You can set the license key for a host on a vCenter Server system by using the LicenseKey parameter of the Set-VMHost cmdlet.

Verify that you are connected to a vCenter Server system.

1

Save the Host host object as a variable.

$vmhost = Get-VMHost -Name Host
2

Set the host to evaluation mode or provide a valid license key.

Set the host to evaluation mode by providing the evaluation key.

Set-VMHost -VMHost $vmhost -LicenseKey 00000-00000-00000-00000-00000

Provide a valid license key.

Set-VMHost -VMHost $vmhost -LicenseKey Your_license_key