Folks,
I successfully registered for an evaluation of vSphere with Operations Management and got my "VMware vCenter Operations Management Suite 5.7" license key. When I try to apply this key to my vCenter server I get the error "License error: 5" "Diagnostic message: License file not found" (see image). I get this same error when trying to apply this key to my ESXi 5.1 host server.
(Moderator Note: a.p. removed screen shot with license key!)
I KNOW this license key is not for vsphere but rather for Operations Manager but how do I get an evaluation license key for vSphere? Is there any way to apply the license key I received to vCenter or must I install the vCenter Operations Management appliance and apply this license key to that server? The procedure to apply my evaluation license key is NOT MADE CLEAR in any documentation I have found so far on evaluating vSphere.
Could someone PLEASE provide a definitive statement on how to use my provided evaluation license key (see image) and how to obtain and properly apply an evaluation license to my vCenter server?
I would be very appreciative for any assistance.
Thanks.