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2 (Optional) 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.
The information is displayed in the My VMware License Keys Details section below the license keys list.
3 (Optional) To change the license key name, double-click a license key in the list and specify a new name
for the license key.
The new name is automatically saved when you click anywhere in the list.
4 (Optional) To export license keys into a .CSV le, click the arrow next to the Export buon, choose an
option from the pop-up menu, and click Save.
5 Click Next.
Complete the License Key Import Process
To complete the license keys data import process and update your vSphere license keys environment with
the license keys details from your My VMware environment, review the summary of the license keys data
import and complete the Import License Keys Data wizard.
Depending on the results from the .CSV le analysis, the system might perform one or more of the following
actions:
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Automatically update existing license keys in your vCenter license inventory with details from My
VMware, such as contracts, orders, and so on, after you complete the wizard.
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Automatically add to your vCenter license inventory new license keys with details from My VMware,
such as contracts, orders, and so on, after you complete the wizard.
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Generate recommendation reports, only available on the Ready to complete page of the wizard, that
you must download and use to update your vCenter license inventory with details from My VMware,
such as contracts, orders, and so on. For more information on the generated recommendation reports,
see “Using Generated Recommendation Reports,” on page 101
Procedure
1 (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,” on page 101
2 (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,
see“Upgrade License Keys in Your vCenter License Inventory,” on page 102
3 Review the import process summary and click Finish.
Using CSV files
If you want to preview the data in a .CSV le before you import the le to vSphere, VMware recommends
that you make a copy of the .csv le. Do not open the original le in Microsoft Excel as this might change
the data formats of certain cells, which might cause issues in future releases.
If you aempt to import a .csv le that you rst open in another program, the Import License Keys Data
wizard displays a warning that the le you use is not in the correct format, and that some of the data might
not be available in vSphere.
Even if you successfully import the .csv le after you reformat it, the reformaing might corrupt the data,
which might cause the last page of the wizard recommend some invalid actions.
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