Reassign licenses to a new VCF Operations (VCF) Instance

Products

• VCF Operations

Issue/Introduction

• A newly registered VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) Operations instance displays a status of Not Licensed.
  
  
• Within the VCF Business Services Console (VCF BSC), the previously deactivated instance may still incorrectly show a Connected reporting status, which prevents entitlements from being automatically allocated to the new VCF instance.
  
  
• In License Management > VCF Operations Registrations:
  
  

Environment

VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.x
vCenter 9.x

Resolution

1. Reassign licenses in the VCF Business Services Console (VCF BSC):
   • Log in to the VCF Business Services Console.
   • Navigate to License Management > Licenses.
   • Click the vertical ellipsis next to the target license and select Add to VCF Operations.
   • In the wizard, select the new VCF Operations instance (currently showing "Not Licensed") as the target.
   • Follow the prompts to complete the assignment.
     
     
2. Synchronize the new VCF Operations UI:
   • Log in to the newly deployed VCF Operations UI.
   • Navigate to Administration > Licensing > Registration.
   • Click Update Licenses. This triggers the instance to sync with the VCF BSC and download the newly assigned entitlements.
     
     
3. Assign License to vCenter:
   Once the instance reflects the active license, manual assignment is required to assign the license to the vCenter Server.
   
   • Navigate to VCF Operations > License Management > Licenses > Version 9+.
   • Select the target vCenter and click Assign Primary License. The primary VCF or vSphere Foundation license must be applied first.
   • After the primary license is assigned, select the vCenter again and click Assign Add-on License to apply licenses such as VMware vSAN (TiB).