VMware Aria Operations for Networks supports multiple types of license keys. Its features are available for use based on these license types.
For more information about the features available with each license key, see Comparing Feature Based on License Edition.
VMware Aria Operations for Networks 6.0 is a major version that requires new license keys. After upgrading to 6.0, all license keys, except the NSX Enterprise Plus will cease to work. You can obtain the new license keys from the
MyVMware portal. For more information, see the
VMware Knowledge Base Article: 80358.
Note:
- If you do not add the new license key during the upgrade, you get a grace period of seven days. You see a warning message to add the new key on each UI page of the upgraded setup.
- The warning message with the grace period will continue to display even if you have replaced an older Advanced license key with the new Enterprise key. To deactivate this warning message, remove the Advanced license manually.
Advanced License
The Advanced license is a basic license type which supports a limited number features and addition of a few data sources.
Enterprise License
The Enterprise license supports a complete set of VMware Aria Operations for Networks features and supported data sources.
Note: To add
VMware SD-WAN, you need to use a separate
VMware Aria Operations for Networks add-on for
VMware SD-WAN license based on the number of SD-WAN edges. For more information about
VMware SD-WAN license, see
SD-WAN License.
For information about how the license usage is calculated for Enterprise and Advanced licenses, see License Usage Calculation.
Universal License
The Universal license is a flexible license type designed to accelerate cloud adoption by enabling you to deploy the solution as a SaaS or start on-premises and then move to SaaS interchangeably without repurchasing for a consistent hybrid and multi-cloud management experience.
Note: In
VMware Aria Operations for Networks, you cannot use the Enterprise license, the Advanced license, or the
VMware SD-WAN add-on license with a platform licensed with Universal.
SD-WAN License
The SD-WAN license is a unique license type designed to add
VMware SD-WAN as a data source and view your
VMware SD-WAN deployment information in
VMware Aria Operations for Networks. To support edges of different bandwidths, you can add multiple
VMware SD-WAN license keys.
Note:
- With the VMware SD-WAN license, you can also add VMware vCenter without IPFIX, switches, routers, and Infoblox.
- You can add the VMware SD-WAN license as a standalone license, or you can use it with an Enterprise license. But you cannot use the VMware SD-WAN license with an Advanced license.
