Please answer the question first.
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Do you have your license key(s)?
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Have you installed your software?
There are two options to find your license key(s)
Option 1: Email
An order confirmation and license key email will have been delivered to the person on the account.
Once you locate your license key email, you need to "Copy & Paste" them into the product.
Option 2: License Portal
Login to the License Portal.
Under License Keys tab, expand the plus sign [+] next to the desired product.
Once you see the license key(s), "Copy & Paste" them into the product.
If no keys were found in either the email or License Portal, you may not have the licenses associated with your account. If you find this an error, please contact VMware Support
Here are the steps to assign your license key(s)
Step 1: Assign license key(s) to vCenter Servers
1. Right‐click the vCenter Server name in the Asset column and select "Change license key…"
2. Next, a dialog box appears, presenting all available license keys matching the type of asset, select “Assign a new license key to this vCenter Server” and hit the “Enter Key…” button.
3. Copy the vCenter Server 4 Standard license key received in email (or from the License Portal) and paste it into the New license key field. The label field can be used to track PO numbers or any other relevant data
4. After hitting "OK" twice, the vCenter Server is now licensed as a vCenter Server 4 Standard.
Step 2: Assign license key(s) to first vSphere host
1. To insert the vSphere 4 Enterprise license key from the licensing email (and the license portal) start by right‐clicking the host name and selecting "Change license key…"
2. An optional label can be added to this key:
3. To assign additional keys, repeat the process outlined in Step 2
Step 3: Activation is Complete
The vCenter Server and vSphere hosts are now fully activated and ready for use!
After all hosts have been assigned the same vSphere 4 Enterprise license key. The "by Product" view (default) shows this data rolled up for all license types added to the vCenter Server:
Additional Resources
vSphere 4 Administration Documentation
vSphere/vCenter Licensing FAQ
vSphere Upgrade Center
vSphere Support Center- Please complete the software installation process. Follow the installation guidelines below for your particular product:
ESX 4 and vCenter Server 4
ESXi 4 Installable and vCenter Server 4
ESXi 4 Embedded and vCenter Server 4
After installing your software, please click the "PREVIOUS" button below, then click "Yes" to that question to learn how to assign your license key(s). Here are the steps on assigning your license key(s)
Step 1: Open the VMware vSphere 4 client
To assign any license key(s) to vSphere 4:
1. Enter "New vSphere License Keys"
2. Enter "Optional label for new license keys"
3. Click the "Add License Keys" button (Repeat steps 1 - 3 to add additional license keys)
4. Click "Next"
5. Select the asset(s) you wish to license
6. Select the license for the selected asset(s)
7. Click "Next"
8. Optionally, You can remove un-used license key(s)
9. Regardless of whether you removed license key(s) or not, click "Next" to continue
10. Review the changes you have made
11. Confirm your changes
12. Click "Finish" to apply your changes
