Hi,
I downloaded just now a ESXi ISO, burned it on CD and installed it on an server.
At my Notebook I installed a VSphere Client.
After connection to the server I saw an entry with only 60 days valid.
In my profile/Login from vmware, i see a license. But where can I put this in?
Any help is welcome
Best regards,
Heinz
In the VI client,
go to inventory, select the host, select config, under software you should see licensed features,
now in the middle you see ESX SERVER license type
select assign a new lic to the host, and enter the lic.
Hi
Welcome to the communities.
Here is details with image which will help you .
Follow he steps under "Licensing a standalone ESXi host" at http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2014295 to enter your license key.
André
Hi,
thank you all for this fast respones.
Only for my understanding. The ESXi and the VSphere Client (V5.1) are free?
Best Regards,
Heinz Krischeu
That's right. ESXi free (aka vSphere Hypervisor) is the same product used for vSphere it's just the licensing key that limits the functionality. Down the road you could upgrade to one of the Essentials packages with just the change of the serial key.
Only for my understanding. The ESXi and the VSphere Client (V5.1) are free?
Yes ESXi is the Free Edition and it has certain number of limitation like maxmim 32 GB RAM, read-only to API's etc..
If you want to use the advance feautre of vSphere like vMotion, HA, DRS etc.. you need to go for the PAID edition of ESXi and you need to have vCenter server license separately
vSphere Client is the Free Managemnet tool to access the ESXi host and vCenter server