I would like to download the license for Vcenter 5.5

[PeterKafkas]

Hello:

We have recently purchased a new ESXi Host (HP DL380 Gen9) and this host will work with Version 5.5 update 2.  I was asked my our VMware consultant to logon to our VMware account and obtain the the license for Vcenter 5.5.  I can logon to the account; but, how to do get the license for Vcenter 5.5?

[cykVM]

The question is: Do you have any paid license for vSphere (Essentials (Plus) or Enterprise for example)? If you run the free ESXi license you don't have a any license key for vCenter as this is only included in a pöaid license.

[PeterKafkas]

Hello we currently have:

Product	Type
vSphere Storage Appliance 5	ORDER
vSphere Storage Appliance 5	CONTRACT
vCenter Server 5 Essentials	ORDER
vCenter Server 5 Essentials	CONTRACT
vSphere 5 Essentials Plus	ORDER
vSphere 5 Essentials Plus	CONTRACT

And license keys as well. Currently we have VMware version 5.1. Update 1, installed on all ESXi hosts.  But the consultant asked for license keys for Vcenter 5.5. 

I am not sure how to obtain those.  I am not sure where to begin with that.

[cykVM · Accepted solution]

Then the "vCenter Server 5 Essentials" license should be sufficient. You should be able to download vCenter 5.5 from here (but be sure to take the correct Update level: 5.5, 5.5 U1 or 5.5 U2): VMware vSphere 5: Private Cloud Computing, Server and Data Center Virtualization

And you should think of upgrading the 5.1 hosts after vCenter appliance is installed and configured.

[PeterKafkas]

Request # 15671929405 

We are glad to confirm that, an upgrade from vCenter Server 5.1 to vCenter Server 5.5 is considered a minor upgrade and hence no separate license key is required. The existing vCenter Server 5 license key can be used to license vCenter Server 5.5.

You may follow the below link for a better understanding on licensing vCenter Server 5.x :

http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2014295

Also for a better understanding on upgrading license keys in the My VMware Portal, the below link can be followed :

http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2006974