Cannot assign VMWare Essentials-PLUS License, tells me "vSphere FT" in use.

[JoachimOtahal]

I am desperatly trying to activate VMWare Essentials plus, but when trying to asssign the key to those two ESXi 5.0.0 hosts I get:

License cannot be assigned, Features in use: vSphere FT

The other "VMWare vSphere Server" key just assigned fine.

That rises two questions:

How do I remove vSphete FT, even when turning off HA completely it still says "Feature in use".

I've been told by a VMWare representative that "Fault Tolerance" is included in Essentials Plus, but the reality seems to differ. So either I have a technical problem or we have been deceived.

Any information to clear up what is going on is appreciated.

[depping]

VMware Fault Tolerance is part of vSphere Standard and not of Essentials Plus. Just look at the "pricing and packaging" pdf:

www.vmware.com/files/pdf/vsphere_pricing.pdf

[a_p_ · Accepted solution]

Check your network configuration on the host, especially the VMKernel ports and make sure you didn't accidentally activate the "Fault Tolerance logging" check box.

André

[JoachimOtahal]

• Thank you ! Now it works the way expected, including HA.
  

[JoachimOtahal]

While the information provided is correct it did not apply to the specific problem.

HA is in Essentials by using an extra VCenter vServer, but not FT.

http://store.vmware.com/store/vmwde/en_US/DisplayProductDetailsPage/productID.234153300