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ESX Server 3 and VirtualCenter Installation Guide

42 VMware, Inc.

Licensing VirtualCenter and ESX Server After the

Evaluation Period Expires

Afterthe60‐dayevaluationperiodexpires,unlessyouobtainlicensesforyour

software,youarenolongerabletoperformmostoperationsinVirtualCenterand

ESX Server.For example,youcannotpoweronvirtualmachines,addnewhosts,oruse

advancedESX ServerandVirtualCenterfeatures.

IfyoudonotlicenseVirtualCenterbefore

theevaluationperiodexpires,allofthehosts

intheVirtualCenterinventoryaredisconnected.

Table 4‐1detailstheESX Serverbehaviorafterevaluationmodeexpires.Theoperations

thatarenotpermittedrequiretheacquisitionofnewlicenses.

NOTEReinstallingtheVirtualCenter Serverafterthe60‐dayevaluationexpiresdoes

notrestarttheevaluationperiodfromthebeginning.

Table 4-1. ESX Server Operations After the 60-Day Evaluation Period

Component Attempted Action After 60 Days

Virtualmachine Poweron NotPermitted

Create/delete Permitted

Suspend/resume Permitted

ConfigurevirtualmachinewithVI Client Permitted

ESX Serverhost Continueoperationsonexistinghosts Permitted

Poweron/poweroff Permitted

ConfigureESX ServerhostwithVI Client Permitted

Restartvirtualmachineswithinthefailed

host’s HAcluster

NotPermitted

Addorremovelicensekeys Permitted