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Configure License Settings for vCenter Server
You must assign a license to a vCenter Server system before its evaluation period expires or its currently
assigned license expires. If you upgrade, combine, or divide vCenter Server licenses in My VMware, you
must assign the new licenses to vCenter Server systems and remove the old licenses.
Prerequisites
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To view and manage licenses in the vSphere environment, you must have the Global.Licenses
privilege on the vCenter Server system, where the vSphere Client or the vSphere Web Client runs.
Procedure
1 Navigate to the vCenter Server system.
2 Select the Configure tab.
3 Under Settings, select Licensing.
4 Click Assign License.
5 In the Assign License dialog box, select a licensing method.
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In the vSphere Client, select an existing license and click OK.
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In the vSphere Web Client, select an existing license or select a newly created license.
Task Steps
Select an existing license Select an existing license from the list and click OK.
Select a newly created license a
Click the Create New License ( ) icon.
b In the New Licenses dialog box, type or copy and paste a license key and
click Next.
c On the Edit license names page, rename the new license as appropriate
and click Next.
d Click Finish.
e In the Assign License dialog box, select the newly created license, and click
OK.
The license is assigned to the vCenter Server system, and one instance from the license capacity is
allocated for thevCenter Server system.
Configuring Statistics Settings
To set up how statistical data is recorded, you configure collection intervals for statistics. You can access
the stored statistical information through command-line monitoring utilities or by viewing performance
charts in the vSphere Web Client.
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