License A Host Without Vcenter Server; License A Host When Adding It To The Vcenter Server Inventory; View Which Features Are Licensed On A Host - VMware ESX 4.0 - INSTALLATION GUIDE UPDATE 1 Installation Manual

ESX and vCenter Server Installation Guide

License a Host Without vCenter Server

If you are directly connected to the host through the vSphere Client, you can license the host.
Procedure
1 From the vSphere Client, click the Configuration tab.
2 Under Software, click Licensed Features.
3 Click Edit.
4 Assign a license key.
Select Assign an existing license key to this host and select a license key from the Product list.
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Select Assign a new license key to this host, click Enter Key, and enter a license key and an optional
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label for the license key.
5 Click OK.

License a Host When Adding It to the vCenter Server Inventory

When you add a host to the vCenter Server inventory, you can license the host.
Prerequisites
You must have a communication channel through a firewall before adding a host.
Procedure
1 Click Inventory in the navigation bar.
2 Expand the inventory as needed and click the appropriate datacenter, folder, or cluster.
3 Right-click the datacenter or cluster and select Add Host.
4 When prompted by the Add Host wizard, assign an existing vSphere license key or add a new vSphere
license key.

View Which Features Are Licensed on a Host

You can view which features a host is licensed to use.
If you try to configure features that are not included in the host license, the vSphere Client displays an error
message.
Procedure
1 From the vSphere Client, select the host in the inventory.
2 Click the Configuration tab.
3 Under Software, click Licensed Features.
The Licensed Features window displays the list of features that you can configure on the host.
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