I know I read this somewhere but can't remember where.
It'll be 14 days.
http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/whatsnew.html
During periods of license server unavailability, VirtualCenter and ESX Servers using served licenses will be unaffected by relying on cached licensing configurations for the duration of a 14-day grace-period even across reboots.
It'll be 14 days.
http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/whatsnew.html
During periods of license server unavailability, VirtualCenter and ESX Servers using served licenses will be unaffected by relying on cached licensing configurations for the duration of a 14-day grace-period even across reboots.
Excellent. Thank you.
Point of clarification: ESX can run without VC indefinately (that is, you do not need VC to run ESX). It cannot run, if based on server-based licenses, for more than 14 days.