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is_nt_admins
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‎08-30-2007 11:28 AM
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Can Eval and Enterprise Centralized licenses be combined?

We currently have 12 processors in production running ESX 3.01 with a centralized license file. I downloaded an eval of 3.02 in order to test out some new (Dell 2950) hardware. Can I throw the Eval license text in with my production license in order to manage the eval server for the 30 days?

BTW - Anyone have experience with Dell running ESX?

Thanks!

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Texiwill
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‎08-30-2007 11:38 AM
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Hello,

Yes you can mix and match like that. However you may want to go to the Macrovision site and see how you can limit access to various licenses based on criteria, this way you can effectively keep your eval license from being used by production.

Best regards,

Edward

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Texiwill
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‎08-30-2007 11:38 AM
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Hello,

Yes you can mix and match like that. However you may want to go to the Macrovision site and see how you can limit access to various licenses based on criteria, this way you can effectively keep your eval license from being used by production.

Best regards,

Edward

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Edward L. Haletky
vExpert XIV: 2009-2023,
VMTN Community Moderator
vSphere Upgrade Saga: https://www.astroarch.com/blogs
GitHub Repo: https://github.com/Texiwill
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‎08-30-2007 01:56 PM
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Eval licenses work the same way as regular non-expiring licenses. The only catch is that once the eval license has expired, certain features will no longer work. VMs will continue to run, but once powered off they cannot be powered back on.