vSphere provides a centralized license management and reporting system that you can use to manage licenses for ESXi hosts, vCenter Server systems, vSAN clusters, and solutions. Solutions are products that integrate with vSphere such as VMware Site Recovery Manager, vCloud Networking and Security, vRealize Operations Manager, and others.
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Licensing Terminology and Definitions The License Service in vSphere 6.7 6.7 , the License Service is part of the Platform Services Controller . The License Service delivers centralized license management and reporting functionality to vSphere and to products that integrate with vSphere. Licensing for Environments with vCenter Server Systems 6.0 and Later, and 5.5 vCenter Server 6.0 or later, and 5.5 systems, consider the differences in the license management and reporting between vSphere 6.0 and later, and vSphere 5.5. Licensing for Products in vSphere ESXi hosts, vCenter Server , and vSAN clusters are licensed differently. To apply their licensing models correctly, you must understand how the associated assets consume license capacity. You must also understand how the evaluation period for each product works, what happens when a product license expires, and so on. Suite Licensing Managing Licenses vSphere Client and the vSphere Web Client to license multiple assets at a time from a central place. Assets are vCenter Server systems, hosts, vSAN clusters, and solutions. Viewing Licensing Information vSphere Client or the vSphere Web Client . You can view the licenses that are available in vSphere, current license assignments and usage, available license capacity, licensed features in use, and so on. Generating Reports for License Use in the vSphere Web Client vCenter Server systems, vSAN clusters, and solutions. Synchronizing Licenses with Your Customer Connect Account vCenter Server Domain Repoint License Considerations
