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system33
Contributor
Contributor

Can I use the same license key for multiple free ESXi installations?

Hello,

Last year I installed ESXi 6.5 free version on one of our small office servers. Now we need to use it for another server. The 6.7 download is available after I login. I cannot find another page or link to create another free license for the new installation.

QUESTION: Can I use the same license key for multiple free ESXi installations? If not, what is the exact link for creating a new license key for the new host esxi installation?

Thank you.

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IRIX201110141
Champion
Champion

You can use the license key for the free vSphere Hypervisor for a unlimited number of hosts (up to 100). This is what you can read on vmware.com.

Regards

Joerg

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system33
Contributor
Contributor

Thank you, I wish this basic information was on the license page or next to the license key so users can know this without searching for hours.

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a_p_
Leadership
Leadership

It actually is exactly where you expect it to be, i.e. right below the "Download Packages" section.

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André

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Fliegel
Contributor
Contributor

can I register another licence with the same account? so i have 6.5 and for other maschine want 7.0 - is it posible ?

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Fliegel
Contributor
Contributor

I mean still ESXI Free

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e_espinel
Virtuoso
Virtuoso

Hello.
Yes, you can have VMware vSphere Hypervisor Free licenses in versions 6 and 7 (the links are different) registered with the same user.
In my personal case I have Free licenses in both versions.

https://customerconnect.vmware.com/en/group/vmware/evalcenter?p=free-esxi6

https://customerconnect.vmware.com/en/group/vmware/evalcenter?p=free-esxi7

 

 

Enrique Espinel
Senior Technical Support on IBM, Lenovo, Veeam Backup and VMware vSphere.
VSP-SV, VTSP-SV, VTSP-HCI, VTSP
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