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  • 1.  Licensing and customized images

    Posted Dec 02, 2015 07:06 AM

    Is it possibile to use a standard Essential plus key on a DELL customized image?

    Is it possible to eventually downgrade from Vsphere 6 to 5?

    Thanks in advance.



  • 2.  RE: Licensing and customized images

    Posted Dec 02, 2015 09:00 AM

    Hi there,

    Yes vSphere licenses can be applied to any image of ESXi, the Dell, HP, Lenovo etc. customized images just include that particular vendor's drivers in the image to save you having to add them to the image yourself or prior to install, it has nothing to do with how the product is licensed.

    As for downgrading, you can downgrade your license keys through MyVMware, find your license keys you wish to downgrade and you'll have the option there.  To downgrade the software itself if you've already installed v6 then this guide may help you- vCenter doesn't necessarily have to be downgraded as you can manage your v5.x hosts with 6, unless you have to due to licensing constraints.

    Hope this helps!

    vM

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  • 3.  RE: Licensing and customized images

    Posted Dec 02, 2015 09:38 AM

    if it is a valid license , you can activate that on the vsphere editions , try to attach and assign the license

    and the question for downgrading the vsphere.. it involves planning and the type of the of environment on which the vsphere is involved ,

    1. take a back up of your vcenter data base

    2. use the recovery option form DCUI shift+R

    3, make sure the bootbank has the desired verison of Hypervisor(if you have choosen the upgarde option ,you will see the previous verison of esxi)

    4. you can downgrade the vm hardware version using vmware converter

     

    this should be helpful for you

    http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1033604

    let me know if you need any help



  • 4.  RE: Licensing and customized images

    Posted Dec 02, 2015 10:38 AM

    Your license can be applied to any ISO, be it VMware original ore vendor customized.

    Downgrade of your ESXi license is also possible when required

    http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=2006975

    Suhas