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illvisionz
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Nested ESXI 5.1 license

Hello

I have a short question.

When i use a nested esxi 5.1 on a esxi 5.1 would i need a second license or is the second esxi automatic licesend because i have licensend the cpu ?

I hope of an answer.

Have a nice day.

Andre

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Each instance of ESXi needs a license. However, assuming the virtual ESXi hosts are used as a lab/test environment, you can run vSphere in evaluation mode for 60 days without a license key.

André

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