If upgrading from a VMware Cloud Foundation version prior to 5.0, you need to update your license keys to support vSAN 8.x and vSphere 8.x.

You first add the new component license key to SDDC Manager. This must be done once per license instance. You then apply the license key to the component on a per workload domain basis.

Prerequisites

You need a new license key for vSAN 8.x and vSphere 8.x. Prior to VMware Cloud Foundation 5.1.1, you must add and update the component license key for each upgraded component in the SDDC Manager UI as described below.

With VMware Cloud Foundation 5.1.1 and later, you can add a component license key as described below, or add a solution license key in the vSphere Client. See Managing vSphere Licenses for information about using a solution license key for VMware ESXi and vCenter Server. If you are using a solution license key, you must also add a VMware vSAN license key for vSAN clusters. See Configure License Settings for a vSAN Cluster.

Procedure

  1. Add a new component license key to the SDDC Manager inventory.
    1. In the navigation pane, click Administration > Licensing.
    2. On the Licensing page, click + License Key.
    3. Select a product from the drop-down menu.
    4. Enter the license key.
    5. Enter a description for the license key.
    6. Click Add.
    7. Repeat for each license key to be added.
  2. Update a license key for a workload domain component.
    1. In the navigation pane, click Inventory > Workload Domains.
    2. On the Workload Domains page, click the domain you are upgrading.
    3. On the Summary tab, expand the red error banner, and click Update Licenses.
    4. On the Update Licenses page, click Next.
    5. Select the products to update and click Next.
    6. For each product, select a new license key from the list, and select the entity to which the licensekey should be applied and click Next.
    7. On the Review pane, review each license key and click Submit.

      The new license keys will be applied to the workload domain. Monitor the task in the Tasks pane in SDDC Manager.