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• 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

• Data store for config files shared with esxi and free license

  Hello

  currently I am setting up a test environment with two esxi nodes that share a database on an EMC Clariion. Virtual disks itself will be shared by RDM, there is no problem.

  But if I change the configuration of a virtual machine to a physical computer (node A) the other (node B) still use the old configuration, node B does not notice the change applied to node A. What I am doing wrong? Is there a set up where node B will automatically refresh the virtual machine configuration after modification on node A?

  If I download the file vmx of navigation on the B node data store, I see the applied changes written to the file. So I guess it isn't a caching issue. The vmx file we re - read when turn on/off the virtual machine? Why isn't she re-read on the opening of the vm configuration dialog box?

  What is the recommended set for two guests free esxi who should be able to run virtual machines in the other machine? I don't think that of VMotion or HA! I just want if node A has a power outage on some VMs on the node B.

  Thank you!

  Good bye

  Daniel

  You must not register VMs on of two ESXi. Installing vCenter or register VMs on host-host these specific VMs will run on. If you need to move the VM to an another ESXi then delete the inventory on the single host and add to the inventory on the other.

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• ESXi 100% free which on the VMAs and vCLI?

  I use ESXi with a free license and I'm trying to figure out what I can do with this hypervisor. I was looking for my prospective VM backup solutions and I came across two scripts William Lam, ghettoVCB (http://communities.vmware.com/docs/DOC-8760) and ghettoVCBg2 (http://communities.vmware.com/docs/DOC-9843).

  It seems that I can exclude ghettoVCBg2 immediately because it takes vMA which will not work with the free license. I'm not sure how ghettoVCB works (I know that I need to enable SSH which is unsupported) if I can't use CLI with the free license.

  Basically, is - can anyone clarify what I can do with ESXi and free license? The vMA and vCLI are unnecessary with this license?

  Thank you

  Please take a look here for your answer:

  FYI - you should try to search the forum before posting, generally, you will find that the question has been asked before probably

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  repository scripts vGhetto

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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

• 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.

• 5.5 ESXi is free for use only on 1 server or I need a license?

  Hi all

  I installed ESXi 5.5 on 1 server, I thought that ESXi is always free, but at the end of Setup that I have seen that ESXi is free just for 60 days... I need just to create 1-2 VMS with no HA or cluster situations... could you help me before starting to work on it, please?

  Thanks in advance for your answers.

  Hi Welcome to the communities,

  Yes, there is a free version of ESXi, but you will need to register to

  Download VMware vSphere Hypervisor for free

  to get a free license for your server code.

  Concerning

• VMs migration from one to another on ESXi 5.1 data store (free license)

  I'm under ESXi in my lab (for the Cisco voice servers and a few Windows virtual machines). Virtual machines are on a datastore iSCSI hosted by a Netgear ReadyNAS Pro Business. Due to major problems with iSCSI on the ReadyNAS platform and the inability of Netgear to resolve problems (blocking NAS requiring a hard reset), I decided to buy a QNAP TS - 569 L and use it to host my ESXi data store. Now, I'm migrating my VMs from the iSCSI data store hosted on the ReadyNAS to the iSCSI data store hosted by QNAP.

  My VMs are supplied thin, and I want to preserve thin provisioning after migration. The data store Navigator ESXi can move (or copy) machines virtual data to another store, but thin-set in service virtual machines become thick-set service once they have been moved (or copied). Somebody advised Veeam to that end, I've installed and configured. Unfortunately, Veeam-error with the message that the current license does not have the migration of virtual machines from a data store to another. Just today, I learned that he must have at least the ESXi Essentials ($500) license to allow this type of migration of Veeam.

  I also tried OVFTool (the MMware command line utility), using the following syntax:

  . / ovftool - ds QNAP-iSCSI - dm = vi thin: / / vi [email protected]/CUCM-Pub: / / [email protected]

  where:

  QNAP-iSCSI is the name of the data store on the QNAP

  192.168.200.10 is the IP address of my box of ESXi that is connected to two data stores iSCSI (the one organized by the ReadyNAS and the other by the QNAP).

  CUCM-Pub is the name of the virtual machine on the ReadyNAS iSCSI data store I'm migrating to the QNAP iSCSI data store.

  However, I get the following error message:

  Error: Unexpected Option: vi: / / [email protected]/CUCM-Pub

  This is probably due to the same issue - free ESXi license does not allow this type of VM migration. So, what are my options with free ESXi license? I'm not willing to pay $500 for the license of the essential at this stage.

  Thank you!

  A few options, I can think of are:

  • export to the FVO and re - import
  • use VM explore Trilead and backup/restore virtual machines
  • Use the vmkfstools command to copy the virtual disks

  André

• Where to find the ESXi 5.0 license key (Free 5.0 hypervisor)?

  Hi people

  Sorry, maybe someone already asked this but I couldn't find an exact answer to my question.

  I currently have a FREE ESXi Server 4.1 with a FREE license key provided by VMWare, when I downloaded the product.

  I want to update my system (have 8 GB of RAM, so no problem with rights of vRAM) 5.0 hypervisor (ESXi 5.0)

  I downloaded the ISO and it displays a countdown of the 60 day trial in my VMWare account.

  But I've never had a license key for the FREE hypervisor 5.0 5.0.

  So my questions:

  1. hypervisor is 5.0 still a FREE product?
  2. a necessary or this license key will work just after the 60 day trial with limited functions?

  3. If a license key is required even for the FREE version. Why don't the VMWare Portal not provide me with a new 5.0 key?

  Kind regards

  Oliver

  After login, click on the license tab and download, scroll up to where it says option 2: download ESXi. the license key is immediately below here. More far to the bottom of the page are links to binary files.

• Free ESXi 4.1 - license license HELP!

  Hi all

  I downloaded Vmware ESXi 4.1 and I received a license free key to be more precise the page history of serial number show the type of license that EVAL.

  My spec of server is the server HP PROLIANT DL380 G5 2 x XEON E5450 image 32 GB 8 X 146 GB SAS

  • The number of cores can I use with EVAL (the free license, I think, please correct me if iam wrong) license.
  • How many processors can I use with the EVAL license.
  • How to spend it

  I also want to look at the Standard version

  • How can I buy this license, is it by heart or by processor
  • What is the price of this license, is a time pays or is it each year

  How the Vcenter server is licensed.

  The licensing process seems very confused, guys please advice in this sense.

  I thank you all.

  Hello

  You can read the following thread for more information on vCPUs vmware communities

  http://communities.VMware.com/thread/241669?TSTART=0

  Personally I have not attributed more than 4 vCPUs to a virtual machine as I read somewhere the VM performance deteriorate when you allocate more vCPUs to your virtual machine, so you must check how VMs running in your server as well.

  Kind regards

  Nikhil

• 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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• 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.

• CPU ESXi free license restrictions

  Hi guys,.

  I need some advice to confirm what I intend to do what I'm not sure about this to 100%.

  Server's processors core 2 x 6, up to 12 cores in total.

  I need to put in place 4 virtual machines with 3cpus each, that will be fine with my set up under the free license agreement? Maybe I'll go for 3 VMS with 4cpus each as well. Is this possible?

  Thank you!

  Yes an unlimited number of virtual machines.

• 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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• Key free license for vmware server 1.0.3

  Hi all

  I read in a forum that vmware server 1.0.3 is a free software. You just have to register on the vmware site to get the free license key. This free software was interrupted by vmware? I couldn't find the software in the download page. Now, when I try to get a free license I am not able to understand how I can get that. I am part of the site, but where in the site can I get a free license? Can anyone please shed any light in this regard?

  Thank you

  Sasmas

  Welcome to the community,

  VMware Server has been abandoned for years. If you are looking for free products, take a look at VMware Player, or the free ESXi Hypervisor.

  André