ESXi memmory (RAM) Licensing

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• 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.

• ESXi resources RAM

  According to the ESXi Hardware Configuration where

  ESXi requires a minimum of 4 GB of RAM physical. It is recommended to allow at least 8 GB of RAM to run virtual machines in typical production environments.

  I have two virtual Windows Server 2012 with 8 GB of RAM and a FreeNAS with 1 GB

  The physical server must have 24 GB of RAM, or I can calculate a different amount of RAM?

  Any suggestion?

  Hello

  If you run Virtual Production servers, then you must ensure that you have enough RAM for ESXI host and virtual machines so that the hot air balloon, swapping do not occur.

  In the LAB configuration, you can run ESXi host with less RAM than the total RAM allocated to the VM.

  Also to allocate only required RAM and CPU to virtual machines.

  Thank you

  Hentzien

• ESXi 5.5 license error

  Hello

  I am trying to add a Standard 6 of vSphere license to an ESXi host 5.5 using vCenter 5.5. The environment is the following:

  vCenter Server 5.5 Standard license

  1 host stand-alone ESXi 5.5

  VPP L3 VMware VMware vSphere 6 with the standard of operations management

  I'm sure that our supplier mentioned as a vSphere license 6 can be used on a host ESXi 5.5 but I get the following error when trying to add it to vCenter:

  

  Can you get it someone please let me know if I can really add a vSphere license 6 to 5.5 ESXi host?

  Elodie

  I'm sure that our supplier mentioned as a vSphere license 6 can be used on a host ESXi 5.5...

  I'm not aware of such an option. To assign a license to vCenter Server or host, you must have the appropriate license key / version. What you need to do is to downgrade the license in your portal MyVMware.

  André

• Evaluation for ESXi 4.1 license?

  I have currently 3 guests I'm apparently running ESXi 4.1 free edition on. I am to evaluate a backup program called Trilead VM Explorer that requires guests have paid licenses for these features. I wanted to see if it was worthwhile to buy the Essentials kit (which probably would include an appropriate license) and VM Explorer, so I registered assess vCenter 5 in the hope that it would give me a temporary license for the hosts. That doesn't seem to be the case, unless I'm missing something.

  Is there a way to do this?

  For the assessment of vSphere 60 period begins just after installation without needing a license key (this is why you do not get one). For systems installed longer than 60 days, you need a proper license key. Contact a partner of VMware or VMware sales representative to see if they can provide you with a trial key.

  André

• 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

• VMware ESXi 5 of license use key more than once?

  I have the intention to have 12 rackmounts running ESXi, I use the free license key over and over again?

  Yes. When you sign up for the free hypervisor type license you will be asked on the hosts how you install ESXi (for statistics).

  André

• 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

• Question of ESXi and Vcenter licenses

  Hello

  I bought vcenter just now as well as some vsphere licenses, however were still about 15 older ESXi servers that I want to upgrade and manage vcenter.

  However, I am a bit confused about the cost of the upgrades for my ESXi free installs to connect to vcenter.  I watched the Essentials Kit where you can buy 3 licenses but it's to connect to vCenter Essentials.

  What is the difference?  I'm guessing that you can not essential home standard licenses to vCenter ESXi...

  I am not otherwise interested in HA or vmotion, I just need a way to access my vCenter ESXi.

  Thank you

  Essential ESXi connects to critical vcenter. for your case, you will need to vsphere Standard to be able to be managed by the vCenter.

• 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

• ESXi 4.1 license mode

  Hello

  I read that esxi will be as the hypervisor new so I will try to understand how the new mode of license, will be now, I asked for a free license for a single installation for esxi 4.1. We plan to install 3 new esxi server, can I use the same license or request 3 free licenses... or more than 1 installation requires approval of fees? The management of hypotetic for servers will be client vsphere.

  Thank you

  Hello

  You will need vcenter foundation (max 3 guests) or standard vCenter (host unlimited) + vSphere 4 standard or advanced or business enteprise plu

  iDLE-jAM | SC 2, SC 3 & VCP 4

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• ESXi 4.0 license key

  Hey guys,.

  I lost the key to my ESXi 4.0, if I go on the portal of the license,

  I don't see that the keys are for version 4.1 and later,

  anyne can help me resolve this issue!

  Concerning

  Key for works 4.x over 4.0 and 4.1

  André

• Question of ESXi 4.1 license

  Hi my client is planning to have a cluster of ESX 4 nodes using ESXi 4.1 and Virtual Center.

  What should I use to record the ESXi 4.1? the free license or when the virtual centre is purchased that should have licenses real for my ESXi 4.1?

  Initially I'll install an ESXi 4.1 and in about 3 weeks the other 3 physical servers are added...

  but when I downloaded ESXi 4.1, I got a free license now that's my question my client will buy VC to be able to use all the people and all the Vmotion HA...

  Thank you

  Yes, HA, VMotion you will need licenses with a vCenter Server

  See: http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1010839

  Eval license is only good for 60 days for ESXi and vCenter

  To add licenses:

  Log the vSphere Client.

  Click home. Under the Administration section, click the icon of licensing.

  Click on manage vSphere licenses.

  Enter the license key in the entrance of the new vSphere license key field (one per line).

  Include labels for the new if necessary license keys.

  Click Add license keys.

  After you click Add license keys, you can review the license keys that you added, counties of capacity, dates of expiration and labels associated with the license key.

  To assign the license key at vCenter or ESX host:

  Log on to the vSphere Client.

  Click home. Under the Administration section, click the icon of licensing.

  Choose the Mode of assessment and to expand the list. Find the product that you want to allow.

  Right-click on the product and choose Edit the license key.

  Assign a key to list has been entered previously on the license management window.

  Click OK.

  Check that the product is now licensed.

  Note: Pointing the cursor on a license key in the license vSphere Management Assistant displays a ToolTip with information of assets.

  Click next to assign the license keys.

• ESXi 3.5 - license

  Hello

  I am using ESXi 3.5 using eval for awhile.

  I have a Linux box remotely that vm via API scripts: /usr/lib/vmware-vcli/apps/vm/vmregister.pl (followed by various parameters) and it works fine.

  Just after that, I got a license number in the ESXi 3.5, I started having:

  SOAP fault:

  -

  ---

  Error string: error. RestrictedVersion.summary

  Lack of details: RestrictedVersionFault

  Should it? If so, the ESXi is not designed to be remotely scriptable via vmregister.pl?

  Thank you

  The free version of ESXi does not allow scripts to write, with a few exceptions. So yes it is planned. The minimum permission is the Essentials package.

• 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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