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faxfan2002
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‎05-05-2019 06:53 AM

"Free" ESXI license expired?

Hi,

I've been running ESXi Hypervisior for sometime now in a home lab. I've recently reinstalled onto larger storage (same physical machine), imported my OVF's from the previous storage. But when I try and start them I get "Failed to power on virtual machine xxx. License key has expired".

When I log into myvmare I can't seem to locate how to get the free license back - any ideas?

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IRIX201110141
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‎05-05-2019 08:39 AM

As always... the "free" vSphere Hypervisor license never expired... just grab the key during the download and hold it forever.

What expired is the Trial/Eval mode after 60 days. So its pretty likely that you haven re-enter your "free" key after you have re-installed your ESXi.

Regards

Joerg

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a_p_
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‎05-05-2019 09:14 AM

When I log into myvmare I can't seem to locate how to get the free license back - any ideas?

You can find the free Hypervisor license key when you log in to the site, on which you've registered for it, e.g. https://www.vmware.com/go/get-free-esxi

André

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