Specifications

3 Select the type of license key to assign to this vCenter Server.
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Select Assign an existing license key to this vCenter Serverand select a license key from the Product
list.
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Select Assign a new license key to this vCenter Server, click Enter Key, and enter a vCenter Server
license key and an optional label for the key.
NOTE To enter ESX 4.0/ESXi 4.0 keys, select Home > Administration > Licensing.
4 (Optional) Enter the fully qualified domain name or the IP address of a license server and, optionally, a
port.
A license server is required if this vCenter Server system manages ESX 3.x/ESXi 3.5 hosts or if you have
additional vCenter modules that require a license server.
If you do not specify a port, the default port, 27000, is used.
For example, with the default license server port 27000 on a license server called license, your entry might
look like this:
[e-mail]
If you do not use the fully qualified domain name or the IP address of the license server, legacy hosts
might not be able to resolve the license server host name.
5 (Optional) Select Reconfigure ESX 3 hosts using license servers to use this server if you want each
ESX 3.x/ESXi 3.5 host that you add to the vCenter Server inventory to use the same license server as this
vCenter Server system.
The settings on the host are altered by vCenter Server only when the host is added or when the license
server used by vCenter Server is changed. If you leave this option unselected, you can either configure
another license server for the ESX 3.x/ESXi 3.5 hosts or configure the hosts to use host-based license files.
Configuring Statistics Settings
To set up how statistical data is recorded, you configure statistics intervals.
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Configure Statistics Intervals on page 35
Statistic intervals determine the frequency at which statistic queries occur, the length of time statistical
data is stored in the database, and the type of statistical data collected.
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Enable or Disable a Statistics Interval on page 36
Enabling a statistics interval increases the number of statistics stored in the vCenter Server database.
Disabling a statistics interval disables all subsequent intervals and decreases the number of statistics
stored in the vCenter Server database.
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Estimate the Effect of Statistics Collection on the Database on page 37
The impact of the statistics collection on your vCenter Server database is based on the current
vCenter Server and inventory size.
Configure Statistics Intervals
Statistic intervals determine the frequency at which statistic queries occur, the length of time statistical data is
stored in the database, and the type of statistical data collected.
Required privilege: Global.Settings
NOTE Not all interval attributes are configurable.
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