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Chapter 5 Licensing VirtualCenter and ESX Server
Licensekey–Containsencryptedlicensekeys,oneforeachfeaturetowhichyouare
entitled.Table 5‐1liststheavailablelicensekeys.
Centralizedfilesandsingle‐hostfilesaredifferentiatedbytwofeatures:
Single‐hostlicensefilescontainnolicensetypesection.Centralizedfilescontaina
licensetypesectionasthefileheader.
Single‐hostlicensefilescontainthestring‘licenseType=Host’aspartofeach
licensekeyblockinthefile.Centralizedlicensefilescontainthestring
‘licenseType=Server’aspartofeachlicensekeyblockinthefile,asshowninthe
examplesbelow.
Example 5‐1showsatypicalsingle‐hostlicense
key.
Table 5-1. License Keys
Feature Name License File Key License Type Available
ESX ServerFoundationedition PROD_ESX_STARTER Centralizedorsingle‐host
ESX ServerStandardedition
ESX ServerEnterpriseedition
PROD_ESX_FULL Centralizedorsingle‐host
VMwareConsolidatedBackup ESX_FULL_BACKUP Centralizedorsingle‐host
VirtualCenter ServerFoundation PROD_VC_EXPRESS Centralizedonly
VirtualCenter Server PROD_VC Centralizedonly
VirtualCenterManagementAgent VC_ESXHOST Centralizedonly
VMwareServerVMotion
VMwareStorageVMotion
VC_VMOTION Centralizedonly
VMwareDRS
VMwareDPM
VC_DRS Centralizedonly
VMware HA VC_DAS Centralizedonly
Example 5-1. Single-Host License Key
INCREMENT PROD_ESX_FULL VMWARELM 2005.05 31-dec-2008 uncounted \
VENDOR_STRING="licenseType=Host;vmodl=esxFull;desc=ESX Server \
Enterprise;capacityType=cpuPackage;gp=14;exclude=BACKUP;count=8" \
HOSTID=ANY ISSUED=06-AUG-2007 \
NOTICE="FulfillmentId=777;Name=VMware Internal" TS_OK \
SIGN="095A 14A7 ..."
