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24 vFabric Platform
24 Installing vFabric Platform
Activate vFabric Platform Licenses
VMware offers VMware V8 production licenses for the vFabric Standard and vFabric Advanced platform packages. The license
is perpetual for a particular version and package of vFabric Platform. A vFabric Platform production license applies to virtual
machines only.
Prerequisites
• Install vSphere 5 and set up vCenter. See the VMware vSphere product documentation.
• Install vFabric license server on your vCenter Server.
• Decide how many vFabric Platform license units you need, purchase them, and then get your license key from the VMware
license portal. See How Licensing Works with vFabric Standard and Advanced.
Procedure
1. Start vSphere Client 5 and log in to the vCenter Server in which you installed vFabric License Server.
2. Select Home > Administration > Licensing to invoke the vCenter Licensing page, then click the Manage vSphere
Licenses link in the top-right corner, as shown in the screenshot.
3. Enter one or more license keys in the text window to the right, one license key per line. Enter an optional label.
4. Click the Add License Keys button. The license key shows up in the review window.
5. Repeat the preceding steps to add any additional license keys.
6. Click Next and follow the prompts until you get to the Confirm Changes window, verify changes, then click Finish.