Exporting your VMware licenses typically involves accessing the licensing management area within your VMware account portal, such as the Broadcom (formerly VMware) Customer Connect portal. This process allows you to create a file containing details about your licenses for inventory, compliance, or record-keeping purposes.
Steps to Export VMware License Information
To export information about your VMware licenses, you will use filtering options within the licensing portal to select the specific data you wish to include in the export. According to the reference:
- Select Data: You can choose to export information based on different criteria:
- Licenses Tab: Click the Licenses tab to select one or more licenses to export. This allows you to target specific license keys or sets of licenses.
- Products Tab: Click the Products tab to select a product to export. This filters the export to include licenses associated with particular VMware products (e.g., vSphere, vSAN).
- Assets Tab: Click the Assets tab to select the vCenter Server instance, hosts, clusters, or solutions whose licensing information you want to export. This focuses the export on the licensing applied to specific parts of your infrastructure.
After making your selection using these tabs and filters within the portal's licensing section, there will typically be an "Export" or "Download" button available (often visible after selecting items or a specific view) to generate a file, commonly in CSV format, containing the selected information.
Why Export VMware License Details?
Exporting your license information can be useful for several reasons:
- Inventory Management: Maintain an external record of all purchased licenses, quantities, and expiration dates.
- Compliance Audits: Provide documentation quickly when needed for software audits.
- Migration Planning: Understand your current licensing landscape before major infrastructure changes or upgrades.
- Record Keeping: Keep a backup or historical snapshot of your licensing details.
By using the filtering options described – selecting licenses, products, or assets – you can tailor the export to get exactly the information you need.
