I have licenses for VMware ESX vSphere 4 Advanced and VMware vCenter Server Standard. I've been working with ESX 4.1 in my lab for a few weeks and now want to check out ESXi. Does my ESX license entitle me to upgrade to ESXi? If so, do I simply download and install it and when it asks for the license, just enter the serial number I already have?
Does my ESX license entitle me to upgrade to ESXi?
yes, ESX and ESXi are the same hypervisor, so licensing applies to either or
If so, do I simply download and install it and when it asks for the license, just enter the serial number I already have?
That is correct.
Hello.
Yes, the licenses are the same. You will have no issues with this approach.
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Thanks. I tried to click on "Helpful Answer" and "Correct Answer" to give you guys points but nothing happened. I tried this with both Firefox and IE. What's the trick?
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Thanks. I tried to click on "Helpful Answer" and "Correct Answer" to give you guys points but nothing happened. I tried this with both Firefox and IE. What's the trick?
The points system is broken, as of now, and is a known issue.
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