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Alternatively, you can access your license key by following this link. Click + under VMware vSphere Hypervisor to open the details of the product.Click Products and select My Download History.
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Viewing the License for free vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi 6.x & 7.x): Viewing the License for free Hypervisor (ESXi 6.x & 7.x) You can also access your license key by following this link.
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This gives you the serial key for vSphere Hypervisor. Click Activate your VMware ESXi License and access your download.For more information, see How to File a Support Request in My VMware (2006985). If none of these options work, file a Product Licensing or Account > Product Activation Support Request.Search your spam folder to verify if your activation email has been incorrectly recognized as spam.Check the deleted/junk folders to see if you have accidentally deleted the activation email.If you did not receive the activation email: After completion, an activation email is delivered to your inbox. Complete the VMware vSphere Hypervisor Registration form.For more information, see How to create a My VMware profile (2007005). If you do not have a profile, you must create one. If prompted, log in to your My VMware profile.

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Third question, if I purchased the full version of Veeam Backup and Replication (instead of the Community Edition) is it possible to use Start-VBRZip to back up VMs on a free version of ESXi? I know it would probably be silly to do that but I'm trying to understand the licensing.

Second question, if a paid version of ESXi is required in order to use Start-VBRZip to back up VMs, are there any other zero cost options to accomplish the same thing? Would the Veeam Agent be the only option? Is that something that everyone already understands (except me) and that's why it isn't called out in any articles? Or have I come across a technical bug here that can be solved with a patch of some kind? The articles don't mention that a paid version of ESXi such as Essentials is required. shell.html) that gave me the impression that Start-VBRZip would work with the free version of ESXi. I've read multiple blog posts such as this one (. When I try to back up VMs on this host I receive an error "Job details: Processing VM Error: Current vSphere license or ESXi version prohibits execution of the requested operation." However I have another ESXi host that is outside of the trail period and has an ESXi Free key installed. The script works well for VMs on an ESXi host that is still within the 30-60 day trial period. Now I'm trying to put together a Powershell script to back up some VMs using Start-VBRZip. I added the ESXi hosts and their VMs in my environment to the console, as well as the necessary credentials. I don't have a license for it so it's the Community Edition. I've installed Veeam Backup and Replication 9.5 Update 4 on a Windows Server 2016 VM.
