license which gives you 4 SMP (max 4 vCPU simultaneously).

  If you use advance or company, then the licence would be only to see max 6 cores processors and ignore the other 2 hearts. You can still use your virtual machine as usual. =)

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• Shutdown VM in ESXi free 6 limited?

  It seems that I can not stop a VMa VM with ESXi 6 free licenses:

  VI-admin@VMA:~ > vmware-cmd - H xxxx - xxxx xxxx /vmfs/volumes/56ef14b0-0e8222ea-66cc-001517fd91a4/zoneminder/zoneminder.vmx soft stop Pei U

  Cannot perform the operation:

  SOAP fault:

  -----------

  Error string: the current licence or ESXi version prohibited the execution of the requested operation.

  Lack of details: RestrictedVersionFault

  If the free license is really limited to exercise such a function of base, or am I missing something?

  Yes, the free license will restrict you making use of a product that will call APIs to perform operations.

  vMA, PowerCLI etc. cannot really be used to manage the free ESXi hypervisor.

• -OS - how host can be installed in ESXi FREE?

  Hello

  Please forgive me, it's maybe a stupid question, but I'm not familiar with VMware.

  According to titled question this discussion is:

  -OS - how host can be installed in ESXi FREE?

  Whit another word, can be installed on the same ESXi FREE more than a BONE and make this race at the "same time"?

  Or is the FREE edition that is designed to run only one Instance at a time?

  I know that most host on the same physical server required Memomy large and more a physical processor.

  Question:

  How many maximum CPU and physical RAM are supported on ESXi FREE? Correct is the FREE load up to 8 GB of RAM?

  TIA

  Antonio

  If I am mistaken, there is no limitation on access to storage in the free edition, other than the restriction that applies to all editions.

  André