Licensing Upgrade 6.x to 7.x

[AnaCopa]

Hi everybody, I am confused, I have a cluster hyperflex with ESXI version "6.7U2", my licenses are "VMware vSphere 6 Standard, Never Expiration" but I don't have VMware Support active.

To upgrade from 6.7 to 7.x, Should I renew support contract and after upgrade, Can I upgrade from VMware license portal, Is it correct?

Or Should I buy 7.x licenses?

Thank you.

[Tibmeister]

Yes, you need to have active SnS

[e_espinel · Accepted solution]

Hello.
For version 7.0 you need 7 licenses, if you have expired SnS contract, you cannot upgrade your 6 licenses.

If the time that has passed since the expiration of your contract is long, it may be cheaper to buy new 7.0 licenses.
To reactivate a SnS contract, a fee is included for all the time the contract was not in force plus a penalty fee, plus the fee for the new contract period.

You can request a quote from your local VMware vendor to see which option is best for you.

The licenses do not expire, they are perpetual, what expires is the SnS contract (subscription and support).
The SnS contract entitles you to new versions (including licenses) and support with VMware.

[DilipPatil1]

Hi Virtuoso,

I have a CISCO HyperFlex cluster with esxi 6.5 installed. my current server hardware is out of support and we need to change it, if we buy new server hardware, can we use same license key on new server hardware?

Thanks,