Licensing your VxRail Appliance
The VMware vSphere Loyalty Program (VLP) allows you to apply your VMware vSphere licenses to your
VCE VxRail Appliances. This allows you to preserve your investment in VMware software while deploying
a hyper-converged infrastructure built on the VxRail Series.
Work with your VCE, EMC, or partner representative to ensure that you have the proper type and quantity
of licenses available for your environment.
Licensing overview
The overall procedure for licensing your VxRail Appliance is outlined here. Refer to the subsequent
sections for details of each step.
About this task
Follow these steps to activate the license on your appliance.
Note:
Internet access is required for this process. EMC customers without Internet access at their site
should work with their VCE, EMC, or partner representative to obtain their license.
Procedure
1
Locate your partner activation code (PAC).
2
Log into the activation portal and redeem your PAC to receive your license keys. Use your My
VMware credentials or create an account if you don't have one.
3
Prepare a vSphere license key that meets your VxRail Appliance BYO (VLP) vSphere license
requirements.
4
Enter your BYO (VLP) license key on the vCenter Web Client and apply it to your VxRail
Appliance.
Locating your partner activation code (PAC)
When you buy a VxRail Appliance, VCE, EMC, or your partner will give you a unique partner activation
code (PAC) that you can use to obtain your license.
Procedure
1
Locate your PAC.
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A copy of the PAC is emailed to the
Bill to
and
Ship to
contacts for your order.
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A copy of the PAC is also sent to any additional email addresses that were entered for your
order.
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