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- The license server binds to the ESXi host on which the license server host runs.
- The license server binds to the vCenter manager server that manages the ESXi host on which the license server host VM runs.
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Please note: vMotion of a VM in which the VE license server runs VM to a different ESXi server is only possible if binding to a vCenter server (see below) is used. vMotion of a license server VM when binding to the ESXi server will invalidate the installed licenses.
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The following image illustrates a topology where the VE license server binds to the vCenter Server managing the ESXi host on which the VM with the license server runs. It shows one VM with license server and several other VMs using the license server across the network.
Please note: vMotion of a VE license server VM to a different ESXi server is possible if the target server is managed by the same vCenter server.