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1. About Getting Started with vFabric Suite .................................................................................................. 1
Intended Audience ......................................................................................................................... 1
2. Quick Start Guide .............................................................................................................................. 3
3. Overview of vFabric Suite 5.1 ............................................................................................................... 7
vFabric Suite Editions and Components ............................................................................................... 7
vFabric Administration Server for Easier Component Management ............................................................. 16
Simplified VM-Based Licensing Model .............................................................................................. 16
vFabric Suite Product Integration and vSphere Integration ........................................................................ 16
Engineered for Spring-Built Applications ............................................................................................ 17
4. vFabric Licensing ............................................................................................................................. 19
How Licensing Works with Standalone vFabric Components .................................................................... 19
How Licensing Works with vFabric Suite Standard and vFabric Suite Advanced ............................................. 19
Check the Validity of an Existing License Key ..................................................................................... 19
License Usage Reporting ............................................................................................................... 21
5. Installing vFabric Suite ...................................................................................................................... 23
Install vFabric License Server on Your vCenter Server ............................................................................ 23
Activate vFabric Suite Licenses ....................................................................................................... 27
RHEL: Example Walkthrough of Installing Component From the VMware RPM Repository ............................... 28
Windows/Linux: Example Walkthrough of Installing Component from Download Page ..................................... 31
Upgrade vFabric License Server ....................................................................................................... 32
Uninstall vFabric License Server from vCenter Server ............................................................................ 32
6. Monitoring vFabric License Usage ......................................................................................................... 35
Monitor License Usage Using Command-Line Tools .............................................................................. 35
Monitor License Usage Using the Web User Interface ............................................................................ 38
Displaying the Component Events File in Readable Format ...................................................................... 40