esxi 5.0 question

Jkicak · Apr 18, 2014

I just bought a dl380 that i found was used as an esxi host and it was not wiped. it still has esxi 5.0 on it and i wanted to know if the license is tied to the box or still tied to the company that owned it? i don't want to cause any issues and will wipe the box if it is still tied to the company but if it is tied to the box i will use.

thanks for any info!

su root · Apr 19, 2014

ESXi is free. To be totally legit, you should probably create an account at VMWare, and get a free ESXi license for the system and replace what it's currently running.

Changing License Keys

To license your product with a different license key:

Log in to the vSphere Client.
Click Home.
Under the Administration section, click the Licensing icon.
Expand the product you want to change the license for.
Right-click on the product and choose Change License Key.
Choose the license you want to use to license the product.

http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/mi... 0 243234780#Licensing a standalone ESXi host

gangaskan · Apr 24, 2014

yup, what root said.

ESXI is free

when you start getting into Vsphere it starts to cost unless you're apart of a group that offers discounts.

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