I have six Enterprise licensed hosts running presently and six more new ones I'm building to replace them (one for one). What options do I have in terms of transferring the licenses from old to new hosts? Especially in regards to the 60 day default evaluation license period. I suspect I may need at least 60 days to build, configure and test my environment before I start to move VMs. Obviously having an entire cluster of new hosts on a 60 day timer isn't a viable option.
What is the ideal way to smooth these sorts of whole of cluster moves while keeping the machines licensed? Can one apply the same license to the new hosts on the understanding it's technically in breach but in a transitional grace period?
Any advice from people who have been through this scenario would be great.
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