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Procedure
1 In the vSphere Client, select Home > Administration > Licensing.
2 In the Management tab, select Asset as a primary entity for sorting the license information.
3 Right-click an asset and select Change license key.
4 Select Assign a new license key and click Enter Key.
5 Specify the license key, type an optional label for the key, and click OK.
6 Click OK.
The license key is added to the vCenter Server license inventory and assigned to the corresponding asset. If
vCenter Server is part of a Linked Mode group, the license key is added to the shared inventory of the group.
What to do next
Assign the license key to other assets of the same type in case the license key has available capacity.
Add License Keys to the License Inventory
After you obtain license keys, you can add them to the vCenter Server license inventory. You can add multiple
license keys at the same time.
Prerequisites
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Verify that you have the Global.Licenses privilege.
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Ensure that the vSphere Client is connected to the vCenter Server system.
Procedure
1 In the vSphere Client, select Home > Administration > Licensing.
2 Click Manage vSphere Licenses.
3 In the Add License Keys text area, specify license keys one per line.
You can specify a list of keys in one operation.
4 (Optional) Type a brief description of the keys.
5 Click Add License Keys.
If you specify any invalid license keys, you receive an error message that lists only the invalid keys. You
can either delete the invalid keys, or add them after correcting them.
6 If you are not ready to assign the license keys to assets, click Next through the remaining wizard screens
and click Finish to save your changes.
The license keys are added to the vCenter Server license inventory. If vCenter Server is in a Linked Mode
group, the license keys are added to the shared inventory of the Linked Mode group.
What to do next
Assign the license keys to assets that require licensing. You should not keep unassigned license keys in the
vCenter Server license inventory.
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