VMware License key for new ver. for VMware products 簡稱"把舊序號用在新版本上" @ 有「模」有樣

由於VMware Products太多，導致常常會有使用者或者業務再問，疑！我之前買的到底能不能support or upgrading。

也因為太多，我常常都會忘記倒底能不能support or upgrading。

還好VMware有提供了一份文件，提供查詢，我想他們也被問的很煩吧(笑XD)

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This table help you to determine if you need to upgrade the license on My VMware for new version of VMware products.

Data Center Virtualization and Cloud Infrastructure	Existing product version	Version to be upgraded to	Is a new key required?	The SnS Contract for the product is active, can the license key be upgraded in My VMware Portal?
vCloud Suite (Standard, Advanced and Enterprise)	5.1	5.5	No	The existing license key also unlocks version 5.5
vCloud Suite (Standard, Advanced and Enterprise)	5.5	-	No	This is the latest version
vSphere or ESXi (Essentials, Essentials Plus, Standard, Enterprise and Enterprise Plus)	4.x	5.0 or 5.1 or 5.5	Yes	Yes. For more information, see Upgrading license keys in My VMware (2006974).
	5	5.1 or 5.5	No	The existing license key also unlocks version 5.1 and 5.5
	5.1	5.5	No	The existing license key also unlocks version 5.1 and 5.5
	5.5	-	No	This is the latest version
vSOM - vSphere with Operations Management (Standard, Enterprise and Enterprise Plus)	5.1	5.5	Yes	Yes. For more information, see Upgrading license keys in My VMware (2006974).
	5.5	-	No	This is the latest version
vCenter Server (Standard and Foundation)	4.x	4.x or 5.0 or 5.1 or 5.5	Yes	Yes.For more information, see Upgrading license keys in My VMware (2006974).
	5	5.1 or 5.5	No	The existing license key also unlocks version 5.0, 5.1 and 5.5
	5.1	5.5	No	The existing license key also unlocks version 5.1 and 5.5
	5.5	-	No	This is the latest version

Data Center and Cloud Management	Existing product version	Version to be upgraded to	Is a new key required?	The SnS Contract was active on GA date, can the license key be upgraded in My VMware Portal?
vCenter Operations Management Suite (Standard, Advanced and Enterprise)	1.x	5	Yes	Yes. The license is already delivered to My VMware
	5	5.6 or 5.7	Yes	Yes. For more information, see Upgrading license keys in My VMware (2006974).
	5.6	5.7	No	The existing license key also unlocks version 5.7
	5.7	-	No	This is the latest version
vCloud Director	1.x	5.1 or 5.5	No	The existing license key also unlocks version 1.x and 5.1 and 5.5
	5.1	5.5	No	The existing license key also unlocks version 1.x and 5.1 and 5.5
	5.5	-	No	The existing license key also unlocks version 1.x and 5.1 and 5.5

Network and Security	Existing product version	Version to be upgraded to	Is a new key required?	The SnS Contract for the product is active, can the license key be upgraded in My VMware Portal?
vCloud Networking and Security	5.1	5.5	No	The existing license key also unlocks version 5.1 and 5.5

Desktop Virtualization and Mobile Computing	Existing product version	Version to be upgraded to	Is a new key required?	The SnS Contract for the product is active, can the license key be upgraded in My VMware Portal?
Horizon View (formerly VMware View)	4.x	5.0 or 5.1 or 5.2	Yes	Yes. For more information, see Upgrading license keys in My VMware (2006974).
	5	5.1 or 5.2	No	The existing license key also unlocks version 5.1 and 5.2
	5.1	5.2	No	The existing license key also unlocks version 5.2
	5.2	-	No	This is the latest version

Personal Desktop	Existing product version	Version to be upgraded to	Is a new key required?	The SnS Contract for the product is active, can the license key be upgraded in My VMware Portal?
Fusion and Fusion Professional	4.x	5.x or 6.x	Yes	Yes. For more information, see Upgrading license keys in My VMware (2006974).
	5.x	6.x	Yes	Yes. For more information, see Upgrading license keys in My VMware (2006974).
	6.x	-	No	This is the latest version
Workstation	8.x	9.x or 10.x	Yes	Yes. For more information, see Upgrading license keys in My VMware (2006974)
	9.x	10.x	Yes	Yes. For more information, see Upgrading license keys in My VMware (2006974).
	10.x	-	No	This is the latest version
Player Plus	6.x	-	No	This is the latest version