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Note – if you are already logged into this page you may have refresh or login again for the status to update. Once completed choose the ‘Solutions’ tab > Right Click on your key > ‘Assign License Key’ > then choose the license key you want to apply.įinally logon to the vCOPS Admin page and ensure the key has updated. Start at the Home Screen within the Web Client > Licensing Icon > Licenses > Ensure ‘License Keys’ tab is selected and then choose the Green Plus mark to add your key. Here are the steps to enter and enable your vCOPS License Key via the Web Client Now the question becomes - How do I enable my vCOPS license key? VMware KB 2017464 does a great job to enable the key but it leaves the pre-step of key entry and to use the Web Client to complete this task. Follow this URL to compare different vCOPS versions and Eric Sloof does a great short video here outlining the basic functions. Foundation will allow you to do some of the functions of vCOPS for free. The foundation licensing mode is basically the “free” version of vCOPS. It delivers continuous performance optimization, efficient capacity and cost management, proactive planning, intelligent remediation and integrated compliance.
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However if you notice directly above License Status the ‘License Mode’ is listed as ‘Foundation’. VMware vRealize® Operations automates and simplifies IT management with full-stack visibility from physical, virtual and cloud infrastructureincluding Virtual Machines (VMs) and containersto the applications they support. This is the first item that trips up most. In this blog I’m going to review the basic steps around this.Īfter the installing vCOPS most users logon to the vCOPS Admin page and they notice the ‘License Status’ is listed as ‘Licensed’.
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One of the items I noticed hanging up many users is how to assign a license key for vCenter Operations Manager (vCOPS). VCenter Operations Manager 5.8.2 Assigning a Licensing Key