Esx license activation

To register the activation code and receive the VMware license key, complete the following steps. Step 2 Do one of the following:. Enter the required information in the fields provided, and then click Continue. You receive an e-mail from VMware to activate your account.

Click Activate Now provided in your e-mail, and then enter your password in the field provided. Step 3 Enter the activation code that you received from Cisco Systems in the Partner Activation Code s text box, and then click Continue. The Add License Administrator page opens. By default, your name is added as the License Administrator. Step 4 To allow additional people to receive information about future updates and serial number upgrades, enter their e-mail address in the space provided in the Add License Administrator page, and then click Continue.

The VMware Confirmation Page opens with the license key redemption information for the activation codes that you registered. Step 5 Save the product redemption information for your records, and then click Continue. After you finish the registration process, you receive an e-mail from VMware with information about the VMware license key or serial number.

Note We highly recommend that you write down the VMware license key and store it in a secure, easily accessible location. An error is seen when uploading a license file, that the host-id does not match the Fabric Interconnects.

Turning on special characters in the editor is also useful to ensure there is no corruption. The license file OR the path to the license file contains a space. A license upload failed with an error regarding validation of the license file.

There is a bug CSCuz filed for this issue. Note : The code should be of the following format: xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx. The host has more CPUs than the license has capacity for Eg. There are a number of common causes.

See VMware KB for more details. Skip to content Skip to search Skip to footer. Available Languages. Download Options. Updated: July 15, Contents Introduction.

Incorrect license counts or grace period faults seen in UCS Manager. A valid license has been provided but fails to pass the 'Download Validate Local'. The license key entered does not have enough capacity for this entity. Warning : Removing the expansion module from the base unit will remove the licenses from that Fabric Interconnec t For each port configured in excess of the pre-installed port license count, an additional license must be purchased.

In the Work pane, click the General tab. Double click a feature in the table to view details for that feature, including the operational state and used grace period.

Used Quantity The used quantity is the number of licenses currently being used by a configured port. In the image, this equals 19 on Fabric Interconnect A 4. The license state however will change to "License OK" Licenses are only assigned to configured ports. Only ports that are not currently in use should be unconfigured or disabled License Types 1. You can use the license management functionality in the vSphere Web Client to license multiple assets at a time from a central place.

In vSphere, you can assign one license to multiple assets of the same type if the license has enough capacity. You can assign a suite license to all components that belong to the suite product edition. For example, you can assign one vSphere license to multiple ESXi hosts, but you cannot assign two licenses to one host.

I have confirmed this works on If you already obtained a free key for ESXi 6. All key are valid for vSphere 6. Version 5. If you are looking for a key for version 5.

Vmware esxi 6. VSphere client works only on Windows host. Vmware workstation 6. Vmware fusion 8. VMware vSphere is a powerful server virtualization platform that lets you virtualize any associated applications with server.