You are still going to receive the non-expiring Free ESXi. Don't be confused that the page needs to be confirmed with 'Register for Evaluation'. This requires you to enter some personal information. In that case, click Cookie Settings followed by Confirm My Choices. Sometimes, the site is completely white after you've logged in.Go to Product Evaluation Center for VMware vSphere Hypervisor 8.If you already obtained a free key for previous versions of ESXi, this key is not valid for vSphere 8.0, but you can use the same Customer Connect Account to generate a new key. The Key is restricted to 1 00 Physical Servers deployments.Some API functionality is missing (API is read-only).Free ESXi cannot be added to a vCenter Server.It has no expiration date and the binaries you will receive as 'Free Hypervisor' are 100% identical to the paid version but with some software limitations. The license key can be created for free at VMware's website. Enjoy Managing the Inventory.VSphere 8.0 has been released and as known from previous versions, VMware provides a free version of their Hypervisor ESXi. Click on Firts Icon -> to Assign License.Do the same for ESXi Host in Hosts Tab if you want to assign License to ESXi Host. Under Assets Tab > Go to vCenter Server Systems (To Assign License to Virtual Center).

Go to Licenses Option and and Click on Manage Your Assets under Getting Started tab.Step#2 - Assign License to Virtual Center Now let's move to Step#2 to Assign Licenses. Label the license keys as per your convinient.Enter the vSphere 6.x Standard license key(For ESXi), and click Next.Enter the vCenter Server 6.x Standard license key and press Enter to add a new line.Click on + icon to Create New Licenses.Click on Manage your Licenses in Getting Started Tab or Go to Licenses Tab.Go to Home > Click on Licenses under Administration Tab.

On top of console, you can see the note saying that licenses in our inventory either expired or not available.

Here we have logged in thrugh Web Client.

Manage License Key for Virtual Center Server:- Step#1 - Add License Key to Virtual Center

Step#2 Assign License to Virtual Center.

Step#1 Add License Key to Virtual Center.

Please note the same we can do for ESXi Hosts. Two Steps to Manage this Licensing for vCenter.

Vsphere 6.5 license