For cloud deployments: if supported by the cloud provider, the VE license server instance can be moved to a different subnet, as long as the original instance can be moved. It is also possible to backup and restore (to the same instance) the license server data. Please note: it is not possible to use such a backup to revert to a previous license version.
However, the following actions will invalidate the license: - All supported environments:
- Copying the license server data to a different instance.
- Seriously damaging the root filesystem of the license server system.
- Re-installing the license server system.
- Copying the virtual machine on which the license server runs. This includes cloning a virtual machine, or recovering a backup into a new virtual machine.
- Changing the number of CPU cores of the license server system.
- VMware environments:
- Restrictions from point 1 above.
- If the license server is bound to the ESXi host: using vMotion on the VM in which the VE license server runs
- Changes to the API interface of the ESXi host or vCenter Server
- The license can become temporarily unavailable if the user credentials or address information recorded by esxi_bind are changed. In this case, esxi_bind must be run again to define the correct user credentials and address information.
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