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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 5.2 ............................................................................................................... 7
vFabric Suite Editions and Components ............................................................................................... 7
vFabric Administration Server for Easier Component Management ............................................................. 17
Simplified VM-Based Licensing Model .............................................................................................. 17
vFabric Suite Product Integration and vSphere Integration ........................................................................ 17
Engineered for Spring-Built Applications ............................................................................................ 18
VMware Support for Apache Tomcat, Apache HTTP Server, and RabbitMQ .................................................. 18
4. vFabric Licensing ............................................................................................................................. 21
How vFabric Licensing Works ......................................................................................................... 21
Check the Validity of an Existing License Key ..................................................................................... 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 ............................... 29
Windows/Linux: Example Walkthrough of Installing Component from Download Page ..................................... 31
RHEL: Optionally Configure VM to Track Open-Source Software Component Usage ....................................... 32
Upgrade vFabric License Server ....................................................................................................... 33
Uninstall vFabric License Server from vCenter Server ............................................................................ 34
6. Monitoring vFabric License Usage ......................................................................................................... 35
Monitor License Usage with Command-Line Tools ................................................................................ 35
License Monitoring: Command Reference ........................................................................................... 36
Monitor License Usage with the vFabric License Server Reporting UI ......................................................... 41
Display the Component Events File in Readable Format: Procedure ............................................................ 43
vCenter License Reporting Manager .................................................................................................. 45