VMware Aria Operations License Keys

To activate VMware Aria Operations monitoring , you add licenses at installation or later. You track licenses so that you know what VMware Aria Operations can monitor and when your licenses expire. The product works in evaluation mode until a new valid license key is installed. After you log in to the user interface of VMware Aria Operations, if you see that you are using an evaluation license, consider applying for a new license before the end of the evaluation period.

Before you begin, ensure you either have a VMware Aria Operations license key or a vCenter Server cloud account with vSphere 8 Enterprise Plus for vSphere Foundation or vSphere 8 Enterprise Plus for VCF licenses.

Note: Starting VMware Aria Operations 8.16, license consumption for VMware Aria Operations is not required for entitled setups, the consumption is tracked against your vCenter. For more information, see About VMware Aria Operations Licenses.

How License Keys Work

License keys activate the solution or product and are available in varying levels. Higher levels typically allow VMware Aria Operations to monitor more objects.

Where You Find the License Keys

1. From the left menu, click Administration, and then click the Licensing tile.
2. Click the License Keys tab.

License Key Options

The options include toolbar and data grid options.

Click Add or click the Hortizontal Ellipses to refresh or remove license keys.

Table 1. License Key Toolbar Options

Option	Description
Add	Select a solution or product, and then enter and validate a license key for it.
Delete	Remove a license key.
Refresh License Usage	Update license usage details.

Use the data grid options to view item details.

Table 2. License Key Data Grid Options

Option	Description
Product or Solution	Name of the product or solution associated with the key.
License Type	Level of the license. To view the license edition, click the icon, and then click About. The About VMware Aria Operations dialog box opens. You can view the version no and the license edition that is in use.
License Capacity	Number of objects that the license allows the product to monitor.
License Usage	Number of monitored objects that count against the capacity. If you have an unlimited capacity, this number is zero (0).
Status	Indicates whether the license is valid.
Expiry	Date and time when the license expires.
License Information (below)	Details for the selected license key.
Overview	Solution or product, expiration, capacity, type, and use of the selected license key.
Associated License Groups	License groups that this key is a member of, and the number of objects in the groups.