My intent w/in the next 90 days is to upgrade my current system. What this means is:
- New MOBO.
- New CPU
- New OS Drive (SSD)
- Additional/New RAM
Presently, my license for Workstation 12 Pro is based on my current configuration.
Once the new hardware is installed, a new pristine Windows 10 Pro shall be installed. This is required due to the following reason(s):
- The MBR is located on a different physical drive (UEFI) designated by the BIOS as P1.
- The OS is located on a different physical drive designated as P0.
- Over the past six months multiple approaches have been made attempt to combine the two in preparation for this upgrade, w/out success.
- Restore from backup (Acronis) w/o P0 plugged in/powered on - system failed to boot.
- Restore from backup (Nova) w/o P0 plugged in/powered on - system failed to boot.
- Use of various tools to update/move the MBR from current drive to OS drive - system failed and was corrupted.
In any case, I figure the only approach is to start with a pristine install of the OS and build from the ground up. I know (from past experience it'll take 18-24 hours).
However, once begun, the original system shall no longer be available, nor the HDDs now installed (total of 20.5TB). The original OS drive, and the drive where the MBR resides shall be retasked.
The question: How do I use my current license with the new install? It is anticipated that the original activation took a snapshot of my original configuration, and the new configuration shall not match. This shall trigger a red-flag and potentially shutdown use of my current VMWare Product. Please advise as to appropriate path for restoring my active licensed product.
Thank you.