Vcenter 6.5 License Key Generator

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I’ve written a number of posts on how to install ESXi, vCenter and similar products but if memory serves me right, I don’t recall explaining in any detail how to apply license keys after you’re done installing. From a recently held conversation, I learned that licensing VMware products can be a tad confusing to some.

Jun 01, 2017 To assign license key in vCenter Server 6.5 Version 1 Created by sachu2017 on Jun 1, 2017 1:47 PM. Last modified by sachu2017 on Jun 1, 2017 1:47. Enter the vCenter Server 6.x Standard license key and press Enter to add a new line. Enter the vSphere 6.x Standard license key(For ESXi), and click Next. The license is assigned to the vCenter Server system, and one instance from the license capacity is allocated for the vCenter Server system. Parent topic: Configuring vCenter Server. Parent topic: Configuring License Settings for Assets in the vSphere Web Client. VMware ESXi 6.5 is available in several editions. In this article we will show you how to install a license for ESXi after installing ESXi 6.5. In this example we use the free vSphere Hypervisor license. Sep 13, 2017 Reading Time: 6 minutes Usually when you upgrade to a new version of a product you may need also a new license key for it. But it’s not always true. For most of VMware’s products (for example VMware vSphere) a new license key is needed ONLY if you change the major number. VMware KB 2059926 provide a nice table that can help you to determine if you need to upgrade the license.

In today’s post, I go through the process of licensing the most frequently deployed VMware products these being ESXi and vCenter Server along with features such as vSAN. There are several options you can use to manage license keys; GUI, command line tools and PowerCLI. Let’s have a look.

How to license a standalone ESXi host

There are two ways to apply license keys on ESXi. You can either use the host client or run the vim-cmd shell command. The host must not be managed by vCenter Server – hence the term standalone – when using these methods.

Method 1: Using the host client

As always, navigate to https://<ESXi IP address> and log in as root. Click on Manage and select the Licensing tab.

Figure 1 – Using the ESXi host client to apply a license key

Click on the Assign license button and type in the designated license key. Click on Check License to verify the key. If it is valid, press Assign License once more to apply it.

Figure 2 – Verifying and applying a license key on ESXi

If for any reason you need to remove a license, you can do so by clicking on the Remove License button. Since there can only be one license assigned at any time, the last one entered is picked up by default.

Method 2: Running vim-cmd from shell

You first need to enable shell on ESXi using either the DCUI or the host client. Once you that, SSH to the ESXi host and log in as root. Run the following command:

Vmware Vsphere 6.5 License Key Generator<p>Press <em>Finish </em>on the last screen (not shown) and then verify that the new keys have in fact been added. The new keys should be listed alongside the previous ones.</p><p>Figure 10 – A listing of all the available license keys on vCenter Server</p><p><strong><span>Step 2 – Assigning license keys</span><br></strong></p><p>After the keys have been added, we can go ahead and use them to license the corresponding VMware products. The <em>Products </em>tab gives you an overview of the products you can license, with all the license keys grouped accordingly. You can also view the features unlocked by the currently assigned key for the specific product by right-clicking on the product name and selecting <em>View Features</em>.</p><p>Figure 11 – A view of currently licensed VMware products and related features</p><p>To license a product, switch to the <em>Assets </em>tab. Under the 4 additional tabs – <em>vCenter Server systems, Hosts, Clusters, and Solution</em> – you will find the respective products including one or more vCenter instances and managed ESXi hosts. The <em>Clusters </em>tab is there to license cluster-centric features such as vSAN. The <em>Solutions </em>tab is instead used to license products such as NSX.</p><p>Figure 12 – In vCenter you can assign a license to vCenter, ESXi, clusters, and solutions</p><p><strong><span>Step 2a – Licensing vCenter Server</span><br></strong></p><p>To license vCenter Server, switch to the <em>vCenter Server systems</em> tab and right click on the vCenter Server name listed under the <em>Asset </em>column selecting <em>Assign License</em> as you do.</p><p>Figure 13 – Assigning a license key to vCenter Server</p><p>Select the license key you wish to assign to vCenter Server and press <em>OK</em>. This is where the license names, previously mentioned, come in handy.</p><p>Figure 14 – Choosing a license key to assign to vCenter Server</p><p><strong><span>Step 2b – Licensing ESXi</span><br></strong></p><p>Likewise, you can easily license one or multiple ESXi hosts by way of the <em>Hosts </em>tab. You can license hosts individually using different licenses or, as is generally the case, simply select all the hosts <em>(Ctrl-A) </em>and enter a common license. To do this, just right-click on the selection made and select <em>Assign License</em><strong>. </strong>Again, select the required license from the list and press <em>OK</em><strong>.</strong></p><p>Figure 15 – Assigning a license to vCenter managed ESXi hosts</p><h2><strong>How to license vSAN<br></strong></h2><p>Some vCenter and/or ESXi features require a separate license key. Virtual San (vSAN) is one such example. Since this is a cluster-centric feature, you can either license vSAN using the <em>Clusters </em>tab on the <em>Licenses</em> page or directly from the cluster’s context menu.</p><p>Figure 16 – Assigning a license to vSAN from the Licenses page</p><p>The other method you can use to license vSAN is to right-click on the cluster name while in <em>Hosts and Clusters</em> view selecting <em>Assign License</em> as you do.</p><div class='cPgyaQ'><iframe width='auto' height='auto' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/VmoBNP18ZL4' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>Figure 17 – Assigning a vSAN license using the cluster context-menu option <a href='/generate-ssh-key-ubuntu-command' title='Generate ssh key ubuntu command'>Generate ssh key ubuntu command</a>.</p><h2><strong>Using PowerCLI to add license keys<br></strong></h2><h2 id='vmware-vcenter-65-license-key-generator'>Vmware Vcenter 6.5 License Key Generator</h2><p>No post would be complete without mentioning PowerCLI. Yep, you can query and add license keys to vCenter using PowerCLI.</p><p>First, launch a PowerCLI instance. Make sure you are connected only to the vCenter Server you want to query or make changes to. If in doubt, run <em>Disconnect-VIServer * -Confirm:$false </em>first. As always, use <em>Connect-VIServer</em> to connect to vCenter Server.</p><p><strong><span>Task 1 – List existing license keys on vCenter:</span></strong><span><strong><br></strong></span></p><div><textarea wrap='soft' readonly='>$licMan = get-view $defaultviserver $licInfo = get-view $licm.content.LicenseManager $licInfo.Licenses

2	$licInfo=get-view$licm.content.LicenseManager

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Figure 18 – Listing applied licenses on vCenter using PowerCLI
Task 2 – Add a license key to vCenter Server
Run the following to add a key to vCenter Server.
$licInfo.AddLicense('XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX',$null)
Figure 19 – Adding a license key to vCenter Server using PowerCLI

Conclusion

Here are a few references on the subject matter in addition to the information presented in this and other posts you’ll find on our VMware Blog.

Licensing NSX for vSphere 6.x
Solution Licensing
Adding License Keys to vCenter with PowerCLI

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VMware ESXi 6.5 is available in several editions. In this article we will show you how to install a license for ESXi after installing ESXi 6.5. In this example we use the free vSphere Hypervisor license.

Get license

Licenses for VMware vSphere 6.5 can be obtained here:

Free vSphere Hypervisor license: Download VMware vSphere Hypervisor for Free
All other licenses: Thomas-Krenn VMware vSphere 6 license configurator

Import license

Log in to the ESXi Server's host client by connecting to a web browser on https://ESXI-IP-ADRESSE/UI. Then do the following:

Click Manage.
Click Licensing.
Click Assign license.
Enter the license key and click on Check license. /the-sims-4-key-generator-no-survey-no-password.html.
Click Assign license.
The license has been activated.
In the Host view, there is no warning that the host is in test mode.

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