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singh2010
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‎06-04-2013 11:54 AM

Can i apply my esxi 4.0 license to esxi 5?

bought a esxi 4.0 licenses a while ago and jut got them.. but now i want to install esxi 5 instead. can i apply my 4.0 license to version 5? will that work?

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nielse
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‎06-04-2013 11:57 AM

This will not work. You'll have to upgrade or get it replaced.

@nielsengelen - http://foonet.be - VCP4/5
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BenLiebowitz
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‎06-04-2013 11:58 AM

No, you'll need to log into your account on vmware.com and upgrade the license to 5.x and then use that.  After you upgrade to 5, you'll have the 60 day evaluation period to enter the upgraded key. 

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singh2010
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‎06-04-2013 12:02 PM

will the upgrade to 5.x be at an additional cost?

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BenLiebowitz
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‎06-04-2013 12:08 PM

If you pay for maintenance, no.  If not, yes. 

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