Unfortunately, I have found out that the 7. I've been using his local cron-based backup script to facilitate weekly backups of my VMs and ESXi configuration to my NAS for well over a year now. Indeed I have been able to download VMware vSphere Hypervisor 7.0b and also find the associated free license key. He does provide excellent scripts and insight though. Or if those updates were even forthcoming from vmware for their free license.Īlong those same lines, William Lam's appliances are all nested, which isn't applicable to what I'm talking about here. If the license is not in the vCenter Server: Click NEW LICENSE Tab. Right click on the system (vCenter/vSphere ESXi - Host) you want to license to. That's why I was asking if I needed to obtain an updated "free" license (different from trial) to access further 6.5 updates. Connect to the vCenter Web Console as administrator. I expected them to release an "Update 1" for my free license, but all they have is 6.5.0a. Select the appropriate diskonto which you will install ESXi. Typically I don't upgrade until at least "Update 1" is released. Press the F11 key to accept the license agreement and to continue the installation. My license is free, with no time-limit, but also no vCenter. So a 60-day trial isn't going to work for me. I've been upgrading it since and am now running 6.0u2 on that same hardware. The box I built started out as 4.1 back in 2011. I'm an enthusiast running a free version of ESXi to house various VMs that are up 24x7 to provide services for my home network and locally hosted apps.
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