07-16-2019 04:35 AM
Hi,
I have BE6K with ESXi 5.5. I want to upgrade it to ESXi 6.5. This upgrade is free?
My question is what will happen to licenses? I don't have smatrnet. How should I proceed without wasting the licenses.
BR
Abdul Karim
07-16-2019 07:13 AM
07-16-2019 12:13 PM
Hi there
ESXi 6.5 is not free upgradable. You should have a valid contract with VMware and get the licenses. You can upgrade from 5.5 to 6.5 and the evaluation license will be valid for 60 days. If an ESX/ESXi host license expires, the virtual machines that reside on the host continue to run, but you cannot power on the virtual machines or reset them.
Hope this Helps
Cheers
Rath!
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