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ESX Server 3 and VirtualCenter Installation Guide

50 VMware, Inc.

Configuring License Server Licensing

ThefirstprocedureinthissectiondescribesVirtualCentercentralizedlicensing

configuration.IfyourenvironmentusesthedefaultVirtualCenterinstallation,orifyou

havenoVirtualCenter Server,godirectlyto“Toconfigurecentralizedlicensingforan

ESX Serverhost”onpage 51.

To configure centralized licensing for the VirtualCenter Server

1FromtheVI Client,chooseAdministration>VirtualCenterManagementServer

Configuration.

2ClickLicenseServer

inthelistontheleft.

3ClicktheUsetheFollowingLicenseServerbutton.

4Tosetthelicenseserver:

aClickEdittotherightofLicenseSources.

bClickUseLicenseServer.

Thisisthedefaultconfiguration.

cEntertheportnumberandlicenseservermachinenameintheAddressfield,

asinport@host.



Forexample,withthedefaultlicenseserverport27000onalicenseserver

calledlicense‐1,yourentrymightlooklikethis:

27000@license-1.vmware.com

dClickOKtoclosethedialogboxandsaveyourchanges.

5 (Optional)IfyoudonotwantVirtualCentertooverridethehost’scurrentlicense

setting,deselectthecheckboxforChangehostlicenseserversettingstomatch

VirtualCenter’ssettingwhentheyareaddedtoinventory.

Selectingthischeckboxcausesthe

VirtualCenter Servertooverridethehost’s

currentlicensesettingandinsteadusethelicenseserverusedbyVirtualCenter.

6ClickOKtosaveyourchanges.

Youdonothavetochangeanyothersettingstoenablecentralizedlicensing.

Thetotalnumberoflicensesconsumedandavailableonthelicenseserverare

summarizedonthe

LicensestabintheAdminviewoftheVI Clientconnectedtothe

VirtualCenter Server.(Thistabwaslabeled“LicenseViewer”inearlierversionsof

VirtualCenter.)