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ESX Server 3 and VirtualCenter Installation Guide

60 VMware, Inc.

6ClickStart.

7ClickReReadLicenseFiletoloadthenewlicensefiles.

Adding New License Files to Single Hosts

Host‐basedlicensingdoesnotsupportamultiple‐license‐filedirectory.Ifyouhave

multiplelicensefiles,youneedtocombinethemintoasinglelicensefilebyusingthe

licenseactivationportal.Forexample,youcanaddnewlypurchasedlicensestoan

existinglicensefile,orcombineentitlementsfromtwo

separatepurchasesintoasingle

licensefile.Youcancombineevaluationlicensesandproductionlicensesinasinglefile,

butproductsmightrequireconfigurationchangeswhentheevaluationlicensesexpire.

YoucancombinethefilesbyusingtheVMwareWeb‐basedlicenseactivationportal.

Forexample,youcancombinetwoESX Server

licensefilesintoasinglelicensefile.

See “ObtainingLicenseFiles”onpage 48.

Installing a License Server

Thissectiondescribesanindependentinstallationofthelicenseserver.Skipthissection

ifyouareusingtheVMwareInfrastructureManagementinstaller,asdescribedin

“InstallingVMwareInfrastructureManagementSoftware”onpage 72.TheVMware

InfrastructureManagementinstallerinstallsalicenseserver.

Tocheckwhetheralicenseserverisinstalled,selectStart

>Programs>VMwareand

lookforVMwareLicenseServer.Ifalicenseserverisinstalled,VMwarerecommends

reinstallingorupgradingthelicenseservertothelatestversion.

InstallthelicenseserveronthesamemachinewheretheVirtualCenter Serverresides,

oronaseparatemachine.Toensurethebestlicense

poolavailability,VMware

recommendsinstallingthelicenseserveronthesamemachinewherethe

VirtualCenter Serverresides.

Usethisprocedurewithanyinstallationwhenyouwanttohaveastandalonelicense

serveronamachineotherthanyourVirtualCenter Serverhost.

ToinstalltheVMwarelicenseserversoftware,youmusthave:

 Hardwarethatmeets“SystemRequirements”onpage 17.

 AstaticIPaddressormachinenametobeusedbyyourlicenseserver.

ThefollowingprocedureassumesthatyouhaveAdministratorprivilegesona

Windowssystem.