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The list of features that you can configure on the asset appears on the right.
Generating Reports for License Use in the
vSphere Web Client
You can track the license use of your vSphere environment by generating reports for the license use of
assets for a certain time period. Assets are hosts, vCenter Server systems, vSAN clusters, and solutions.
You can use the license reporting in vSphere for the following tasks:
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View statistics about the license use and capacity for all products that have been assigned licenses in
vSphere for a certain time period.
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Export license use reports in CSV format for further analysis and processing.
The License Service takes snapshots of the license use in the vSphere environment every day. A license
use snapshot contains data about the current license assignment and use. The license use information
that you can view in the license reporting interface contains aggregated statistics from the snapshots that
are collected in the period that you select.
The license use reports that you can export in CSV format contain the raw data from the license use
snapshots that are collected during the selected period. You can analyze the data from CSV reports by
aggregating it with third-party tools or scripts.
View the License Usage for Multiple Products in the
vSphere Web Client
Tracking the license usage for products helps you to estimate the overall license requirements for your
environment and to keep it correctly licensed. 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, select the start and end dates, and click Go.
The Report Summary shows the license usage for each product as a percentage of the license capacity
for the product over the selected period.
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