Can we combine License file to use with one single License server?

[pwcnash]

Hi,

In my company, there are two departments and each of us hold the license file seperately for our VI. Now We are planning to manage all the ESX servers in the enterprise using one single VC server. I know that the license files are just text files. But will it work if I copy and paste the contents in one .LIC file?

Thanks in advance.

-Nash

[weinstein5]

There is a way to do that but I would just contact VMware to have them generate a new LIC file for you -

[Troy_Clavell]

....you might want to check out this link as well, but as weinstein5 said, it's really easy for VMware to do this, they have done if for us a few times.

[Texiwill · Accepted solution]

Hello,

You can also place the license files within the same directory and the license server should see all of them.

Best regards,

Edward L. Haletky

VMware Communities User Moderator

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CIO Virtualization Blog: http://www.cio.com/blog/index/topic/168354

As well as the Virtualization Wiki at http://www.astroarch.com/wiki/index.php/Virtualization

[pwcnash]

Thanks a lot. I thought I had specified the license file to use in the License server configuration. Upon verifying I found that I had specified the directory where the license files are placed.

[Phil_White]

If the licenses are all based under the same account then you can log in to your VMWARE account, go to licensing and then you can merge all of your license files in to one file. Much easier than managing two or more licenses :smileygrin: