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View License Usage Details for a Single Product in the
vSphere Web Client
You can view details about the license usage and capacity of a certain product. You can filter the license
usage data by time period.
Prerequisites
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To view and generate license use reports for the products in vSphere, you must have the
Global.Licenses privilege on the vCenter Server system, where the vSphere Web Client runs.
Procedure
1 In the vSphere Web Client navigator, select Administration, and under Licensing select Reports.
2 On the Products tab, use the Time period drop-down menu to select a preconfigured or a custom
time period for which you want to generate license use data.
3 If you select a custom time period, specify the start and end dates, and click Go.
4 Select a product from the Report Summary pane.
Details about the license usage for the selected product appear. The Usage Breakdown table lists all the
licenses for the product that are assigned to assets in the selected period. The table can list licenses that
are not used currently but were assigned to assets in the selected period.
The License Service collects license usage snapshots every day. The license usage on the Usage
Breakdown table is an aggregated value from the raw data in the license usage snapshots that are
collected within the selected time period.
Export a License Usage Report in the vSphere Web Client
You can export a report for the license usage of products for a certain time period. The report is exported
in a CSV file that you can later open with third-party applications.
Important A tamper-detection feature in the License Service protects the license usage information. If
the licensing data in the License Service database has been edited, you cannot export a license usage
report.
Prerequisites
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To export license usage reports, you must have the Global.Licenses privilege on the vCenter Server
system, where the vSphere Web Client runs.
Procedure
1 In the vSphere Web Client navigator, select Administration, and under Licensing select Reports.
2 On the Products tab, Click Export License Usage Report.
The Export Licene Usage Report dialog box appears.
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