Add new node in old cluster with new license

[vmsat007]

I have a cluster of Vsphere 5.5 enterprise edition with four nodes , want to add a fifth nodes , now only 6.5 or 6.7 standard or enterprise plus is available , how to get enterprise and downgrade and what to buy

[GayathriS]

you can add those new nodes with different license unless its causing any issues, however to downgrade the license you need to contact license team.

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regards

Gayathri

[IRIX201110141]

They are 2 problems:

1. Today you buy vSphere 6 Lizenz. After that you can downgrade the Lic within your MyVMware portal to get a vSphere 5 Key. So not a big deal!

2. The edition "Enterprise" does not exists anymore. You have to buy E+ but can only use the features from E to get it equal with your existing Hosts. In the last 2 years VMware say that customer have to upgrade to E+ because in a future Version of vSphere you cant upgrade your Lics and have to stay on 6.x as long as its under support. For a long time there was a promo available for upgrade vom E to E+. This 50% promo ends last year

Notes:

- When "Advanced" edition went away VMware lift all customer to Enterprise edition years ago. Maybe DRS went to Standard in the future?

- vSphere 5.5 runs out of support these days and when possible you should consider upgrading to 6.x

Regards,

Joerg