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Table of Contents
1. About Getting Started with vFabric Cloud Application Platform ....................................................................... 1
Intended Audience ......................................................................................................................... 1
2. Quick Start Guide .............................................................................................................................. 3
3. Introducing vFabric Cloud Application Platform 5.0 ..................................................................................... 9
vFabric Platform Application Services and Packages ................................................................................ 9
Simplified VM-Based Licensing Model .............................................................................................. 15
Integration with vSphere ................................................................................................................ 16
Engineered for Spring-Built Applications ............................................................................................ 16
4. vFabric Licensing ............................................................................................................................. 17
How Licensing Works with Standalone vFabric Components .................................................................... 17
How Licensing Works with vFabric Standard and vFabric Advanced ........................................................... 17
Using the vFabric License Check Tool ............................................................................................... 17
License Usage Reporting ............................................................................................................... 20
5. Installing vFabric Platform .................................................................................................................. 21
vSphere, JVM, and Operating System Support ...................................................................................... 21
Install vFabric License Server on Your vCenter Server ............................................................................ 21
Activate vFabric Platform Licenses ................................................................................................... 24
RHEL: Installing vFabric Components from the VMware YUM Repository ................................................... 25
Windows/Linux: Example Walkthrough of Installing Component from Download Page ..................................... 39
Monitor vFabric License Usage ........................................................................................................ 40
Upgrade vFabric License Server ....................................................................................................... 42
Uninstall vFabric License Server from vCenter Server ............................................................................ 43
RHEL: Upgrade vFabric Components From the VMware YUM Repository ................................................... 43