License problem substituting esx host

[spiox]

Hi all,

I've a problem when I try to substitute an esx host.

We have a total of 20 licensed issued, 19 in use (9 esx hosts have 2 cpu, 1 esx host has 1 cpu).

To add a new esx host (I will call esx11), I had to disconnect and remove from VIC one host (I will call esx01).

The result is that esx11 is "unlicensed" and if I perform a "Status Enquiry" using License Server Tools (f.y.i. License Server is installed on Virtual Center), it still reports as licensed the host that I disconnected (esx01).

Any ideas?

Thank you all in advance.

Pio Massaro

[Troy_Clavell · Accepted solution]

just because you disconnect will not remove the license. You need to go into the ESX Host, under the configuration tab and licensed features. Edit your license source.

[spiox]

Hi Troy, thanks for the answer.

So, you mean that I have to set as unlicensed the "old" host and then I can remove it, is it?

[Troy_Clavell]

I would remove it from vCenter first, then edit the license source, it will release the remaining features back into your license pool.

[spiox]

It works, thanks a lot.

edited license source and set as evaluation mode;

restarted VMware License Server Service;

performed Status Enquiry on VMware License Server Tools and verified the old host license was removed;

removed fromVC.

Thanks again

Bye