1) Copy the license key you received on the VMWare download page. If you don't have it, log back into your account on the VMWare website. The license key should be directly above the download link.
2) Go into your vSphere 5.5 client.
3) At the top of the list of virtual machines, highlight your host machine.
4) Go to the "Configuration" tab.
5) Choose the "Licensed Features" listed in the "Software" section.
6) Next, click the ‘Edit...’ link shown at the top right corner of the screen. An "Assign License" window will appear.
7) Select the "Assign a new license to this host" option.
8) Click the "Enter Key" button. An "Add License Key" window will appear.
9) Paste your license key into the text box shown.
10) Click "OK" to close the "Add License Key" window.
11) You should now see the license applied for the VMWare vSphere 5.5 Hypervisor and, in my case, it showed "Unlimited" under the "Available" column.
12) Click "Ok" to close the "Assign License" window.
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