Vcenter License Key Command Line May 2026

To list all license keys installed on vCenter:

Get-VMLicense

This returns Key, Name (e.g., vSphere 7 Enterprise Plus), and Total (number of available CPU licenses).

If you need to remove a specific license and revert the host to Evaluation Mode (60 days), the vim-cmd does not have a direct "remove" switch. Instead, you typically re-apply the evaluation mode logic or re-install.

However, you can decode the current license status:

vim-cmd vimsvc/license --decode

This is useful if you are moving a license key from one host to another and need to free it up.

esxcli software license remove --license-key="XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX"

For Windows/Linux with VMware PowerCLI installed, combine commands:

Connect-VIServer -Server vcenter.domain.com

 
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Vcenter License Key Command Line May 2026
To list all license keys installed on vCenter:
Get-VMLicense

This returns Key, Name (e.g., vSphere 7 Enterprise Plus), and Total (number of available CPU licenses). vcenter license key command line
If you need to remove a specific license and revert the host to Evaluation Mode (60 days), the vim-cmd does not have a direct "remove" switch. Instead, you typically re-apply the evaluation mode logic or re-install. To list all license keys installed on vCenter:
However, you can decode the current license status: This returns  Key ,  Name  (e
vim-cmd vimsvc/license --decode


This is useful if you are moving a license key from one host to another and need to free it up.
esxcli software license remove --license-key="XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX"


For Windows/Linux with VMware PowerCLI installed, combine commands:
Connect-VIServer -Server vcenter.domain.com