vmware got no trials anymore?

skytechw

Hi, i saw that vmware changed their portal to broadcom, but i cant install the iso, as i cant redeem my license for vmware .... they ask for something site id and i cant get one and idk how ... anyone who can help me get vmware vsphere 7??

MrLime

Best to use Proxmox nowadays since Broadcom are just driving ESXi into the ground.

skytechw

i need vmware for some projects with macos

BasToTheMax

Yeah just use proxmox

skytechw

I said i need vmware

JosephF

If you have a license, can't you reach out to their technical support team?

skytechw

They are moving their platform, dont even have a chat and active support…

yusra

Things like this happens not long after Broadcom acquisitions

BasToTheMax

@skytechw said:
I said i need vmware

For?

skytechw

@BasToTheMax said:

@skytechw said:
I said i need vmware

For?

I wanna use it, it have some interesting stuff wich proxmox dosent

nocloud

I got this email a few days ago

Dear Valued VMware Customer,

Broadcom Inc. recently acquired VMware (Press Release) and as a result of the acquisition, all VMware support accounts (ie. VMware Customer Connect) are being migrated to Broadcom's support accounts. Your VMware support account will stop working on May 6, 2024.

Please take action now. You must activate your Broadcom support account and update your profile information before you can access the Broadcom Support Portal.

To activate your Broadcom account, click your unique link here and follow the prompts that begin with resetting your password from the Broadcom screen. You can refer to this article for detailed instructions.

Once you activate your account successfully, you will be directed to the Broadcom Support Portal, where it will show you as logged in, with your name appearing in the upper right of your screen. Please note that your active VMware product entitlements will not be made available in the Broadcom Support Portal until May 6, 2024.

If you experience any issues, please first try and resolve your issue by using Broadcom's Self Service Bot, located on this page: https://support.broadcom.com/. If the problem persists, please contact Broadcom Customer Care.

Thank you,
Broadcom Support

Personally i use PVE / proxmox so won reply to the email. Free ESXi only allows VMs with 4 cores maximum which is a non starter for my use case. Proxmox will probably be on par for the other features that ESXi has soon anyway.

DBA

The support accounts were migrated from VMWare to Broadcom. Recently got an email that included:

Broadcom Inc. recently acquired VMware (Press Release) and as a result of the acquisition, all VMware support accounts (ie. VMware Customer Connect) are being migrated to Broadcom's support accounts. Your VMware support account will stop working on May 6, 2024.

lowendtalkxdax

@skytechw said:

@BasToTheMax said:

@skytechw said:
I said i need vmware

For?

I wanna use it, it have some interesting stuff wich proxmox dosent

XCP-ng

(Proxmox can macOS as well, if it’s all you need)

tjn

Looks like even for trials you now need an enterprise account.

https://www.reddit.com/r/homelab/comments/1ckjyis/vmware_trials_now_require_being_a_broadcom/

skytechw

@lowendtalkxdax said:

@skytechw said:

@BasToTheMax said:

@skytechw said:
I said i need vmware

For?

I wanna use it, it have some interesting stuff wich proxmox dosent

XCP-ng

(Proxmox can macOS as well, if it’s all you need)

For me dosent work… and is veryy laggy too, bugged and stucking a lot