That's correct. If you need it you'll have to pay for it. Btw. did I already ask you what you are doing for a living? In case you produce something that might be useful for me, I'd like to have it (for free of course)!
Wauw what a unpleasant off-topic ironic joke is that? on a VMware forum, how rubbish. But you are contradicting yourself, first helping me to find a "free" solution and than link me to a "payed" solution.
But the fact is: we already pay for vCenter... i just find it a unhandy extra package. The issue i have with VMware products is the more products the more confusing it gets, it is decadent.
But this gets totally off-topic.