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Table Of Contents
- vCenter Server Installation and Setup
- Contents
- About vCenter Server Installation and Setup
- Introduction to vSphere Installation and Setup
- Deploying the vCenter Server Appliance
- File-Based Backup and Restore of vCenter Server
- Image-Based Backup and Restore of a vCenter Server Environment
- After You Deploy the vCenter Server Appliance
- Log In to vCenter Server by Using the vSphere Client
- Install the VMware Enhanced Authentication Plug-in
- Repoint vCenter Server to Another vCenter Server in a Different Domain
- Repoint a Single vCenter Server Node to an Existing Domain without a Replication Partner
- Repoint a vCenter Server Node to an Existing Domain with a Replication Partner
- Repoint a vCenter Server Node to a New Domain
- Syntax of the Domain Repoint Command
- Understanding Tagging and Authorization Conflicts
- vCenter Server Domain Repoint License Considerations
- Troubleshooting vCenter Server Installation or Deployment
License Keys in Use in Multiple Domains
If after completing repointing, a license key is in use (that is, assigned to assets) in more than
one domain, to remove the license key from all but one domain, first a different license key must
be assigned to each asset in domains from which the license key will be removed. Two common
approaches:
n If you have other license keys available with sufficient unused capacity, you might use these
other keys in place of a license key to be removed. See "Assign a License to Multiple Assets" in
vCenter Server and Host Management
to assign licenses in vCenter Server.
n You might divide the license keys used in more than one domain into separate license keys,
one for each domain. To divide the license keys, see the VMware knowledge base article at
http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2006972. To determine the capacity to be included in each of the
license keys into which the original is divided, see "Viewing Licensing Information" in
vCenter
Server and Host Management
to view the usage of the license key in vCenter Server for each
of the domains.
Each of the resulting license keys can then be added to a different domain and assigned in
vCenter Server to assets previously licensed with the original license key. See "Create New
Licenses" in
vCenter Server and Host Management
to create licenses and "Assign a License to
Multiple Assets" in
vCenter Server and Host Management
to assign a license to multiple assets.
After different licenses are assigned to all assets, the original license key, which is no longer
valid, can be removed from all the domains using vCenter Server. See "Remove Licenses"
vCenter Server and Host Management
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