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Installing vFabric License Server and
Activating Your License
Activate a vFabric Suite License in vCenter
You activate vFabric licenses on vCenter Server using the vSphere Client.
Prerequisites
Install vFabric License Server on your vCenter Server.
Decide how many vFabric Suite license units you need, purchase them, and then get your license key from the VMware license
portal. See How Licensing Works with vFabric Suite Standard and Advanced.
Procedure
1. Start vSphere Client and log in to the vCenter Server in which you installed vFabric License Server.
Note: This procedure shows how to use version 5.0 of vSphere Client.
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.
The license keys are displayed in the main vCenter Licensing window under the name VMware vFabric Suite
Standard|Advanced, depending on the vFabric Suite package you purchased.