{"id":2898,"date":"2025-03-21T13:45:27","date_gmt":"2025-03-21T12:45:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.safekom.pl\/blog\/?p=2898"},"modified":"2025-03-21T13:45:27","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T12:45:27","slug":"home-lab-vcf-license","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.safekom.pl\/blog\/en\/vmware-en\/vcf\/home-lab-vcf-license\/","title":{"rendered":"Home Lab – VCF License"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello again after a long absence. Recently, a lot has been happening, both professionally and otherwise. I\u2019m returning to blogging about VCF and building a new version of my home lab\u2014details on that soon. Today, let\u2019s focus on organizing licenses. Over the past few days, anyone who holds a VCP VCF Admin or Architect certificate can obtain these licenses. Below, I\u2019ll outline the requirements and the process.<\/p>\n

Requirements:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. You must have passed the VCP VCF Admin or VCP VCF Architect exam.<\/li>\n
  2. You must have an account on the VMUG portal (see below for how to make it match).<\/li>\n
  3. You must have the same email address on both the Broadcom Support portal (with your certificates) and VMUG.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    What do we get?<\/strong>
    Of course, you receive 128-core licenses for the full VCF suite.<\/p>\n

    How to proceed:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    1. Change your email address in your VMUG account to match the one used on the Broadcom portal. To do this, send an email to advantage@vmug.com<\/a>, requesting that your address be changed from X to Y. I waited about two hours; after that, I received a link prompting me to reset my password on VMUG.com.<\/li>\n
    2. Once your email addresses match and everything is synchronized, you can request the license. Go to https:\/\/support.broadcom.com\/group\/ecx\/alpine-certificate<\/a>. After opening the page, submit a request for the license. Below is a screenshot of my own request:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      \"vcf_nonprod_lic\"<\/a>
      \nAs we can see, the process is underway. In my case, it took about an hour. When the status of the request changes, we will be notified by email:<\/p>\n

      \"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

      After returning to the site, you\u2019ll see the option to download both images and license keys.<\/p>\n

      \"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

      As part of this, we receive licenses for the following products:<\/p>\n