To view the currently assigned assets and license information directly from the vCenter Server Appliance, you can inspect the configuration files or use embedded tools:
: If a key is expired, vCenter will enter a "License Expired" state, disabling features like vMotion and High Availability. Adding a new key via CLI will instantly re-enable these features. Summary Checklist Command snippet List Keys Get-View LicenseManager Add Key $mgr.AddLicense("KEY") Assign Key ESXi Shell vim-cmd vimsvc/license --set
The esxcli command is newer than vim-cmd and is generally preferred for modern scripting.
There are two primary ways to interact with vCenter licensing via command line. This review assesses both:
$assignmentMgr = Get-View $licenseMgr.LicenseAssignmentManager $assignmentMgr.UpdateAssignedLicense($si.Content.About.InstanceUuid, $licenseKey, $null) Use code with caution. Copied to clipboard
