Updates to your VMware VI3 Starter Licenses

With the launch of VMware Virtual Infrastructure 3.5 the following changes have been made to the Starter edition:

• VI3 Starter is now called “VI3 Foundation”
• Unlike VI3 Starter, VI3 Foundation has no license limitations on CPU, memory or storage utilization
• VI3 Foundation now supports and includes VMware Consolidated Backup (VCB)

To take advantage of these new features, you will need to download the latest version of the product and update your license(s).

You can download your VMware products at http://www.vmware.com/download/vi.

You can update your licenses using VMware’s license activation portal

1. Log into the license portal at  http://www.vmware.com/cust-fulfill/login
2. For VI3 Starter licenses on active subscription contracts, you should see the following changes after you log into the portal
   • VI3 Starter licenses have been removed from the license portal
   • Any license files you previously created using VI3 Starter have been removed from the license portal.
   • An equivalent number of VI3 Foundation licenses have been added
   • An equivalent number of VMware Consolidated Backup licenses have been added
3. You can now create new license files using VI3 Foundation licenses by clicking the “New” button to replace the license files that were deleted.
4. You can now download these new license files and install them in the product to enable the new features.
5. IMPORTANT ADVISORY: Any license files that no longer appear in the license portal must be removed from your license server or VI host before replacing them with the new license files generated in step 3.  Failure to do so is a violation of your license agreement.