NSX-T manages vital routing, switching, and distributed firewalling parameters across production workloads. Systems running on cracked or unauthorized license keys cannot be linked to a valid Broadcom Support Portal account. Without official support, you lose access to critical security patches, bug fixes, and engineering assistance during a catastrophic network outage. 4. Spontaneous License Expiration and Blacklisting

Purchased directly from VMware Customer Connect or authorized partners.

If you upgrade from an older NSX‑T version to 4.2 or later, any existing valid license keys are carried forward. The evaluation period does apply to upgrade installations.