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In VCM:
1. Click Administration | Machines Manager | Available Machines | Available UNIX Machines .
2. Select your ESX/vSphere Server in the data grid, and then click License .
3. Confirm that your machine appears in the Selected list, and then click Next .
4. A list of your total and available licenses appears. Confirm that a UNIX Linux/Mac Server license is
consumed, and then click Next .
5. Confirm your action, and then click Finish .
Licensing ESX/vSphere Server Machines as Virtual Machine (VM) Hosts
Licensing a VM Host uses a Virtualization license.
In VCM:
1. Click Administration | Machines Manager | Additional Components | VCM for Virtualization |
Licensed VM Hosts .
2. Click License . The Virtualization Host page of the License VM Host wizard appears.
3. The upper pane displays the available machines. The lower pane displays the machines to be licensed.
Double-click the machines in the upper pane to add it to the list in the lower pane. Click Next . The
licensing details page appears.
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If no machines are listed in this data grid to be licensed, return to Licensing the ESX/vSphere
Server to verify that you have licensed your ESX machines with UNIX/Linux licenses.
4. Review the licenses. Each ESX/vSphere Server consumes one UNIX/Linux server license and one
Virtualization license; however, you are charged only one license fee for each ESX/vSphere Server, and
both licenses are included. Click
Next. The Agent Proxy and Communication Setting page appears.
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