Like other vRealize Operations groups, you create a license group of objects as a way of gathering those objects for data collection. In this case, you are associating the objects with a product license.
How License Groups Work
License groups require that you select one or more keys that you already added for solution or product activation, and add objects as members to a custom group for those licenses. You might, for example, want to add objects into groups that are associated with a particular level of license key, and monitor or manage by level of key in order to control licensing costs.
Where You Find the License Groups
- From the left menu, click Administration, and then click the Licensing tile.
- Click the License Groups tab.
License Groups
- vCloud Suite
- Host CPU-based licenses applied to an object type "Host system" for a given set of clusters. When you apply a CPU license to a group containing Hosts, the VMs on the Hosts will still show "License is invalid" watermark.
- VM Licenses
- VM based licenses applied to an object type "Virtual Machine" for all other VMs except those on hosts licensed with vCloud Suite. When you apply a VM license key to Virtual Machines, the Hosts on which those VMs run will still show the "License is invalid" watermark.
However, in vRealize Operations you cannot mix core and standard license with any other advanced and enterprise licenses.
- Dynamic
- Use dynamic membership criteria, not static "Always include/exclude" lists to avoid manual maintenance of license groups.
License Group Options
The license group options include toolbar and data grid options.
Click Add or click the Vertical Ellipses to edit, or remove items.
Option | Description |
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Add | Launch a wizard to select licenses and objects, to create a new license group. You can also associate the license group with a monitoring policy. |
Edit | Launch a wizard to select licenses and objects, to change a license group. You can also associate the license group with a monitoring policy. |
Delete | Remove a license group. |
Use the data grid options to view item details.
Option | Description |
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License Group | Name of the license group |
Total Members | Number of objects in the license group |
Licensable Usage | Number of objects in the group that count against the license in order to monitor them. If you have a license for unlimited object monitoring, this number is zero (0). |
License Group Information (below) | Details for the selected license group |
Overview | Name, license serial number, and number of keys associated with the selected license group |
Members | List of objects associated with the selected license group |