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WhizVMWonder commented Apr 24, 2026

So, has anyone developed a license file generator for VCF 9? Technically, you can license VCF9 in offline mode, just need a license file. Anyone have a valid license file? Any VCF certified individuals interested in sharing? Or any VCP-VCF certified who do not have VMUG or have VMUG and willing to share. Hit me up.

Good luck with that. I honestly thought that even though you could apply a 1 year or longer license via sddcm you still had to validate it every so often but maybe im wrong with that. Either way, dm me if you find a way please.

VCF supports offline validation. You would still have to "validate", it would seem someone smarter than I will be able to reverse engineer the system and able to generate the verification license to import into sddcm. I can't remember how often the check is done, but since some installs are on submarines and other places where periodically checks are not possible, BC had to provide a way for offline validations.

I haven't found any with a license to even begin with, and while I've used ESXi since v5, I'm not sure I could pass the VCP since I've not used NSX. I've thought about using the HOL to see if I could get enough knowledge on vcf9 to pass VCP, then get VMUG license. Send me a DM, maybe we can figure out something.