VMware ADM Licensing

Does anybody know how the new licensing model work for VMware ADM

Hello Johan,
vCenter Application Discovery Manager licenses are serial numbers that can be either permanent or temporary.  They are also limited by the number of "servers" discovered. Servers are entities running services to which clients may connect.  The number of clients will not affect your server count.
For example, you may have a license for 1500 servers.  If vCenter ADM has discovered 1000 servers and 2000 clients you will be ok.  If you go over the 1500 server limit, then no new servers will be added to the inventory and you will receive warning messages that you will need to upgrade your license.
If you have a temporary license, then you will no longer be able to interact with the GUI when it has expired.
I hope this helps.  Let us know if you have additional questions.

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