Inherited a ESXi 5.0 server -- where to start?

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Greetings, all. I have ESXi 5.0 running on a Dell PowerEdge T310 server and could use some help getting up to speed. I've been watching VMware Ed videos, reading a lot, and getting to know the vSphere Client and what it can do. Still, I could use some help with questions would welcome any suggestions.

We have just the one server with one host, 2 VMs (though only one is in use, our main Win2008R2 server). There is just one Datastore (Datastore1) which I guess is stored on the Dell's RAID6 array. I don't even know if we're using the free or paid version of ESXi (how do I find out?)

As you can see, I'm pretty much a vmWare newbie, though I've got 20+ years of IT experience, mostly in the Windows environment.

Thanks very much for any help or suggestions on how to best get started taking care of this vSphere setup!

[cykVM]

Hi,

to find out license state you can log on to the host with vSphere client and mark the host/IP -> configuration tab -> select "(Software section) Licensed features" [first option below Software]

The license typ is displayed on the right side.

If you have a paid license you may also check if an administrative MyVMWare account exists for the VMWare webpage(s) and probably doument the license key for the paid license.

cykVM

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Thanks, cykVM. It says:

ESX Server License Type

Product: VMware vSphere 5 Hypervisor Licensed for 1 physical CPUs (unlimited cores per CPU)

License Key: xxxxx.... etc.

Expires: Never

Product Features:

    Up to 32 GB of memory

    Up to 8-way virtual SMP

So if it's licensed does indicate whether it's a paid version or...?

Thanks for your help.

[cykVM]

No, that looks like the free license. A paid license would mention for example 'Enterprise' or 'Essential'.