Click on the “Actions” dropdown menu in the upper-right corner of the vSphere Client.You can use the ESXi CLI to retrieve the license key. For example: Product: VMware ESXi Version: 6.7.0 Build number: 8169922 Step 4: Access the ESXi CLI In the “Configure” tab, navigate to “System > System Information.” The VMware version and build number will be displayed here.
Click on the “Configure” tab in the right pane.Expand the inventory tree and select the ESXi host you wish to check.In the vSphere Client interface, click on the “Hosts and Clusters” icon in the left pane.Open a web browser and navigate to the vSphere Client URL (usually Enter your credentials and log in. To begin, you will need to connect to your VMware vSphere Client, which is the primary interface for managing your virtual infrastructure. To determine the version and license key, we will use the VMware vSphere Client and ESXi Command-Line Interface (CLI). VMware is a virtualization platform that allows you to run multiple virtual machines on a single physical host. In this post, we will guide you through the steps to identify the VMware product you are running and the associated license key.