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Update Licenses

Convert Evaluation Licenses to Permanent Licenses

View All Licenses

View Evaluation Usage

View the License Expiry Date for the CommServe

Configure Advanced Features - Express Version

Convert Evaluation Licenses to Permanent Licenses - Express Version

View All Licenses - Express Version

OEM Update License

Update Licenses

Before you Begin

• If you are updating a feature license, you must re-login to the CommCell Console once the license is updated in order to see that feature.

Required Capability: See Capabilities and Permitted Actions

To activate a license:

1. Obtain the necessary license disk from your software provider.
2. Insert the license disk into the CommServe computer or copy the license file to a network share.
3. From the CommCell Browser, right-click the CommServe icon, click Control Panel, and then click License Administration. This opens the License Administration window.
4. Select the Update License tab.
5. Specify the location of the license file and then click Apply.
6. The license is processed and the license information is updated in the License Administration dialog box.

If the operation is unsuccessful, a failure message is displayed in a pop-up window. Contact your software provider if the license update is unsuccessful.

Convert Evaluation Licenses to Permanent Licenses

Use this procedure if you wish to convert an evaluation license to a permanent license.

Before you Begin

• If you are converting a feature license, you must re-login to the CommCell Console once the license is updated in order to see that feature.

Required Capability: See Capabilities and Permitted Actions

To convert a license:

1. From the CommCell Browser, right-click the CommServe icon, click Control Panel, and then click License Administration. This opens the License Administration window.
2. Select the Update License tab and then click Convert. The license type, client name, and license availability is displayed.
3. From the list of available licenses, check the box that corresponds to the evaluation license you would like to convert.
4. Click Convert to convert the license.
5. The license information is updated in the License Administration window.

If the operation is unsuccessful, a failure message is displayed in a pop-up window. Contact your software provider if the license update is unsuccessful.

View All Licenses

Required Capability: See Capabilities and Permitted Actions

To view all licenses:

1. From the CommCell Browser, right-click the CommServe icon, click Control Panel, and then click License Administration. This opens the License Administration window.
2. To view the license summary report, select the License Summary tab.

   OR

   To view specific details about each license in the CommCell, select the License Details tab. This information can be sorted, if desired, by clicking on the field name.

3. Click Close.

View Evaluation Usage

Required Capability: See Capabilities and Permitted Actions

To view evaluation license usage:

1. From the CommCell Browser, right-click the CommServe icon, click Control Panel, and then click License Administration. This opens the License Administration window.
2. Select the License Details tab and then click Evaluation Usage. The client name, license type, install date, and expiration date are displayed.
3. Click Close.

View the License Expiration Date for the CommServe

Required Capability: See Capabilities and Permitted Actions

To view the License Expiry Date for the CommServe:

1. From the CommCell Browser, right-click the CommServe icon, click Control Panel, and then click License Administration. This opens the License Administration window.
2. Select the License Details tab. The Expiration Date field displays the expiration date for the CommServe.
3. Click Close to close the dialog box.

Configure Advanced Features - Express Version

Required Capability: See Capabilities and Permitted Actions

To configure advanced features for Express versions of the software:

1. From the CommCell Console, right-click on the CommServe icon, click Properties, and then click the Advanced Features tab.
2. Click the check box that corresponds to the feature you wish to configure.
3. Click OK.

Convert Evaluation Licenses to Permanent Licenses - Express Version

The following procedure describes the steps involved in converting an evaluation license to a permanent license for Express versions of the software.

Before you Begin

• If you are converting a feature license, you must re-login to the CommCell Console once the license is updated in order to see that feature.

Required Capability: See Capabilities and Permitted Actions

To convert a license:

1. From the CommCell Browser, right-click the CommServe icon, click Control Panel, and then click License Administration. This opens the License Administration window.
2. Select the Update License tab and then click Convert. The license type, client name, and license availability is displayed.
3. Click Convert for the license you wish to activate.
4. The license file is processed and the license information is updated in the License Administration window.

If the operation is unsuccessful, a failure message is displayed in a pop-up window. Contact your software provider if the license update is unsuccessful.

View All Licenses - Express Version

Required Capability: See Capabilities and Permitted Actions

To view all licenses:

1. From the CommCell Browser, right-click the CommServe icon, click Control Panel, and then click License Administration. This opens the License Administration window.
2. To view the license summary report, select the License Summary tab.

   OR

   To view specific details about each license in the CommCell, select the License Details tab. This information can be sorted, if desired, by clicking on the field name.

3. Click Close.

OEM Update License

The following procedure describes the steps to update OEM license from an Enterprise to Enterprise version or from an Express to Express version.

Required Capability: See Capabilities and Permitted Actions

To update an OEM License:

1. Obtain the necessary licenses and the software discs (including the latest Service Packs) from your software provider.
2. Follow the steps described in Update Licenses.

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