topic Re: if vCenter license expire in VMware vSphere™ Discussions

if vCenter license expire

nyeinzaw89 — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 11:10:30 GMT

Hi all,

I have 2 ESXi host connected with vCenter. If my vCenter license expire what will be impact for this 2 HOST ?

Re: if vCenter license expire

diegodco31 — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 11:28:26 GMT

If a vCenter Server license expires, the managed hosts become disconnected from the vCenter Server inventory. The hosts and the virtual machines on the hosts continue to run. Using the VMware vSphere to connect directly to the host, you can power on or reset the virtual machines.

https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/7.0/com.vmware.vsphere.vcenterhost.doc/GUID-F2B7886A-A4A6-4D1B-BF6F-BD0EEE573602.html#:~:text=When%20the%20license%20or%20evaluation,the%20disconnected%20hosts%20remain%20intact.

Re: if vCenter license expire

michelkeus_stwg — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 11:46:45 GMT

Also be aware that you lose functions like the ability to configure HA and the possibility of doing vMotions as these are all tied into vCenter.