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• once before the first license is requested,
• and again should the user, the password, or the address data for the access to the ESXi host / the vCenter Server change.

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1. Use ssh to log in on the license server instance (assuming that username/password login is possible for an on-premises VMware installation).
   # ssh <user>@<license-server-ip>
   where
   
   1. <user> is the user for interactive login associated with your license server system
   2. <license-server-ip> the ip address of your license server system
      
2. Become the privileged user and run the esxi_bind program.
   1. Become the root user: # sudo -i
   2. Run the c2v esxi_bind program: # /opt/license-server/esxi_bind -a <address> -u <username> -p <password>
where
      1. <address> is the IP address of the ESXi host or vCenter Server
      2. <username> is a user with administrative rights on the ESXi host or vCenter Server
      3. <password> is the password of the administrative user
3. If the command is successful, it will create the file /opt/license-server/config.ini containing the connection data (the password is encrypted).

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After the installation of the V2C file, the license server will be restarted.

Please note:

• Starting with version 1.0.35, a previously installed license will be cleanly removed once a new license is installed with the v2c commandPlease note that to install a license with a new license ID (or another changed static parameter - see below), the old license must first be removed in an additional step (see Removing a License from a VE License Server).
• In versions before 1.0.17, the license server will not start until a valid license has been installed.

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