Identifying expiring evaluation or subscription licenses:

The esxcli command is newer than vim-cmd and is generally preferred for modern scripting.

For Windows/Linux with VMware PowerCLI installed, combine commands:

vim-cmd vimsvc/license --set="XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX" Use code with caution. To verify the change: vim-cmd vimsvc/license --show Use code with caution. 4. Automation Use Case: Python (pyVmomi)

Get-VMHost | Select Name, LicenseKey Pro Tip: Automate at Scale

If you are logged directly into the vCenter Server Appliance via SSH, you can sometimes find historical deployment information in configuration files or by querying the internal database, but using the cmdlet is the official and most reliable method for viewing active keys. Command to get license key information of a host | PowerCLI