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Upgrading Perpetual License from 7 to 8

  • 1.  Upgrading Perpetual License from 7 to 8

    Posted May 17, 2024 05:18 PM

    Hello;

    Has anyone upgraded their perpetual licenses from Vmware 7 to 8?  Wondering if it changes the licensing type or destroys your perpetuals?




  • 2.  RE: Upgrading Perpetual License from 7 to 8

    Posted May 18, 2024 07:18 PM

    Upgrading your keys to the next version should not change the licensing type you purchased. Example, Upgrading Enterprise Plus v7 to v8 should not change your perpetual licenses to subscription. If you upgraded, you'd only be upgrading the product version of your perpetual license.

    Cheers,

    Stephen




  • 3.  RE: Upgrading Perpetual License from 7 to 8

    Posted May 19, 2024 12:11 PM

    Hmm, that's not good.  When we upgraded our keys, they suddenly have an Expiry Date when we put them into Vmware Vsphere.




  • 4.  RE: Upgrading Perpetual License from 7 to 8

    Posted May 19, 2024 01:23 PM

    Hmm, if you have a perpetual license, that shouldn't be the case. Id recommend reaching out to support.

    Question though, ESXi is showing an expiry date? 




  • 5.  RE: Upgrading Perpetual License from 7 to 8

    Posted May 20, 2024 05:55 AM

    Yes, upgraded licence is showing expiry date, regarding end of SnS, of course in perpetual licencing. 

    Regards, 




  • 6.  RE: Upgrading Perpetual License from 7 to 8

    Posted May 20, 2024 04:55 AM
    That is as I understand it how it is going to work, Perpetual is gone.




  • 7.  RE: Upgrading Perpetual License from 7 to 8

    Posted May 20, 2024 05:53 AM

    hello, 

    Yes, I upgraded and in fact there is expiry date. 

    I talked to enginier from Broadcom and he said that new version 8.u2b understands new model of licencing. So maybe it is not going to be a problem. I hope so. 

    Regards, 

    Sebastian