3
Select the Combine License Keys option.
4
Find and select the proper number of vSphere licenses to support your VxRail Appliance. The
following table lists the license support requirements. Work with your VCE, EMC, or partner
representative to ensure that you have the proper type and quantity of licenses available for your
environment.
VxRail Appliance model
vSphere license support requirements
VxRail 60
4 hosts and 4 CPUs
VxRail 120, VxRail 120F, VxRail 160, VxRail 160F,
VxRail 200, VxRail 200F, VxRail 240F, VxRail 280F
4 hosts and 8 CPUs
5
Click
Combine
. (If your vSphere licenses support more than eight CPUs, click
Divide License
Keys
instead.)
6
Follow the My VMware on-screen instructions to finish grouping the licenses. You have the option
to email your license key to yourself.
7
Create a folder called
VxRail
within My VMware with the required vSphere Enterprise Plus CPU
license.
What to do next
For additional information on how to manage existing vSphere license keys in order to meet the Bring-
Your-Own vSphere Licensing (VLP) requirements, work with your VCE, EMC, or partner representative.
You can also refer to the following VMware knowledgebase articles:
•
How to combine license keys in My VMware (
)
•
How to divide license keys in My VMware (
•
How to upgrade license keys in My VMware (
•
How to downgrade license keys in My VMware (
•
Licensing ESXi 6.x and vCenter Server 6.x (
)
Assigning a license to your VxRail Appliance
After combining or splitting your BYO vSphere license and making it ready for VxRail Appliance, you must
apply the license using the vCenter Web Client.
Procedure
1
Log into the vSphere Web Client. (You must have Global.Licenses privilege.)
2
Click
Home
.
3
In the
Administration
section, click
Licensing
in the left pane and select the
Licensing
tab.
Licensing your VxRail Appliance
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