
Evaluation Mode License for ESXi HostsĪfter you install ESXi, it operates in evaluation mode for up to 60 consecutive days. For more information, see vSphere+ and vSAN+ Subscriptions. Subscription Based Licensing Model for vSphereīy using the vSphere+ workload platform, you can shift from license based management of vSphere to a pay-as-you-expand subscription model. The license use for vSphere Desktop equals the total number of powered on desktop virtual machines running on the hosts that are assigned a vSphere Desktop license. Some VMware products are licensed on per virtual machine basis.įor example, vSphere Desktop which is intended for VDI environments such as Horizon View.

Per Virtual Machine Licensing Model for vSphere

For example, if the host is associated with a vSphere Distributed Switch, the license that you assign must support the vSphere Distributed Switch feature.

To license an ESXi host, you must assign to it a vSphere license that meets the following prerequisites: Per CPU licensing that covers one CPU with up to 32 cores.There are three main licensing models for vSphere:
