vCenter Server Evaluation license questions

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• 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

• Easy VMware vCenter Server for Essentials Question

  Hi all

  We are looking to buy VMware vSphere Essentials for use in our Test/development environment and had a question about vCenter Server for Essentials. I know this is a light version of the 'standard' vCenter, but is there any reason that I could not run this version in a VM to manage the node 3 environment "Essentials" like I do in my "regular vSphere cluster?"

  TIA,

  -Jason

  I see no problem at all with your server vCenter Server running as a virtual machine. In addition, it is fully supported.

• vCenter Server 4.00 Question

  Hello

  I wonder if you could give me an advice to solve this problem.

  The journal of vpxd says:

  [15:40:37.525 04660 info "App" 2015-11-09] [VpxdMoHost::UpdateConfigInt] Esx23.xxx marked as dirty.

  ...

  [15:40:39.103 04660 "App" Error 2015-11-09] Win32 exception: stack overflow (0xc00000fd)

  [15:40:39.103 04660 "App" Error 2015-11-09] eip: 0x4e6067 esp: 0x6034a70 ebp: 0x6034a88

  [15:40:39.103 04660 "App" Error 2015-11-09] eax: 0 x 6032000 ebx: 00000000 ecx: 0x6032a68 edx: 0xfffffffe edi: esi 0x3e1cbc0: 0x3e1cbd0

  All nodes in the cluster are marked dirty. If we start vCenter Service in Windows and connect with the customer, the vCenter Server service crashes with the error message above.

  Any ideas or advice, what could cause this behavior?

  Sven

  Hi Porto

  Thanks for the reply! We were able to solve the problem. We had a virtual machine with orphaned files instantly (100 ++) which caused the problems. We have removed the snapshot and it worked again without any problems.

  Thank you!

  Sven

• where to download vcenter server evaluation version?

  Hello

  I used vsphere client with free esxi for awhile and have not yet not try vcenter server. I would try vcenter and I can't find the download link for the vcenter server trial. Where can I download vcenter server trial?

  Thank you

  You can register for a free trial for 60 days to https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/evalcenter?p=vmware-vsphere5-ent

  André

• -= Decommissioning of a license key on ESXi host in order to import in vCenter Server Essentials 6 =-

  Our company recently bought a license for VMware vCenter Server 6 Essentials for vSphere (VCS6-ESSL-C) with license keys for VMware vSphere Essentials 6 for 1 processor (ha6-ESSL-C).

  I accumulated vCenter Server 6 on a physical device and assigned the new relevant license key, as well as installed Update Manager Server on this machine. This instance seems to be functional and functional.

  Now, I'm trying to import 3 x ESXi hosts in this environment which have the license keys from an environment "vSphere advanced 5. These 3 hosts are administered under an instance of VM of vSphere vCentre, that I want to the Commission under this license and the license on these hosts is no longer valid after a takeover of the company.

  Question:

  (A) Comment can I get correctly to the setting of these hosts so that I can use the new vSphere license key 6 that I received?

  (B) should I upgrade these hosts to v6 ESXi befin environment to use this new license key?

  (C) do I need to disable features on the hosts in order to apply to apply this license key "6 of vSphere Essentials?

  (D) what is the correct order for doing all these things to use this new environment vCentre?

  Thanks in advance for any assistance given.

  Concerning

  Grant

  I havn't done it myself yet, but I think you should be able to achieve your goal, follow these steps:

  -downgrade license keys CPU Essentials to v5 im Portal MyVMware

  -the value of the new vCenter Server Evaluation Mode (actually maybe not necessary)

  -Add the licenses of Essentials v5 license vCenter inventory 6

  -Add hosts to the new vCenter Server ESXi 5.5 and assign licenses Essentials guests

  -re - assign the license previously removed to vCenter Server

  André

• Do need me a separate license for VMware vCenter Server Heartbeat for a remote SQL Server database?

  Do need me a separate license for VMware vCenter Server Heartbeat for a remote SQL Server database?

  Only a single vCenter Server Heartbeat license is necessary to protect the components of the vCenter Server installed remotely, including SQL Server. A single license is also used for several UNIQUE for vCenter Server services protected authentication servers. A license is required per instance of vCenter Server.

• VCenter Server licenses

  Hello

  I need assistance with licensing Vmware. We have about 50 guests in our infrastructure. I would like to manage them all under a Vcenter Server. These are individual hosts so we do not use some advanced features such as HA and FT, vMotion, DRS etc. At present we have license of vSphere Essentials 5 for vSphere and vCenter Server 5 license for Vcenter Essentials.

  Can someone tell me which can satisfy the above requirement?

  Hi and welcome to communities,

  you need 1 vCenter Server Standard license, which allows you to manage up to 1000 guests.

  For your ESXi hosts, you will need Standard license or superior (Enterprise, Enterprise PLUS)

  You can compare the editions of license here: http://www.vmware.com/de/products/vsphere/compare

  But since you do not use the cool features (you should) Standard license for the guests will be the cheapest.

  Tim

• 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

• Two vCenter - migration to vCenter Server 5

  Hello world.  I have a vCenter Server 4.1 to exsiting v4.1u1 hosts and production/DEV Essentials Enterprise production management.

  I want to build a new vCenter Server 5.  This new vCenter facility will also have the new databases and vcenter Update Manager, on a separate SQL Server.  I'm not worried about the loss of existing data as each of my existing hosts is also rebuilt to ESXi 5.

  My question is about licensing.  On the this server vCenter, all my license keys are exhausted.  If I build a new server vCenter, how can I add my existing ESX/ESXi servers to the new server vCenter without licenses available?  I realize that if I remove Let's said ESX01 since the existing vCenter server, these licenses go back in the pool on SERVER.  If I can't add ESX01 on the new vCenter server, I used this same license key?  In other words, have the same active key on two vCenter servers, which are not connected or even the same version?

  Clear as mud right?

  Thanks for your time.

  -Dave

  Using the same license key on both instances of vCenter server is actually the only way that you can migrate hosts on the new vCenter Server. I do not think that there is a problem of legal license if you disconnect a host of the "old" vCenter Server - releasing upward CPU licenses - and then assign the license to host again when you connect it to the new vCenter Server.

  In regards to your first sentence. Probably, you break the EULA if you manage Essentials through an instance other than the Server vCenter vCenter server for Essentials.

  André

• vCenter Server 4 or 5: upgrade or install fees?

  I work with a client who needs to upgrade their current vCenter Server 4.X to v5 (Physics/stand-alone). They decided to replace the physical vCenter server is installed on because the warranty will expire quickly and seller support will need to be renewed.

  There are about 10-20 host ESX [4.1] and more than 200 virtual machines. I understand that a lot of configurations will be lost when moving to the new server vCenter Server. My questions are the following:

  1. If you use the old DB from the previous VC, what should I know.

  2 should I remove clusters and old guests of the VC before turning off?

  3. What is the best order, by doing this? ((reference KB is nice))

  4 can I completely remove the data center which managed the old VC - then put power off, and then add the ESX host and basically "start over"?

  5. what 3rd party SSL certs? Someone had problems with these when you add hosts to the new vCenter Server?

  6. currently, the environment has configured EVC modes, will be these configs maintained by the environment when I add the hosts in an EVC cluster with the new Victoria Cross?

  Basically, I want to just cover all the basics and be as prepared as possible.

  In addition, there are a separate part of the existing data center which must be PCI compatible, with special configurations in place. Will be those recognized by the new vCenter since I intend to old DB from VC help?

  Thank you in advance for help and offer your experience and suggestions!

  Hello

  I consider this time that you asked before upgrade :-)

  I work with a client who needs to upgrade their current vCenter Server 4.X to v5 (Physics/stand-alone). They decided to replace the physical vCenter server is installed on because the warranty will expire quickly and seller support will need to be renewed.

  no problem with the new physical server migration

  Open link below, your script is called, go to vCenter Server on a different Machine and upgrade the database, but I definatelly advice you read together the subject called to upgrade to vCetner Server 5 :-)

  http://pubs.VMware.com/vSphere-50/index.jsp

  1. If you use the old DB from the previous VC, what should I know

  • Stop services vCenter and DB do back up everything first, before the migration
  • point of ODBC new vCenter server up to old DB before the start of the migration

  2 should I remove clusters and old guests of the VC before turning off?

  not to feed anythin off :-) do not remove anything from the old server vCenter, just stop services vCenter before migration

  3. What is the best order, by doing this? ((reference KB is nice))

  See point above

  4 can I completely remove the data center which managed the old VC - then put power off, and then add the ESX host and basically "start over"?

  See the two points above

  5. what 3rd party SSL certs? Someone had problems with these when you add hosts to the new vCenter Server?

  If you migrate correctly use migration - migration utility provided by VMware, no problem with certificates

  6. currently, the environment has configured EVC modes, will be these configs maintained by the environment when I add the hosts in an EVC cluster with the new Victoria Cross?

  Migrate to the new vCetner with DB, you will avoid the problems of CVS

  Good luck

  Artur

• vCenter Server - rename the config files and moving datastore

  Our vCenter VMware Server (4.1.0) is a virtual machine. The vCenter Server database is stored on a SQL Server that is also a virtual machine. The configuration files for the server vCenter and file a vmdk are located on a data store and the other vmdk file is located on another data store. This isn't a problem, but the parent folders that store these files have different names and do not reflect the name of the vCenter Server VM. Also the names of configuration files are different for the vmdk file names. I would like to move and rename files vmdk my vCenter Server to another data store and all the configuration files so that the parent folder that stores all the files has the same name as my vCenter Server VM and all of the files in the folder are on behalf of my vCenter Server VM.

  What would be the best way to do this? Can I install the stand-alone converter on the vcenter Server and migrate the server? I have a vCenter Server Standard license. Thank you.

  as above, use storage vmotion if possible else, you can use vmware converter...

• Support for Windows 2008 R2 in vCenter Server 2.5 U4 and 4.0

  I'll have no problem creating models in both versions of vCenter Server. The question arises when you try to deploy the model to the Customization Wizard help. Under 4.0, it immediately comes up as not supported (7 64 windows server). Minus 2.5 U4, there is no tag for Windows 2008 R2 OS.

  Support for this OS will be released in a next update on both vCenter servers (specifically the Customization Wizard)?

  Windows 7 and Windows 2008 R2 is not supported with vSphere yet but experimental and should be supported subsequently released but they're working on it. You can run the wizard of customization with Windows 2008 however, here's how the instructions http://vinf.net/2009/07/09/how-to-deploy-a-windows-2008-server-from-a-template-with-vsphere/

  If you found this information useful, please consider awarding points to 'Correct' or 'useful '. Thank you!!!

  Kind regards

  Stefan Nguyen

  VMware vExpert 2009

  iGeek Systems Inc.

  VMware, Citrix, Microsoft Consultant

• installation of licenses for unit 3 expiration vSphere ESX 4 & 1 vCenter server

  Hello

  I have a problem with the installation of vSphere for unit 3 licenses expired ESX 4 & 1 Server vCenter.

  I have server unit 3 ESX 4 & 1 vCenter server is installed on the evaluation version that all were connected and works well.

  Today, I saw evaluation is expired and I have installed a license purchased for vCenter, now works well... & out of server ESX 3 1 automatically

  Get connected & I have including the license key for this ESX box... but I was not able to enter a license key for other areas of ESX4 2.

  So what I did is I connected ESX4 directly from vSphere client & entered a license key, its activated, but when I disconnected and tried to connect

  Yet once vcenter, it does not say "your ESX Server license has expired.

  So my question is why I can't bring back boxes ESX4 to vCenter?, what could be the possible solution?

  Help, please.

  Thank you

  Rashid

  You can enter all vCenter licenses (all series numbers) and then just assign a particular series (or licenses of serial number) via vCenter.

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  MCSA, MCTS, VCP, VMware vExpert 2009

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• vCenter Licensing Question

  We are currently conducting environment vSphere with vCenter Server 5 5 (using the VCSA).  My vSphere, ESXi licensing have the right to upgrade to vSphere 6, but is not my vCenter license.  After further review, we have seen that the SnS support contact us on our vCenter license had expired in January 2015, so we went ahead and got that renewed back support.  My question is, now that we have renewed the support we may update this license vCenter vCenter license 5 6 or we will have to buy a new license of vCenter 6 new?  I checked my VMware Licensing Portal and this shows that we have supported on vCenter 2018 license, but I don't see any option upgrade to this topic.  Any input would be greatly appreciated.

  Welcome to the community,

  as far as I know all the licenses that are (or were taken over at the time a new version was released) by an active subscription can be upgraded. When you select "Update license keys" in the drop down menu "I want", you should be able to select and upgrade your vCenter Server license.

  André