Remove vSphere Web Client Evaluation Mode License
We recently installed vCenter Server Appliance to replace the existing vCenter server. It automatically installs a Evaluation Mode license and then gives warnings that licenses are about to expire....
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Did you explore the the following option in vCenter?Home > Licensing > Product > Evaluation Mode > Right Click vCenter and click on Change License Key -f10
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Thanks for the reply. Yes, that's exactly how we reassigned the vCenter server to the purchased vCenter Server key. However, now the Evaulation license is still sitting there with 0 usage but we are...
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Did you already this KB VMware KB: Cannot remove the license key from vCenter Server ? Also can you please share the screenshot, **off course without** the license keys
View ArticleRe: Remove vSphere Web Client Evaluation Mode License
Thanks for the reply. Here's the screenshot showing the Eval license with 0 usage and the vCenter applied to a different license. Also note that this is vCenter Web Appliance and not a Windows...
View ArticleIn vcenter 5.1, I am unable to clone a virtual machine into template and...
Dear all, In vcenter 5.1, Whenever I am cloning a virtual machine into template and try to store it in shared datastore, I am encountering an error "Unable to access file "shared vms." but when I am...
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First clone it and then make it to template. But this is not the right way of virtual image creation.
View ArticleRe: In vcenter 5.1, I am unable to clone a virtual machine into template and...
Yup beckham i did the same way, but donno why I am getting that error,
View ArticleRe: In vcenter 5.1, I am unable to clone a virtual machine into template and...
while cloning don't edit the settings for the vm, only select the datastore and host. Are you editing it while cloning? sometime it gives error due to editing.
View ArticleRe: In vcenter 5.1, I am unable to clone a virtual machine into template and...
I got it beckham, actually in that VM, I had attached an ISO image in CD drive, once i removed that, it worked fine. Anyways thanks
View ArticleRe: Remove vSphere Web Client Evaluation Mode License
You should have the option to add or remove license keys on the "License Keys" tab. Anyway, it looks like you picked the wrong license for the vCenter Server. In order to manage ESXi hosts with...
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Thanks for the info. I changed the vCenter license to the Standard. However, I still cannot remove the Eval license. The remove license key option is grayed out everywhere for the Eval license. I...
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The "Evaluation Mode" license is not really a license, but more a default entry used for unlicensed systems. As you can see in the License Keys tab, it shows up with "(No License Key)". Once you have...
View ArticleRe: VCenter Server 5.1 show migrated VM on old and new Storage
I too had the same issue with ESXi 5.1, After trying all the steps/advise on this post, I found that by adding a snapshot then deleting it, the old storage device no longer showed. On the second VM...
View ArticleStorage adapter capacity
Hello,I have a storage device attached to my server (pcie device) and when I display the config information from the ESXi host using esxcli tool, the capacity shows as 2222 GB: Partition Usable...
View ArticleRe: vSphere 5.5 Can NOT change SSO password policy
I understand setting the SSO password policy to a large number like 9999 is the workaround. So question... If i am controlling password policy via a group policy within active directory and it is...
View ArticleRe: Limit concurrent vCenter tasks
Did you manage to control it? I want to control number of snapshots too taken at 1 time too. I have 40 operatos who kick off lots of snapshots and there is no easy way to control them. Would be great...
View ArticleRe: vSphere 5.5 Can NOT change SSO password policy
The password policy applies only to users in the SSO domain (vsphere.local). The AD password policy is separate. RegardsGirish
View ArticleRe: The VMRC console has disconnected.. attempting to reconnect
Hi,I just got the the same problem on vcenter 5.1. I did some research and followed the guidelines of someone who got the same problem. Below are the steps: 1. Start Task Manager in the Local Windows...
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