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ThischapterprovidesinformationonhowtoinstallandrunVirtualCenter 2.5and

ESX Server 3.5inanevaluationmodeandhowtoobtainlicenseswhentheevaluation

modeexpires.

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:

 “UsingESX ServerandVirtualCenterinEvaluationMode”onpage 41

 “LicensingVirtualCenterandESX ServerAftertheEvaluationPeriodExpires”on

page 42

Using ESX Server and VirtualCenter in Evaluation Mode

BeforepurchasingandactivatinglicensesforyourESX Server 3.5and

VirtualCenter 2.5,youcaninstallbothproductsandruntheminevaluationmode.

Whenruninevaluationmode,intendedfordemonstrationandevaluationpurposes,

yoursoftwareiscompletelyoperationalimmediatelyafterinstallation,doesnotrequire

anylicensingconfiguration,andprovidesfullfunctionalityof

ESX Serverand

VirtualCenterfor60daysfromthetimeyouinstallthem.

Duringthe60‐dayevaluationperiod,thesoftwarenotifiesyouofthetimeremaining

untiltheevaluationexpires.Theevaluationperiodcannotbepausedanditcannotbe

restarted.

Running VMware

VirtualCenter and

VMware ESX Server

in Evaluation Mode

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