The evaluation mode license of vCenter Server expires after the remaining 40 days of the evaluation period. You can set vCenter Server back to evaluation mode only within 60 days after its installation.įor example, suppose that you install a vCenter Server system and use it in evaluation mode for 20 days and assign the system an appropriate license. An evaluation mode license of a vCenter Server system expires 60 days after the product is installed no matter whether you assign a license to vCenter Server or not. When you install a vCenter Server system, it is in evaluation mode. To license a vCenter Server system, you need a vCenter Server license that has the capacity for at least one instance. Make sure that vmware.lic and license.VCenter Server systems are licensed with vCenter Server licenses that have per-instance capacity.

Rm /etc/vmware/vmware.lic -> This command will remove vmware.lic file rm /etc/vmware/license.cfg -> This command will remove license.cfg file ls /etc/vmware/ -> This command will list all the files present in the directory /etc/vmware/. Once SSH is enabled, Launch Putty and SSH to ESXi Server.If you are not sure how to enable SSH on ESXi, follow the article below –

To reset the license, you need to first enable SSH on your ESXi Machine. (you can always remove and readd the ESX(i) server to vCenter.) Enable SSH and Login to the server via Putty: It will not work if the ESX(i) server is connected to a vCenter Server, as the vCenter Server knows better than to let you do this. WARNING: This trick will only work with an ESX(i) stand alone server. It should not be used on a production server. WARNING: This is for education/informational testing/development purposes only.

And when the trial ends again, reset the license again.īefore we learn how to reset the license, i would like you to read the warning carefully. Well, you can reset the license and you can again use ESXi for next 60 days. Install ESXi 5.1/5.5/6.0 to Mac Mini 3.1 (2009)Īre you working on lab VMWare ESXi which has got 60 days trial license? At times, you realize that you are almost end of the trial and you wont be able to use ESXi anymore until you install a license.

Esxi 6.5 trial license