...
It must be run on the license server (and the backup license server, if applicable):
- once before the first license is requested, and
- again should the user credentials, the password, or the address data for the access to the ESXi host / the vCenter Server change. Please make sure that the password of the selected user account does not automatically expire after a certain time period. This would cause disruptions in the license server operation and make it impossible for clients to receive their license.
...
The following image shows sample output of a regular license with an expiration date and one client attached:
The following example shows a license on a physical server with the grace period parameter:
The first section of the samples shows the characteristics of the license. The second section shows the client running a Charon-SSP instance that is connected to the license server. In this example, client and license server are installed on the same system and the client uses product section 1 (4M) of the three product sections on the license.
...