VMAN counts CPU sockets of monitored hosts and blocks new data sources above the licence
Catalog row in Vendor License Rules · Cited
- Kind
- Technical enforcement
- Statement
- Virtualization Manager Licensing Model: licensed by CPU sockets per monitored host, with all child VMs covered; above the licensed sockets no more data sources can be added and VMAN upgrades cannot be applied. Restricting the vCenter account with the No Access role limits the hosts counted.
- Applies when
- Adding hosts or vCenters
- Applies to
- Virtualization Manager
- Related metrics