# Lisence Suse Manager

**URL:** <https://forums.suse.com/t/lisence-suse-manager/41849>\
**Category:** SUSE Multi Linux Manager\
**Created:** [October 31, 2023, 8:08am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/lisence-suse-manager/41849 "2023-10-31T08:08:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![sulaiman28](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/65b543/32.png) [@sulaiman28](https://forums.suse.com/u/sulaiman28)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2023, 8:08am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/lisence-suse-manager/41849/1 "2023-10-31T08:08:39Z")

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can the suse manager license be used together with vmware esxi, for example if we have 3 vmware hosts is it necessary for 3 suse manager licenses? and can suse-manager be used for custom images other than suse images such as ubuntu / red hat ?

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**Author:** ![smflood](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forums.suse.com/smflood/32/10576_2.png) [@smflood](https://forums.suse.com/u/smflood)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2023, 6:40pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/lisence-suse-manager/41849/2 "2023-11-03T18:40:24Z")

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I’m not an expert on SUSE Manager licensing so I suggest that you contact SUSE via [Subscriptions and Services Support | SUSE](https://www.suse.com/support/?id=SUSE_Manager)

However to answer some of your questions

- you don’t have the same number of SUSE Manager instances to match the number of VMware hosts
- VMware hosts are not managed by SUSE Manager, instead VMware guests (depending on OS) can be
- SUSE Manager can manage Ubuntu and Red Hat OSes - see [Supported Clients and Features :: SUSE Manager Documentation](https://documentation.suse.com/suma/4.3/en/suse-manager/client-configuration/supported-features.html)