VMware vCenter ADM 6.1 Licensing Information
 

You will find your license keys in My VMware under Accounts - Licenses. The keys that activate the product are tied to vCenter Application Discovery Manager – Servers. The vCenter Application Discovery Manager Instance license keys are for your reference only and reflect your product license compliance.

Within the licensing portal, license keys are visible to users that are designated to an authorized role on a support and subscription contract. Contract roles include Primary License Administrator PLA, Secondary License Administrator SLA and Support Administrator SA, and each role grants a specific level of access within the portal

For new implementations, the admin user is automatically taken to the license section for entering the license key. Likewise, if an existing customer upgrades to ADM 6.1, the admin user is taken first to the licensing section to enter the license key. This license section is located under MANAGE then SYSTEM then LICENSING which is where they are prompted to enter the license key.

Yes. For customers who have purchased the product, these license keys are perpetual -no expiration date.  

Yes. Each license key is automatically generated when an order is placed and includes the number of managed servers purchased. When the license key is entered into the product, it activates all the product' s functionality and at the same time records the number managed servers you have licensed.

ADM will block the viewing of discovery information if the license key ( Serial # ) does not exist, has expired (for evaluations only) or is invalid.

ADM does not disable discovery of additional servers, nor does it prevent you for accessing the product if the maximum number of licensed managed servers is exceeded. The product will however display a message informing you have exceeded the maximum of managed servers allotted under your ADM contract. You should contact your VMware Sales Representative to purchase additional licenses to be in license compliance.  

If you see any discrepancies or have questions, please contact our Licensing Support team via Web or telephone so we may update your records.

Verify that you are using the vCenter Application Discovery Manager – Servers key and not the vCenter Application Discovery Manager Instance key.

Verify that you are inserting the key into the correct place in the product. You enter your license key in the product under MANAGE then SYSTEM then LICENSING.

No, if your Support and Subscription (SnS) contract is current as of 19 August 2010, no action is required on your part. Your keys are already available in the VMware Licensing portal.

No. You will retain licenses for both versions but must not deploy licenses in excess of your entitlement.  

ADM 6.1 adds a very attractive option to expand deployments with new VM collectors and not have to invest additional funds in physical appliance collectors. You can download and implement as many VM Collectors needed to completely span your data centers and remote sites without having to worry about the budget to buy physical appliances.

Yes. You can continue to update your physical deployments with version 6.1. You will need to select the “Physical Appliance” update in the Download portal. You can also expand your current physical appliance deployments with additional virtual VM collectors when expanding discovery coverage in your data centers. ADM VM components are inter-compatible with existing ADM physical appliance deployments.

No. The only version that will be available after 19 August 2010 will be the VM version (version 6.1). No more hardware shipments will occur.

Yes. ADM VM collectors can be used with a physical appliance aggregator if and only if they are running the same code version (e.g. ADM 6.1).

Yes. With ADM 6.1, current physical appliance deployments will work and are compatible with VM deployments. Physical deployments can be extended by adding new VM Collectors that can link and report into the physical aggregator. You can set up as may VM collectors as needed across the data centers so as to ensure adequate discovery coverage and value with ADM.

Your hardware maintenance contract is still maintained by Dell EMC. You must work with Dell EMC directly regarding renewing or canceling your contract.