But then he remembered a more straightforward approach using PowerCLI for those familiar with PowerShell.
This is where the command line excels over the GUI. vcenter license key command line
For automation, the community.vmware.vcenter_license module allows you to add or remove keys. But then he remembered a more straightforward approach
$licenseKey = "xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx" $licenseManager = Get-LicenseManager $assignment = $licenseManager.AssignLicense($licenseKey) vcenter license key command line
$assignmentMgr = Get-View $licenseMgr.LicenseAssignmentManager $assignmentMgr.UpdateAssignedLicense($si.Content.About.InstanceUuid, $licenseKey, $null) Use code with caution. Copied to clipboard
: You can use the cat and grep commands to find the instance ID or assigned asset details within the vCenter configuration files. cat /etc/vmware-vpx/vpxd.cfg | grep -i instanceid Use code with caution. Copied to clipboard