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How to License VMware Products (1032647)

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Purpose

This article provides information on some of the common licensing issues associated with various VMware products and the related troubleshooting details.

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Datacenter products

VMware vSphere

For information on licensing your vSphere 4.x environment, see Licensing ESX 4.x, ESXi 4.x, and vCenter Server 4.x (1010839).

For information on licensing your vSphere 5.x environment, see Licensing ESXi 5.x and vCenter Server 5.x (2014295).

For information on licensing your vSphere 6.x environment, see Licensing ESXi 6.x and vCenter Server 6.x (2107538).

For information on the new features in vSphere 4.1 and how to enable vMotion and Data Recovery (vDR) in vSphere Standard and vSphere Essential Plus, see vSphere 4.1 Licensing and Sales FAQ (1024256).

For information on managing ESX 3.x hosts in vCenter 4.x, see Configuring a legacy license server to manage ESX/ESXi 3.x hosts in vCenter Server (1010704).

See Licensing an ESX 4.0 host fails with the error: The license key entered does not have enough capacity for this entity (1019695) if you see this error when licensing your host:

The license key entered does not have enough capacity for this entity.

See Powering on the virtual machine fails with the error: Feature vSMP not licensed, requires 8 have 4 (1029801) if you see this error when powering on your virtual machine:

Feature vSMP not licensed, requires 8 have 4

VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi)

For information on licensing and downloading vSphere Hypervisor, see Downloading and licensing ESXi 6.x.

To troubleshoot the error Host cannot be added to the VCenter as there are not enough Virtual Center Agent Licenses, see Adding an ESXi host to vCenter Server 4.0 fails with the error: Host cannot be added to the VCenter as there are not enough Virtual Center Agent Licenses (1018275).

Virtual Infrastructure 3

For information on licensing your Virtual Infrastructure 3.x environment, see Licensing ESX 3.x in a centralized environment (1009166).

For information on generating license files, see Creating a Single Host and Centralized License file in the VI3 License Portal (1005132).

To troubleshoot the error Not enough licenses, see Not enough licenses installed in vSphere/Virtual Infrastructure (1005265).

For information on installing a license server, see Installing Licenses for ESX Server 3.x (1001383).

VMware vCloud Director

For information on licensing VMware vCloud Director, see Licensing VMware vCloud Director (1026090).

For information on collecting hourly usage reports, see Hourly usage data in VMware vCloud Director (1026351).

Desktop Products

VMware Fusion, Workstation and Workstation Player

For information on licensing VMware Fusion, see Licensing VMware Fusion (2014287).

For information on licensing VMware Workstation, see Licensing VMware Workstation (2014291).

For information on licensing Workstation Player, see How to License VMware Player and Workstation Player(2081997).</u>

To troubleshoot errors related to missing Fusion and Workstation licenses, see Troubleshooting missing Fusion and Workstation licenses (1021633).

VMware View

For information on licensing VMware View, see Licensing VMware View 4.x and 5.0 (2014297).

For information on the new features available in VMware 4.5, see FAQ: VMware View 4.5 new features and licensing information (1027460).

VMware Thinapp

For information on licensing VMware ThinApp, see Licensing ThinApp 4.x and 5.x (1021156).

For information on ThinApp Licensing Scenarios and End User License agreement, see VMware ThinApp Licensing information (1006248).

Infra and Ops Management Products

VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager

For information on licensing vCenter Site Recovery Manager, see Licensing Site Recovery Manager (1019614).

For information on how to convert your Per Processor SRM licenses to Per VM licenses, see Converting from Per Processor to Per VM Licenses.

VMware vCenter Capacity IQ

For information on licensing VMware vCenter Capacity IQ, see Licensing Capacity IQ 1.5 (1032064).

To troubleshoot the error License type currently not supported, see Licensing Capacity IQ 1.5 fails with the error: License type currently not supported (1032499).

VMware vCenter Lab Manager

For information about licensing VMware vCenter Lab manager, see Licensing Lab Manager 4.x (1019619).

Related Information

For information on viewing and managing your license keys, see:

How to view license keys in Customer Connect (2006831)

How to combine license keys in Customer Connect (2006973)

How to divide license keys in Customer Connect (2006972)

How to downgrade license keys in Customer Connect (2006975)

How to move license keys in Customer Connect (2006971)

How to upgrade license keys in Customer Connect (2006974)

Not enough licenses installed in vSphere/Virtual Infrastructure
Licensing ESX 4.x, ESXi 4.x, and vCenter Server 4.x
Licensing VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager
Licensing ThinApp 4.x and 5.x
Hourly usage data in VMware vCloud Director
How to view license keys in Customer Connect
How to move license keys in Customer Connect
How to divide license keys in Customer Connect
How to combine license keys in Customer Connect
How to upgrade license keys in Customer Connect
How to downgrade license keys in Customer Connect
How to License VMware Fusion and Fusion Pro
How to License VMware Workstation
Licensing ESXi 5.x and vCenter Server 5.x
Licensing VMware View 4.x, 5.x and 6.x
License key requirements for new version of VMware products
How to License VMware Player and VMware Workstation Player
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许可 VMware 产品
Licensing ESXi 6.x and vCenter Server 6.x

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