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4 On the Assets tab, click the vCenter Server systems, Hosts, Clusters, or Solutions tab.
5 Select the assets to license.
Note In the vSphere Client, use Shift+click to select multiple assets.
6 Click Assign License.
7 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 assets. Capacity from the license is allocated according to the license use
of the assets. For example, if you assign the license to 3 hosts with 4 CPUs each, the consumed license
capacity is 12 CPUs.
Configure License Settings for an ESXi Host
You must assign a license to an ESXi host before its evaluation period expires or its currently assigned
license expires. If you upgrade, combine, or divide vSphere licenses in My VMware, you must assign the
new licenses to ESXi hosts 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 host in the inventory.
2 Select the Configure tab.
3 Under System, select Licensing.
4 Click Assign License.
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