You see the license usage count and also view its details by clicking the individual link on each entity count on the License and Usage page. The page also allows you to add and change the license type. vRealize Network Insight supports the addition of multiple licenses.

Add License

To add a license:
  1. On the License and Usage page, click Add License.
  2. Provide the license key for the New License Key field.
  3. Click Validate.

    You see the type of license, socket or core count available with the license, and the expiry details.

  4. Click Activate.
  5. You can see the list of licenses in the page.
  6. You can also delete the license by clicking the delete icon next to the Expiration column. If the license belongs to an Enterprise edition and if it is the last remaining Enterprise edition in the system, then ensure that you have deleted the AWS account before you delete the Enterprise license.

Change License

In the event of expiry of evaluation license, when you log in to the product, a message appears stating that the license has expired and that you need to renew your license. Use the following steps to change a license.

To change a license:
  1. Click the link contained in the Expiry message to go to the Change License page. Alternatively, in Settings, click License and Usage, and then click Change License.
  2. In the Change License page, in New License Key, enter the new license key you received from VMware.
  3. Click Validate.
  4. Click Activate.
Note: Upon the expiry of the Evaluation license, the data providers are disabled and they stop collecting data. After renewing the license, the data providers must be enabled again from the UI to start data collection.