https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-vmware/how-to-activate-license-in-the-host-using-cli-without-vcenter/m-p/5266382#M949 Hi<BR /><BR />login into the service console of the esx host and add the license key to the file mentioned below.<BR /><BR />#vi /etc/vmware/vmware.lic<BR /><BR />once added restart the mgmt agent<BR />#service mgmt-vmware restart<BR /><BR />this should work..<BR /><BR />regards Mon, 13 Dec 2010 12:34:48 GMT Jags_21 2010-12-13T12:34:48Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-vmware/how-to-activate-license-in-the-host-using-cli-without-vcenter/m-p/5266381#M948 I have installed the vSphere ESX 4.1<BR />I do NOT have the vCenter/Vlcient.<BR /><BR />how to activate the license in the HOST? Mon, 13 Dec 2010 11:02:19 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-vmware/how-to-activate-license-in-the-host-using-cli-without-vcenter/m-p/5266381#M948 Basheer_2 2010-12-13T11:02:19Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-vmware/how-to-activate-license-in-the-host-using-cli-without-vcenter/m-p/5266382#M949 Hi<BR /><BR />login into the service console of the esx host and add the license key to the file mentioned below.<BR /><BR />#vi /etc/vmware/vmware.lic<BR /><BR />once added restart the mgmt agent<BR />#service mgmt-vmware restart<BR /><BR />this should work..<BR /><BR />regards Mon, 13 Dec 2010 12:34:48 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-vmware/how-to-activate-license-in-the-host-using-cli-without-vcenter/m-p/5266382#M949 Jags_21 2010-12-13T12:34:48Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-vmware/how-to-activate-license-in-the-host-using-cli-without-vcenter/m-p/5266383#M950 Thanks Jagdisj,<BR /><BR />How to verify it is no longer the EVALAUATION License Mon, 13 Dec 2010 12:53:36 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-vmware/how-to-activate-license-in-the-host-using-cli-without-vcenter/m-p/5266383#M950 Basheer_2 2010-12-13T12:53:36Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-vmware/how-to-activate-license-in-the-host-using-cli-without-vcenter/m-p/5266384#M951 Hi Basheer,<BR /><BR />below command will give the details of the installed license info<BR /><BR />#vmware-vim-cmd /vimsvc/license --show<BR /><BR />Thanks and Regards,<BR />Jagadish Mon, 13 Dec 2010 13:43:40 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-vmware/how-to-activate-license-in-the-host-using-cli-without-vcenter/m-p/5266384#M951 Jags_21 2010-12-13T13:43:40Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-vmware/how-to-activate-license-in-the-host-using-cli-without-vcenter/m-p/5266385#M952 Thanks Jagdish<BR />The above commands work. Tue, 14 Dec 2010 05:10:56 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-vmware/how-to-activate-license-in-the-host-using-cli-without-vcenter/m-p/5266385#M952 Basheer_2 2010-12-14T05:10:56Z