VSphere 5.5 released and we are evaluating the features of our brand new hypervisor with our evaluation license. Evaluation period is 60 days but do you think 60 days. Does anybody have any details on how I might go about getting a license for ESXi 5.5 now that 6 has been released? I have attempted to. Free License for ESXi 5.5.

De Phazz Plastic Love Memory Rar. I will be install ESXi 5.1 in our lab butt using the free hypervisor version. We already OEM CD's we use from IBM. Could I use one of these CD's on a IBM server in our lab then apply the hypervisor license? From my understanding the binaries are the same it is the license key when opens up the features or not.

Yes, the FREE License Key should work, however, sometimes I have seen some OEM versions require a FREE key from the vendor! Remember also you DO NOT need to apply a key for the first 69 days, it runs in FULL EVALUATION Mode.

Also will the hypervisor 6 key work on 5.1? I need to get 4 separate keys to cover our four test servers but can only register on email account at at time 6.0 keys are different to 5.x keys. Even the grand master needs a break now and then. LOL good for you I checked the vmware site and as you mentioend before only 6.0 is availbe for download for the hypervisor. Now in vcenter I do see one license key lised for vsphere 5 hypervisor.

How can I tell it this if for 5.0 or 5.1. It looks like I have not choice but to use the OEM CD and hope it will take the license key. My only concern is that I have one license key and not sure if I would break vmware's compliance by using the key on 4 test servers even though the hypervisor edition is free. Even the grand master needs a break now and then. LOL good for you No break, actually important Client Meeting over two days - no communications allowed! I do run a business as well! All keys are for 5.x (5.0, 5.1 and 5.5 are the same!).