Editing VMware Solution Licenses

Edit a Oracle Cloud VMware Solution license in a compartment.

  • Edit License Information

    Edit the license information.

    • Name: Enter a name for the license.
    • Software 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.
    • Description: Enter a description for the license. Avoid entering confidential information.
    Important

    If resources from the license have been allocated, the license detail information does not appear in the dialog.

    License Details: VCF

    Fill out the license details for a VCF license.

    • Cores Count: Enter the number of cores for the license.
    • Entitlement Key: Enter the key for the license here.
    • Valid From: Enter the start date for the entitlement.
    • Valid To: Enter the end date for the entitlement.

    License Details: vSAN

    Fill out the license details for a vSAN license.

    • TiB Count: Enter the number of TiBs for the license.
    • Entitlement Key: Enter the key for the license here.
    • Valid From: Enter the start date for the entitlement.
    • Valid To: Enter the end date for the entitlement.

    Update

    To complete the edit, select Update.

  • To edit an BYOL using the CLI, open a command prompt and run the byol update command:

    oci ocvs byol update --compartment-id <COMPARTMENT_OCID> --byol-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 UpdateByol operation to edit a license in a compartment.