Creating Subscriptions

Through the VMware Cloud Console, you can create subscriptions for a variety of services.

Create a VMware Cloud Foundation Subscription

The VMware Cloud Foundation term commitment is a subscription bundle which includes subscriptions for VMware Cloud Foundation, Tanzu Standard, and vRealize Cloud. This term commitment does not include Network Insight Cloud, which is available separately.

Prerequisites

You must have funds associated with your VMware Cloud services account that you can use to pay for the subscription.

Procedure

1. Log in to the VMware Cloud Console at https://vmc.vmware.com.
2. Click Subscriptions ().
3. Click Create Term Commitment and select VMware Cloud Foundation.

   Option	Description
   VMware Cloud on AWS	Select Host Capacity to select a term commitment based on purchasing hosts for provisioning of SDDCs. Select the region in which the subscription applies. Select the host type. Select the number of hosts you want as part of the subscription. The total number of subscribed hosts cannot be more than the maximum allowed for your organization. Select Site Recovery to select a term commitment based on protecting a specified number of on-prem workloads. Select the region in which the subscription applies. Specify the number of VMs to protect under this subscription.
   VMware Cloud Foundation	Enter the number of CPUs for which you want to purchase the term commitment. The VMware Cloud Foundation term commitment is a subscription bundle which includes subscriptions for VMware Cloud Foundation, Tanzu Standard, and vRealize Cloud. This term commitment does not include Network Insight Cloud, which is available separately.

4. Enter the number of CPUs for which you want to purchase the term commitment.
5. Click NEXT to choose subscription terms.
6. Select whether you want the flexibility to change your subscription.
   Choosing flexibility gives you the option to exchange your term commitment for another full term commitment at a future date. You can exchange a flexible VMware Cloud Foundation term commitment for a VMware Cloud on AWS or VMware Cloud on Dell EMC term commitment. Pricing for this option includes a flexibility surcharge. To exchange your subscription, contact customer success or support.
7. Select a payment term and click NEXT.

   Option	Description
   On-Demand	Select this option to have your usage charged on an hourly basis based on consumption.
   1 Year	Select a 1 year subscription term. For VMware Cloud Foundation, only the upfront payment is available.

8. Choose whether to upgrade existing on-premises product licenses and SnS support contracts to receive financial consideration on your term commitment.

   Option	Description
   Upgrade Licenses and Sns Contracts	You can upgrade existing vSphere, VSAN, and NSX licenses and SnS support contracts to receive financial consideration on your term commitment. Provide the name, contact email, and contact phone of the person who manage the licenses and SnS support contracts for the products you want to upgrade. Add any additional notes that you want to include. A VMware representative will contact this person to obtain more details and provide information about the next steps.
   No, Thank You	Do not upgrade existing licenses.

9. Review the summary and click PLACE ORDER.

Results

You receive a notification email indicating that your subscription order has been received. After the order has been processed, you receive a second email notification letting you know either that your subscription is active, or that the subscription process failed. If the subscription failed, contact VMware support for assistance.

What to do next

Log in to Customer Connect to download your license keys for VMware Cloud Foundation.

Create GCVE Subscription

You can create a GCVE subscription to save money by committing in advance to a certain amount of capacity for a period of time.

Prerequisites

Ensure that you have connected your Google Cloud Platform account.

Procedure

1. Log in to the VMware Cloud Console at https://vmc.vmware.com.
2. Click Subscriptions ().
3. Click Create Term Commitment and select Google Cloud VMware Engine.
4. Review the information for your linked Google Cloud Platform account, and click Next to proceed or Connect a Different Account to connect another account.
5. Select the Region and Number of Nodes you want the subscription to apply to, and click Next.
   3 nodes is the minimum number of nodes you can select.
6. Select a payment term and click Next.

   Option	Description
   1 Year	Select a 1 year subscription term with one of the following options: Select Monthly Installments to pay for the term in monthly installments. You will be charged the monthly fee regardless of host usage. Select Pay In Full to pay for the entire term in a single payment upfront.
   3 Year	Select a 3 year subscription term with one of the following options: Select Monthly Installments to pay for the term in monthly installments. You will be charged the monthly fee regardless of host usage. Select Pay In Full to pay for the entire term in a single payment upfront.

7. Review and complete your order.
   1. Select the checkboxes to indicate that you understand and agree to the terms and conditions.
   2. Click Place Order

Results

You receive a notification email indicating that your subscription order has been received. After the order has been processed, you receive a second email notification letting you know either that your subscription is active, or that the subscription process failed. If the subscription failed, contact VMware support for assistance.

What to do next

See the Google Cloud VMware Engine documentation to access your Google Cloud VMware Engine account.

Create an AVS Subscription

Create an AVS subscription to pay for your AVS resources through your VMware account.

Prerequisites

• Ensure that you have connected your Azure Cloud account as described in Purchase Azure VMware Solution Through VMware.
• Request quota from the Azure portal as described in https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/request-host-quota-azure-vmware-solution.
• From the Azure portal, purchase a reserved instance for Azure VMware Solution: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/reserved-instance#buy-a-reservation. Note that although you purchase a reserved instance from the Microsoft Azure portal, you are billed only by VMware and not by Microsoft for the usage of resources in your connected Azure account.

Procedure

1. Log in to the VMware Cloud Console at https://vmc.vmware.com.
2. Click Subscriptions ().
3. Click Create Term Commitment and select Azure VMware Solution.
4. Enter the Azure Subscription ID and the Azure VMware Solution RI ID, and click Next.
5. Specify the number of hosts you want as part of this subscription, and click Next.

   Option	Description
   Option	Description
   Data Center	The Azure region that you selected when you created your reserved instance.
   Host Type	The host type that you want to include in your AVS SDDC.
   Number of Hosts	Number of hosts you selected when you created your reserved instance.

   The region, host type, and number of hosts must match what you selected when you purchased your Azure reserved instance.
6. Select a payment term and click Next.

   Option	Description
   1 Year	Select a 1 year subscription term with one of the following options: Select Monthly Installments to pay for the term in monthly installments. You will be charged the monthly fee regardless of host usage. Select Pay In Full to pay for the entire term in a single payment upfront.
   3 Year	Select a 3 year subscription term with one of the following options: Select Monthly Installments to pay for the term in monthly installments. You will be charged the monthly fee regardless of host usage. Select Pay In Full to pay for the entire term in a single payment upfront.

7. Review and complete your order.
   1. Select the checkboxes to indicate that you understand and agree to the terms and conditions.
   2. Click Place Order

Results

You receive a notification email indicating that your subscription order has been received. After the order has been processed, you receive a second email notification letting you know either that your subscription is active, or that the subscription process failed. If the subscription failed, contact VMware support for assistance.

What to do next

See the Azure VMware Solution Documentation for more information on AVS.

Exchange a Subscription

If you purchased a flexible subscription, you can exchange that subscription to change the number or type of hosts, region, and term.

Procedure

1. Log in to the VMware Cloud Console at https://vmc.vmware.com.
2. Click the Subscriptions tab.
3. Select Actions > Exchange Subscriptions.
4. Click the link to download the Microsoft Excel file and fill out your subscription information.
5. Click Open a Support Ticket to open a support ticket and attach the spreadsheet you filled out.

Results

After the support ticket is processed, your original subscription will be canceled and your new subscription activated. Note that the subscription exchange impacts your financial commitment only and will not affect currently running workloads. You might be subject to on-demand charges if your new subscription does not cover your current workloads.