vSphere 7.0 has been released and as known from previous versions, VMware provides a free version of their Hypervisor ESXi for everyone again. The license key can be created for free at VMware's website. It has no expiration date. The binaries you will receive as 'Free Hypervisor' are 100% identical to the paid version but with some software limitations.
Click “License & download” and login with your vmware user account or register yourself a new one. Under “License & Information” you will find the VMware vSphere Hypervisor 5 License key. If you came here looking for an ESXi VMware 4.1 free license key please see my previous post. Here’s a link to the procedures for getting the free. Register to download your Free Product. I Have an Account; Create an Account VMware vSphere Hypervisor 7.0 Download Center. This download center features technical documentation and installation guides to make your use of vSphere Hypervisor a success. Please login or create an account to access VMware vSphere Hypervisor license. VMware provides two ways for you to try our products free for 60 days: Hands-on Labs allow you to experience products in a virtual lab environment anytime, anywhere. No installation, license or special hardware is required, and you can get started in just minutes.
Tech Specs and Limitations
- No commercial support (Community support)
- Free ESXi cannot be added to a vCenter Server
- Some API functionality is missing (API is read-only)
- No physical CPU limitation
- Number of logical CPUs per host: 480
- Maximum vCPUs per virtual machine: 8
- The Key is restricted to 100 Physical Servers deployments.
ESXi can be used indefinitely, without cost by applying a free license. So yes, technically and on paper, ESXi is free to use. But, really, there’s no such thing as a free lunch and ESXi is no exception. Free ESXi comes with a few restrictions which you should definitely know about. Download from here: Download VMware vSphere Hypervisor for Free License keys for 7.0 are not currently available, unless something changed in the last couple of days: Upgraded to esxi 7.0, no key?
Other limitations like the 32GB Memory or 2 CPU Socket limit are no longer in place.
If you already obtained a free key for previous versions for ESXi, this key is not valid for vSphere 7.0, but you can use the same MyVMware Account to generate a new key.
Vmware Esxi Free License Key
Warning: There is an issue with the license assignment for ESXi 7.0 keys at the moment. When the registration process is finished, the following error message is displayed:
Unable to process your request. Please try again later.
You can still go on and download and Install ESXi 7.0. It will automatically start in 60-day evaluation mode. You can add a free license later.
Vmware Vsphere 7 Free License
- Go to VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 7.0 Download Center
- Login or create an account
- Click Register
- Register for ESXi (Enter some personal information)
After registration, you will receive a unique license key and access to the binaries. - Download VMware vSphere Hypervisor 7.0 - Binaries
- Install ESXi to your Hardware (Create a Bootable ESXi Installer USB Flash Drive)
- Login as root with the Embedded Host Client (https://<ESX>/ui/)
- Navigate to Manage -> Licensing
- Click Assign license and enter your license key
Vmware Esxi Free License Limitations
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