Change the Product License Key or License Modes in Horizon Console

If the current license on a system expires, or if you want to access VMware Horizon features that are currently unlicensed, you can use Horizon Console to change the product license key. Based on your VMware Horizon deployment, you can get either a perpetual license or a subscription license for VMware Horizon. You can use Horizon Console to change from the license mode from a subscription license to a perpetual license and vice versa for a pod.

You can add a license to VMware Horizon while VMware Horizon is running. You do not need to reboot the system, and access to desktops and applications is not interrupted.

Prerequisites

• For the successful operation of VMware Horizon and add-on features, obtain a valid product license key.
• To use a subscription license, verify that you enable VMware Horizon for a subscription license. See, "Enabling VMware Horizon for Subscription Licenses and Horizon Control Plane Services" in the Horizon Installation document. The Licensing panel displays information about the subscription license for the Horizon pod.

Procedure

1. In Horizon Console, select Settings > Product Licensing and Usage.
   The first and last five characters of the current license key are displayed in the Licensing panel.
2. To edit the license key, click Edit License, Enter the license serial number and click OK.
   The Licensing Settings panel shows the updated licensing information.
3. (Optional) To change from a subscription license to a perpetual license for a Horizon pod, click Use Perpetual License and click OK.
   The Licensing Settings panel shows the updated licensing information.
4. (Optional) To change from a perpetual license to a subscription license for a Horizon pod, click Use Subscription License and click OK. The VMware Horizon Cloud Service administrator can then enable the Horizon pod for a subscription license.
   The Licensing Settings panel shows the updated licensing information.
5. Verify the license expiration date.
6. Verify that the component licenses are enabled or disabled, based on the edition of VMware Horizon that your product license entitles you to use.

   Not all features and capabilities of VMware Horizon are available in all license editions. For a comparison of feature sets in each edition, see http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/products/horizon-view/VMware-Horizon-View-Pricing-Licensing-FAQ.pdf.

7. Verify that the licensing usage model matches the model that is used in your product license.
   Usage is counted by the number of named users or concurrent users, depending on the edition and usage agreement for your product license.