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3 If you select a custom time period, select the start and end dates, and click Recalculate.
The Report Summary shows the license usage for each product as a percentage of the license capacity for the
product over the selected period.
View License Usage Details for a Single Product
You can view details about the license usage and capacity of a certain product. You can lter the license
usage data by time period.
Prerequisites
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To view and generate license usage reports for the products in vSphere 6.0, you must have the
Global.Licenses privilege on the vCenter Server system, where the vSphere Web Client runs.
Procedure
1 In the vSphere Web Client, select Administration, and under Licensing select Reports.
2 From the Time period drop-down menu, select a precongured or a custom time period for which you
want to generate license usage data.
3 If you select a custom time period, specify the start and end dates, and click Recalculate.
4 Select a product from the Report Summary pane.
Details about the license usage for the selected product appear. The Usage Breakdown table lists all the
licenses for the product that are assigned to assets in the selected period. The table can list licenses that are
not used currently but were assigned to assets in the selected period.
The License Service collects license usage snapshots every day. The license usage on the Usage Breakdown
table is an aggregated value from the raw data in the license usage snapshots that are collected within the
selected time period.
Export a License Usage Report
You can export a report for the license usage of products for a certain time period. The report is exported in
a CSV le that you can later open with third-party applications.
I A tamper-detection feature in the License Service protects the license usage information. If the
licensing data in the License Service database has been edited, you cannot export a license usage report.
Prerequisites
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To export license usage reports, you must have the Global.Licenses privilege on the vCenter Server
system, where the vSphere Web Client runs.
Procedure
1 In the vSphere Web Client, select Administration, and under Licensing select Reports.
2 Click Export Licensing Usage Report.
The Export Licensing Usage Report window appears.
3 Select a precongured or a custom time period for the license usage report from the Time period drop-
down menu.
4 Click Generate CSV report.
The operation takes a few seconds.
5 Click Save.
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