Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- VMware vSphere ESXi 6.5.x on Dell EMC PowerEdge Systems Installation Instructions and Important Information Guide
- Introduction
- Installing vSphere 6.5.x
- Download Dell EMC customized ESXi image
- Installing, enabling and disabling ESXi
- Overview of Dell NUMA Fault Resilient Memory
- Enabling Dell NUMA Fault Resilient Memory
- Overview of Dell Fault Resilient Memory
- Enabling Dell Fault Resilient Memory
- Installing ESXi on flash media
- Installing ESXi on the hard drive
- Installing ESXi on the BOSS-S1 device
- Enabling or disabling internal SD card
- Configuring one-time boot to ESXi
- Configuring boot sequence to ESXi
- VMware ESXi Secure boot support for Dell EMC PowerEdge Servers
- Downloading patches and updates for ESXi
- Creating vCenter Server installation media
- Installing vCenter Server
- Deploying vSphere 6.5.x
- Configuration back up and restore procedures
- Licensing information
- Troubleshooting ESXi
- Getting help
Licensing information
This section discusses the different modes of obtaining vSphere license for your Dell EMC PowerEdge servers.
NOTE: For more information about the different editions, see vmware.com.
Topics:
• License evaluation
• vSphere licensing
• License key administration
License evaluation
VMware enables a 60-day free evaluation period for all enterprise-level features of vSphere 6.5.x. At the end of the evaluation
period, your ESXi hypervisor may stop managing all virtual machines in the inventory. To continue managing the virtual
machines, upgrade the evaluation license to a Licensed version by purchasing the OEM licenses mentioned below:.
● vCenter Server Standard 1 year, 3 year & 5 year
● vSphere Essentials Plus for 1 year, 3 year & 5 year
● vSphere Standard 1 CPU for 1 year, 3 year & 5 year
● vSphere Enterprise Plus 1 CPU for 1 year, 3 year & 5 year
● vSphere Desktop for 100 VMs 1 year, 3 year & 5 year
● vSAN 1 CPU License for 1 year
● vSOM Enterprise Plus 1 CPU, 3 year & 5 year License
● vSOM Enterprise Plus Acceleration Kit for 6 CPUs, 3 year License
● vSAN License for 1CPU 3 year & 5 year
● Advanced vSAN License for 1CPU 3 year & 5 year
● vCenter Foundation 1 year, 3 year & 5 year
● vSphere Essentials 1 year, 3 year & 5 year
● vSphere Acceleration Kits - Standard 1 year, 3 year & 5 year
● vSphere Acceleration Kits Enterprise Plus 1 year, 3 year & 5 year
● VMware 6 Basic for 1 processor 1 year & 3 year
vSphere licensing
If you order any vSphere license (Essentials Plus, Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus, Virtual SAN, or vCenter Server) with
your server, the Partner Activation Code (PAC) is shipped to the customer through an e-mail registered at the time of placing
the order or the PAC kit is shipped to the customer along with the server. To use the software and receive the subscription
services, register, and exchange the Partner Activation Code (PAC) printed on the license certificate for a license key or license
activation code. The registration must be completed within 30 days from the date of product purchase. With registration of the
licensing or use of the ESXi hypervisor, you are agreeing to the VMware ESXi and/or VMware vCenter Server End User License
Agreement (EULA) posted at Vmware.com/download/eula/.
For information about product features and licensing methods, go to vmware.com.
License key administration
You can administer the license key by using vSphere Client to manage the licenses individually on the ESXi system. Alternatively,
you can use vCenter Server to manage the licenses centrally.
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