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• Foundation vCenter license question

  There are four servers, that we want to use as a vSphere ESXi hosts.

  VMWare vSphere Advanced Acceleration Kit (6 CPU) license includes vCenter Foundation licenses which supports up to three ESX host. What happens if we add a fourth ESXi host (if that's even possible)?

  Would it always be included with the other three, except with features like 'HA/VMotion"unavailable etc.?

  Silly question, but both of my dealers give me different answers.

  Thank you

  you get an error something like "insufficient license to...." "When you try to add the host fourth to your inventory of Foundation.

• quick question on vcenter license

  quick question - Little confussion here on the version of vcenter.  Is there a version of vcenter company?  Or just vcenter license as 'standard vcenter' which then manages your esxi host with essential/standard/enterprise or company more licenses?

  There are a few versions. standard, Foundation and essentials.

  http://www.VMware.com/products/vCenter-Server/buy.html

• vCenter VDI Licensing questions

  Hello

  Basically, my question is if a standard of vCenter license can manage hosts with VDI and Non - VDI workload without violating the EULA.

  For a more detailed explanation, please see below:

  Thank you very much in advance

  concerning

  Luis

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  Environment:

  -vSphere 4

  -Cisco UCS

  Customer has acquired the following licenses:

  -1 vCenter server standard (Cisco OEM)

  -vSphere Enterprise Plus for 16 cores (Cisco OEM)

  also, as VDI will run on the VI client thus acquired a set of 5 view come with:

  -1 Server vCenter for VDI

  -See the first 5 Add - on licenses (200)

  -vSphere Enterprise more to View 5 (200)

  The current implementation has a unique vCenter and 8 blades, divided into two groups:

  -6 guests for Admin more application VMs

  -2 VMS VDI host

  Scenario has):

  -If we use the vCenter VDI license, according to the "View4LicensingFAQ.PDF" of VMware, support Non - VDI running in a VDI VI is not allowed (see below)

  Q: can I run other workloads from server on the vSphere which is included in the view?

  A: No. vSphere and vCenter beam view components are limited to desktop deployments.  A desktop virtual machine is defined as a virtual machine that is running the following operating systems:

  Windows 95/98, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP Professional, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows Vista business, or Windows Vista business, Windows 7.

  The only exception to this rule are the elements that make up the virtualized infrastructure Fund (View Manager, vCenter Server, a Broker for the connections and/or management and tools used for Virtual Machine (s) of Office ESX hosted within an operating system of a server performance monitoring only).  Download the EULA here for details http://www.vmware.com/download/eula/.

  Scenario B):

  -If we use the Standard-vCenter vCenter license, according to the "View4LicensingFAQ.PDF" of VMware this is not recommended (see below)

  Can Q: you the customer mix vSphere hosts who have licenses from the beams of the view and vSphere license via vSphere la carte?

  R: a mixed environment is not recommended because there is risk of workloads server live-migration of a cluster of vSphere (via VMware vMotion™) in a scenario of disaster recovery for a license to view vSphere host, what would constitute a violation of the EULA. Guests are asked to keep their separate environments or buy to the map view to entitle the deployment of a mixed environment vSphere, vCenter, and licenses.

  
  Leaving apart from the facts that:

  -View licenses need to be reclassified from vSphere5 in vSphere4

  -The client may have bought more than necessary licenses

  My thoughts are:

  • -I have not read anywhere that the use of a Standard-vCenter to cover the VDI and the workload of Non - VDI is not possible at the technical level.
  • -I'm not 100% sure that it is aligned with the EULA
  • -Similar situation for ESXi hosts accommodation VDI VMs licenses

  If you use the view bundle vCenter only VDI workloads are allowed.    If you use vCenter who bought outside of the whole of the display, you can run anything you want with it.

• vCenter Update Manager license question

  What VCenter update Manager licensed separately vcenter Server, or is it included?

  Thank you!

  VUM is included in the vCenter license in all versions, for more details, take a look at the vSphere Editions - http://www.vmware.com/products/vsphere/buy/editions_comparison.html

• Can I install a vCenter license-free in my lab ESXi?

  Can I install a vCenter license-free in my lab ESXi?

  I have material available since I migrated to our company SAN ESXi and want to create a laboratory. I have a few questions:

  (1) can I install a vCenter license-free in my lab ESXi or am I can only use vSphere to connect to my ESXi 2 lab hosts?

  (2) create a cluster environment even if I use the free ESXi version to mimic my ESXi connected to a San company Production?

  Thank you.

  Hello

  Yes, you can install vCenter license-free, since it will take place for the 60-day trial. I free ESXI host cannot be managed by vCenter, if it will not mimic your production http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1018275 plant

  Concerning

  MOhammed

• VCenter license transfer between companies

  Hey, it's a strange question.

  My company acquired a business with a license and vcenter server. The computer specialist of the company reaching just to the left, without to release much information. Other contacts in the company have useless insofar as technical information. I wonder if anyone has ever transferred a vcenter license between companies only the information they needed to make a difference. They couldn't find the invoice for the order of origin either.

  The material is a stupid idea, otherwise I would wear just any server in the course.

  Any thoughts?

  Thank you

  The best thing to do is to contact VMware directly:

  http://www.VMware.com/support/contacts/

• Unity double switch integration - licensing question unity 4.0 (3)

  Unity double switch integration - licensing question unity 4.0 (3)

  The unit was sold as a single IP integration. My client needs Dual Switch with an Ericsson PBX. I received the license key of ORC, and I opened a folder of TAC.

  TAC said that the license file will not allow installation double switch integration. The Cisco SE on the account indicates that the license key will allow me to make the integration of the double switch.

  Who is right? I heard that the moderator here has all the answers :)

  The is correct. Any customer with a license 4.0 can do double switch. You don't need a special permit.

  Thank you

  Keith

• VCenter license

  Hello

  I use to add license api vmware AddLicense method and it works fine, now, when I want to assing as current license I use the method UpdateAssignedLicense of the api vimware

  all this methods are here http://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-50/index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom.vmware.wssdk.apiref.doc_50%2Fvim.LicenseManager.html

  But after I call the updateAssignedLicense that nothing does not change the old license is always affected.

  THX

  This

  the way to do

  http://www.lucd.info/2009/10/29/assign-a-vCenter-license/

• vCenter license migration.

  Hi all

  I'm n process of installing a new server vCenter and DB. Currently I have a vCenter 5.0 with Sql Express. I want to install new 5.5 vCenter as there is a problem with the Windows operating system. Can anyone provide steps on the migration of the current 5.0 vCenter vCenter license to new vCenter 5.5. And not taking a full backup of the current comics and migration to the new full DB will give me same old vCenter inventory?

  Kind regards

  Vikram kumar

  You must first migrate the database to db express to Full SQL 2008 DB. The steps are lower in the article.

  VMware KB: Migrating the database from the SQL Express vCenter server to full SQL Server

  -Deploy the new operating system and give the same IP address and host name you use for the old operating system.

  -Take the backup of the more secure base for located.

  -Take SSL certificate to the top of the old C:\ProgramData\VMware\VirtualCenter Server\SSL Server

  -Create the system DSN proper connections on the new host to vCenter server. For more information, see displaying and editing of the database server to vCenter Server installation fails with ODBC and DSN errors (1003928).

  -If the new VirtualCenter server using the same hostname and IP address, SSL certificates can be copied to the new server to eliminate the need to reconnect the ESX and ESXi hosts.

  -To copy the VirtualCenter Server SSL certificates:

  1. Create this folder structure on the new server:
  2. C:\ProgramData\VMware\VirtualCenter Server\SSL

  -To copy the VirtualCenter Server SSL certificates:

  -Copy these files from the server, VirtualCenter of origin to the new server, while preserving the folder structure:

  • VirtualCenter Server\SSL\rui.key C:\ProgramData\VMware\VMware
  • VirtualCenter Server\SSL\rui.pfx C:\ProgramData\VMware\VMware
  • VirtualCenter Server\SSL\rui.crt C:\ProgramData\VMware\VMware

  -Launch Virtual center 5.5 installation see the installation guide for 5.5

  -When you are prompted, select use existing databaseand provide the correct credentials for the database.

  -When you are prompted, select this option to not reset the database to keep all your inventory data.

  -Restart the computer after the installation is complete.

  For detail info see the KB article below. http://KB.VMware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalID=5850444

• Retrieve the vcenter license key

  Hello

  It is possible to get vcenter license key using PowerCLI?

  
  

  Hello-

  You can simply add in a property calculated to have the current name of vCenter included with the corresponding license info, as:

  ## array of names of vCenters to which to connect$arrVCList = "myvc0.mydom.com","myvc1.mydom.com"
  
  &{foreach ($strVC in $arrVCList) {    ## connect to this vCenter name    $oThisVC = Connect-VIServer -Server $strVC    ## get this vC's license mgr    $viewLicMgr = Get-View $oThisVC.ExtensionData.Content.LicenseManager -Property Licenses    ## select some things    $viewLicMgr.Licenses | select @{n="vCenterName"; e={$oThisVC.Name}},*    Disconnect-VIserver $oThisVC -Confirm:$false | Out-Null}} | Export-Csv D:\Scripts\License\licenses.csv -NoTypeInformation -UseCulture
  

  I changed it a bit to keep things in preparation a little more (vs farce in a variable license info).  What do I do?

• vCenter license request

  Dear team,

  Karim plan to install the new vcenter server software I just want to know we have vcenter server 4 standard license, it will work wil on new server vcenter license 5... Help, please

  concerning

  Mr. VMware

  I mean, you cannot add an esx5 to a vcenter 4, unless you reinstall to v4. But if you upgrade your host to v5, you need to update your license in myvmware.com key.

  Kind regards

  Julien

• VCenter licenses

  Hi guys,.

  I set up a server VCenter having a maximum of three licenses from the essential Pack, I bought. Today I bought another essentials pack, it is possible to add this on the current server VCenter license give me 6 guests or do I need to have a separate VCenter Server?

  John.

  Yes, the option here.

• 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

• vCenter Server Evaluation license questions

  Hello

  I just downloaded and installed vCenter Server assessment. When I log on to the server vCenter via vSphere client and you try to add the host and the vm I get the message that my evaluation license has expired, but according to vMware he does not expire until December 2011.

  I checked the host for the configuration of the date and time, and that's okay.

  If it helps, I host esxi5 installed on a server and have created two esxi5 vm as well as three windows vm operating system.

  I appreciate any help on this.

  See you soon

  Chris

  Hi Chris

  The host usually has a Date in the past after installation. If you had a wrong date on the host to the (first) initial priming the vCenter device start-up of the device with the wrong date "BIOS" of the host. after correction of the Date do not help the license number of the trial of fixation.

  Conclusion: delete the vCenter device, check the Date and time of the ESXi host setting and deploy the vCenter device again. If now the device starts the first time the 60-day trial works as expected.

  Good luck!

  Concerning

  Ivo