ESX Server 3 and VirtualCenter Installation Guide
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3 VirtualCenterandESX Server 3LicensingOverview 27
LicensingTerminology 28
ESX Server 3Editions 28
VirtualCenter ServerEditions 30
VirtualCenterandESX Server 3LicensingModel 30
Single‐HostandCentralizedLicenseTypes 30
CentralizedLicensing 31
Single‐HostLicensing 32
LicenseKeyFunctionality 33
Per‐ProcessorLicensing 33
Per‐InstanceLicensing 35
LicenseExpirationConsiderations 35
LicenseServerAvailability 35
UsinganExistingFLEXnetLicenseServer 39
ContactingSupport 40
4 RunningVMwareVirtualCenterandVMware ESX Server
in EvaluationMode 41
UsingESX ServerandVirtualCenterinEvaluationMode 41
LicensingVirtualCenterandESX ServerAftertheEvaluationPeriodExpires 42
ConsiderationsWhenYouSwitchESX ServerandVirtualCentertoLicensed
Modes 43
5 LicensingVirtualCenterandESX Server 45
LicensingProcess 46
ObtainingLicenseFiles 48
SettingUpCentralizedLicensing 49
InstallingLicenseFiles 49
LocationoftheLicenseServer 49
ConfiguringLicenseServerLicensing 50
ChangingtheDefaultLicenseServerPorts 52
ChangingfromSingle‐HosttoCentralizedLicensing 53
SettingUpSingle‐HostLicensing 53
ConfiguringanESX ServerMachineforSingle‐HostLicensing 53
Single‐HostandCentralized
LicensingintheSameEnvironment 54
ConfiguringLicensingforaMixedESX Server 2.xandESX Server 3.x
Environment 55
ChangingfromCentralizedtoSingle‐HostLicensing 56
