Creating VMware Solution License Allocations

Create a Oracle Cloud VMware Solution license allocation in a compartment.

  • Fill out Allocation License Information

    Fill out the allocation license information.

    • Region: Select the region for the allocation. This value can be changed by editing the region in the main menu.
    • Name: Enter a name for the allocation.
    • Create in compartment: Select the compartment for this license.
    • Type: Enter one of the following license types.
      • vSAN: A vSAN license measured in Tebibytes (TiBs).
      • VMware Cloud Foundation: A VMware Cloud Foundation license that is measured using cores.
    • License: Select the license to allocation resources from. Depending upon the license type, set the value for the resource.
      • vSAN: A vSAN license measured in Tebibytes (TiBs).
      • Cores count: Select the number of cores.

    Tags

    Select Tags to add tagging, see Resource Tags for details.

    Proceed to Create Allocation

    To create the license allocation, select Create.

  • To create an BYOL using the CLI, open a command prompt and run the byolallocation create command:

    oci ocvs byolallocation create --compartment-id <COMPARTMENT_OCID> --byolallocation-details <file://path/to/file.json>
                        

    <file://path/to/file.json> is the path to a JSON file that defines the BYOL details. For information about how to generate an example of the JSON file, see Advanced JSON Options.

    For information about using the CLI, see Command Line Interface (CLI).

  • Run the CreateByolAllocation operation to create a new license in a compartment.