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Does a powered off guest consume a ROBO license?
As the title says, I've been asked by a customer whether a powered-off guest consumes one of their 25 available licenses?
I cannot find a definitive answer so if anyone has an official document/article to back any answer up that would help tremendously.
Thanks.
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Hi,
The answer is:
The license key keeps track of how many powered on virtual machines you have based on the ROBO license key applied to each host.
please see the below document:
http://burdweiser.com/vmware-robo-license-usage/
There are three main licensing models for vSphere:
- Per CPU licensing that covers one CPU with up to 32 cores.
- Per virtual machine licensing.
- Subscription based licensing
Check the below document for "Per Virtual Machine Licensing Model for vSphere"
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Thanks but an external article from 8 years ago isn't authoritative enough in this case.
Nor does the second link answer the question in any way as far as I can see.
It is a very specific question about a very specific use case. Do powered down machines consume a ROBO license?
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Hi,
ROBO licensing is based on a per-virtual machine license model and as per definition of per virtual machine license, these are used for powered on vm.
I hope this clarifies your query.
Regards,
Sachchidanand
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License counts per deployed virtual machine regardless of the power state of the virtual machines. 25 means 25.
If you are unshure about the licensing terms&conditions you can always have it confirmed by the official vmware support.
Just open a non-technical support request. They will also provide the current EULAs for the product to you.
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Thanks but that's contradictory to what I was told by a vmware representative - powered VM's only. If a guest is off, it does NOT consume a license.