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tlazaroff
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vSphere 8 Remote Office Branch Office license question

Hello, we currently use vsphere 6.7 and we reached out to a vendor to get more licenses and received vsphere 8 license pack rather than 6.7 - which is not being accepted in the console. I'm assuming they are not interchangable (the licenses). 


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a_p_
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New licenses are usually provided for the latest version. However, you should be able to downgrade the licenses in your Customer Connect portal, and later - once you are ready for the new version - upgrade them again.

André

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tlazaroff
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Ah awesome. I was worried that it was the wrong license. Ok great to know 🙂   

Tino

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tlazaroff
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Hmm within our portal it seems it allows downgrade from 8 to 7 - but no option for 6.7.  If I read online, Vsphere 6.7 cannot manage 7 if I'm reading this right.  I wonder if i need to somehow reach support to downgrade to 6.7.

https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/2107538#:~:text=Older%20versions%20of%20vCenter%20Server,Server%206.....


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a_p_
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Once downgraded to v7, please check whether it then offers to downgrade to v6.

André

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