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Procedure
1 Click Menu > Administration.
2 Expand Licensing and click Licenses.
3 On the Licenses tab, click Add New Licenses.
4 On the Enter licenses keys page, enter one license key per line, and click Next.
The license key is a 25-symbol string of letters and digits in the format
XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX. You can enter a list of keys in one operation. A new license will
be created for every license key that you enter.
5 On the Edit license names page, rename the new licenses as appropriate and click Next .
6 On the Ready to complete page, review the new licenses and click Finish.
A new license is created for every license key that you entered.
What to do next
Assign the new licenses to hosts, vCenter Server systems, or other products that you use with vSphere.
You must not keep unassigned licenses in the inventory.
Configuring License Settings for Assets in the vSphere Web Client
To continue using product functionality, you must assign appropriate licenses to assets in evaluation
mode, or assets with expiring licenses. When you upgrade a license edition, combine, or split licenses in
My VMware, you must assign the new licenses to assets. You can assign licenses that are already
available, or create new licenses and assign them to the assets in a single workflow. Assets are
vCenter Server systems, ESXi hosts, Virtual SAN clusters, and other products that integrate with
vSphere .
Assign a License to Multiple Assets
To continue using product functionality, you must assign appropriate licenses to assets in evaluation
mode, or assets with expiring licenses. When you upgrade a license edition, combine, or split licenses in
My VMware, you must assign the new licenses to assets. You can assign licenses that are already
available, or create licenses and assign them to the assets in a single workflow. Assets are
vCenter Server systems, ESXi hosts, vSAN clusters, and other products that integrate with vSphere .
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 Click Menu > Administration.
2 Expand Licensing and click Licenses.
3 Select the Assets tab.
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