Upgrading/Changing License File

[Khue]

We have just recently acquired an additional license for VMware. We were provided a new concatonated lic file that includes all 11 of our authorized products. We are currently using vCenter 3.5u3 along with the license management server. I would like to replace our old 10 product authorization lic with our new 11 authorized product VMware license but I am having difficulty finding the how to. If someone could point me in the right direction or provide a brief explanation I would appreciate it.

Thanks!

[Troy_Clavell · Accepted solution]

i'm assuming your license server is running on your vCenter Server. Log in, navigate to the VMware License Server link under the start menu. Launch The Vmware License Server Tools. Go to the Config Services Tab, and make a note of the "Path to the license file". This is where you want to place you new .lic. I usually rename the other to .old, copy in the new, save service.

You can also go to the Start/Stop/Reread and click on the ReRead License File.

and finally, you could also restart your license server service once the new file has been uploaded.

[Khue]

Oh excellent. It seems quite easy. Is there any risk involved in the process you outlined? This doesn't run the risk of knocking a Host offline does it?

[Troy_Clavell]

There is always some risk in anything you do, but this is a safe procedure. After all, you have a fully functional enviornment for 14 days if anything happpens to you license server.

Just log into your vCenter Server, go to the Administration button and Licenses Tab, you will see the new information updated. Sometimes vCenter doesn't catch it right away, but you could restart your vCenter Server service and note the change pretty quickly.