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Update License Keys for a Workload Domain

If upgrading from a
VMware Cloud Foundation
 version prior to 5.0, you need to update your license keys to support vSAN 8.x and vSphere 8.x.
You need a new license key for vSAN 8.x and vSphere 8.x. Prior to
VMware Cloud Foundation
 5.1.1, you must add and update the component license key for each upgraded component in the
SDDC Manager UI
 as described below.
With
VMware Cloud Foundation
 5.1.1 and later, you can add a component license key as described below, or add a solution license key in the
vSphere Client
. See Managing vSphere Licenses for information about using a solution license key for
VMware ESXi
 and
vCenter Server
. If you are using a solution license key, you must also add a
VMware vSAN
 license key for vSAN clusters. See Configure License Settings for a vSAN Cluster.
You first add the new component license key to SDDC Manager. This must be done once per license instance. You then apply the license key to the component on a per workload domain basis.
  1. Add a new component license key to the SDDC Manager inventory.
    1. In the navigation pane, click
      Administration
      Licensing
      .
    2. On the
      Licensing
       page, click
      + License Key
      .
    3. Select a product from the drop-down menu.
    4. Enter the license key.
    5. Enter a description for the license key.
    6. Click
      Add
      .
    7. Repeat for each license key to be added.
  2. Update a license key for a workload domain component.
    1. In the navigation pane, click
      Inventory
      Workload Domains
      .
    2. On the
      Workload Domains
       page, click the domain you are upgrading.
    3. On the
      Summary
       tab, expand the red error banner, and click
      Update Licenses
      .
    4. On the
      Update Licenses
       page, click
      Next
      .
    5. Select the products to update and click
      Next
      .
    6. For each product, select a new license key from the list, and select the entity to which the licensekey should be applied and click
      Next
      .
    7. On the Review pane, review each license key and click
      Submit
      .
      The new license keys will be applied to the workload domain. Monitor the task in the
      Tasks
       pane in SDDC Manager.

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