Wow, just wow. Called licensing center and this guy has no clue.
He says ESXi is free but Vcenter isn't...yes I know that. It is in evaluation mode.
BUT....I am accessing ESXi via VMware Workstation 12 using File>Connect to Server.
When I do this and select a VM to power on, it says Unable to Change Power State
Evaluation Expired....which is not right is ESI is free and I am using a paid licensed
workstation.