With the new vSphere 5 licensing model,
based on vRAM utilization, everybody is concern with average utilization,
if you are not, better start to be. You might be out of compliance.
vCenter has, now, a new capability to track
your license utilization.
You can check that at HOME – Administration -
Licensing . There will be a new tab called Reporting.
This new functionality depends on the
vSphere Web Client.
This requirement is not clear on admin
guides or installation guides. (well, I could not find it anywhere, if you know
where this statement is, please let me know and I’ll be glad to correct this
post).
If you just install vCenter and did not
install the Web Client, you will end up with the following error, VMware
vSphere Client is not installed or it is incorrectly configured for this
vCenter Server. Install or configure the vSphere Web Client for this vCenter
server and click the Retry button bellow.
That would be your first clue.
Your second clue would be when starting the
vSphere installer and selecting the vSphere Web Client, on the right, will be a
description saying: New improvements in license reporting require installation
of VMware vSphere Web Client.
The installation is pretty straight for.
(so, I would not cover that up here)
After the installation, you will need to
register your vCenter with the web client.
Just open the Web Client admin page and
click “Register vCenter Server”
Fill the fields with the information about
your vCenter and the credentials, hit “Register” and then you are ready to go.
Back to the reporting tab you will now see
all the information about your license utilization, vRAM entitlements , vRAM
average for the past 12 months, etc..
