My ESX details:
VM Cluster
-esx1 (ESX 3.5)
-esx2 (ESX 3.5)
-vCenter 2.5
I had upgraded vCenter 2.5 to vCenter 4 recently, during the upgrade I didn't enter the license key.
After upgrade successfully, I also added my free downloaded ESXi into vCenter
VM Cluster
-esx1 (ESX 3.5)
-esx2 (ESX 3.5)
-esxi1 (ESXi 4.0)
-vCenter 4
Afterwards, when I tired to enter the vCenter license key into vCenter, it showed the message (Please refer attachment ) which disallow me to continue.
I was wondering do I need to get more license for ESXi or I need to upgrade the others ESX server to version 4??
Many Thanks
Free version of ESXi 4.0 require a licensed feature to be joined to a vCenter Server.
See also:
Andre
I see.
As mentioned:
ESXi 4.0 free can not be connected to a vCenter Center (it required a VC agent license)
Which license should I need to get? Can I just purchase a VC agent license? or need to but a bundle suite like "essential"? ()
Or "Standard" license? (Because I am using vCenter Server Standard)
Thanks
Can I just purchase a VC agent license?
Yes, but I don not the right SKU.
Ask to your reseller.
Also OEM vendor's licensed ESXi could work fine (and the price is very low in those cases).
PS: remember that you need that vCenter can manage more hosts... if you have vCenter Server Foundation you can manage max 3 nodes!
Andre
It depends on what functions you want functions you want to use.
Look here:
http://www.vmware.com/products/vsphere/buy/editions_comparison.html
MCP, VCP
Yup.
I am using vCenter Server Standard Edition, so, so I need purchase a VMware vSphere Standard Edition in order to be managed by vCenter?
Thanks