topic Can a 4 seat VSEC license be split across 2 gateways in Cloud Firewall

Can a 4 seat VSEC license be split across 2 gateways

flemingh — Wed, 12 Feb 2025 03:09:08 GMT

Hi all, I have a clustered gateway on ESXi hosts and each gateway has 4 cores licensed with 4 seat VSEC licenses

I'm looking to add an extra 2 cores to each gateway so the question is can I use a spare 4 core VSEC license I have and split it across the 2 gateways or do they need to have their own separate VSEC licenses?

Many thanks

Re: Can a 4 seat VSEC license be split across 2 gateways

PhoneBoy — Fri, 14 Feb 2025 21:38:32 GMT

As I recall, VSEC licenses entitle you to a specific number of cores, but those cores can be distributed across many VMs so long as the total count of cores doesn't exceed what you're licensed for, it should work.
Licenses should be additive, but knowing the exact SKUs involved would help confirm this.

Re: Can a 4 seat VSEC license be split across 2 gateways

the_rock — Fri, 14 Feb 2025 22:54:02 GMT

Personally, to be 100% sure, I would double check with Account services team.

Andy

Re: Can a 4 seat VSEC license be split across 2 gateways

Chris_Atkinson — Sat, 15 Feb 2025 00:51:49 GMT

The licenses when used with the vsec license utility act as a pool that can be distributed on a needs basis.

Provided the licenses are the same type i.e. NGTX vs NGTP this should work.