VMware Cross-Cloud Architecture

Licensing

If you deploy the vRealize Infrastructure Navigator virtual appliance on the vCenter Server, the virtual appliance is deployed without a license key. As a result, application discovery is disabled. You must enter a valid license key to start the application discovery process.

After you enter a valid license key, vRealize Infrastructure Navigator monitors the number of virtual machines it discovers with regard to the number of virtual machines allowed. You can acquire a license depending on the number of virtual machines and applications running in your environment.

The vRealize Infrastructure Navigator licensing design decision is as follows:

Design decision	Design justification	Design implication
The license used will ...