Online VCF 9 ADD-ON Licensing for vSAN

Products

• VMware vSAN

Issue/Introduction

The vSAN evaluation license might be nearing its expiration, and a notification regarding the impending license expiration may be observed.

vCenter fails to display the purchased vSAN VCF add-on license, making it impossible to apply the license that has been acquired.
To check available licenses under vCenter: vCenter > Administration > Licenses

Environment

VCF 9.x
VCF vSAN 9.x
vCenter 9.x

Cause

vCenter no longer handles the licensing of a 9.0 environment. This is now managed through VCF Operations.

Resolution

Licensing a vCenter requires an existing VCF Operations 9.0 appliance. For more information visit this article: Deployment Options and Licensing a VCF or VVF instance

1. Access the VCF Business Services console and choose 'Licenses' from the left panel under License Management.

2. If the necessary 'VMware vSAN(TiB)' license is not visible in this view, click on the drop-down menu labeled 'All Serial Numbers and Products' and choose the suitable vSAN TiB license.     

   

3. Select 'Manage LICENSES' and complete the information to establish a profile for utilizing vSAN TiBs; split the available licenses if needed. 

4. After the license is generated, select 'Add to VCF Operations' and proceed with the wizard to integrate the license into your VCF operations instance. The license should now be displayed in the Licenses tab.      

   

5. Access the VCF cloud foundation operations, select "UPDATE LICENSES" in the 'Registration' section, and verify that the vSAN TiB licenses have been included. This functionality necessitates that VCF maintains internet connectivity.     

   

6. Select 'Licenses' and choose all the necessary vCenters, then apply 'ASSIGN ADD-ON LICENSE'. Next, choose the vSAN license and click 'ASSIGN'.    

   

7. Access one of the vCenter that was given the additional vSAN license, then select 'Version 9+ Licenses' in the Licensing area under Administration settings. Verify that the vSAN TiB license has been upgraded and is no longer displaying an evaluation license.
    

Additional Information

For more detailed information watch the official VCF youtube channel.