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Client Steps
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To view license key details, such as account name and number, order
number, important dates, and support level, click a license key in the list.
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To change the license key name, click the license's name in the list and
enter a new name for the license key.
f (Optional) To remove license keys in your vCenter license inventory that have
been combined, split, upgraded, or downgraded in My VMware, download the
Combined_Split_Upgraded_and_Downgraded_License_Keys.csv report.
For information how to manually remove license keys that have been
combined, split, upgraded, or downgraded, see Remove License Keys That
Have Been Combined, Divided, Upgraded, or Downgraded.
g (Optional) To upgrade license keys in your vCenter license inventory that
have upgrade keys available in My VMware, download the
Upgraded_License_Keys.csv report. For information how to manually
upgrade your assets, change your license assignments, and remove the
upgraded license keys, seeUpgrade License Keys in Your vCenter License
Inventory.
h On the Ready to complete page, review the import process summary and
click Finish.
Generate a CSV File in My VMware
To update your vCenter license inventory with the license keys details in your My VMware environment,
generate a Products, Licenses, Details, and History .CSV file in your My VMware reports section. Upload
the .CSV file to vSphere.
The .CSV file is a list of keys that are active keys in My VMware. The .CSV file contains up-to-date license
keys information from your My VMware environment, including the account name and number, the
product for which the license is purchased, the license quantity, various license key notes, the support
level, the license support and license coverage end date, the order number, history data, and so on.
Procedure
1 Log in to https://my.vmware.com.
2 On the MyVMware home page, click Reports in the top right corner.
3 In the Select a Report section, click Available Reports and select Products, Licenses, Details,
and History.
4 In the Select Accounts section, select the account, for which you want to generate the report.
5 (Optional) Enter a name for your report.
6 (Optional) Add notes to include in your report.
7 (Optional) To receive an email when the report is ready, select Send email when report is created.
8 Click Create and click OK.
Your report request is submitted and when the report is ready, you can download it from the list of
saved reports.
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