Where can you get a free license key? When you have registered on VMware website, you can request a free license key for ESXi. You’ll need to apply a license (free or paid) to make your ESXi server work again. ESXi hosts connected to vCenter Server are disconnected in this case. If 60 days have passed and no license was applied, then all advanced features are locked, running VMs continue to run but you cannot start powered off VMs. If you apply your license before the evaluation period expires, you can only use features allowed by your license. You can use all features available for the Enterprise Plus edition during the 60-day evaluation period. A different set of features and capabilities is defined after applying the appropriate license.Īfter installing ESXi, a full-featured 60 day evaluation period is started. The installer file of a particular version (for example, 6.7) of an ESXi hypervisor is the same for all editions.
You can download an ESXi installer ISO image from VMware website, for which you’ll need to have a VMware account. DISCOVER SOLUTION Applying a Free VMware ESXi License
