License Administration - How To
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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
Update OEM License to Simpana 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:
- Obtain the necessary license disk from your software provider.
- Insert the license disk into the CommServe computer or copy the license
file to a network share.
- From the CommCell Browser, right-click the CommServe icon, click
Control Panel, and then click License Administration. This opens
the
License
Administration window.
- Select the
Update License tab.
- Specify the location of the license file and
then click Apply.
- 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:
- From the CommCell Browser, right-click the CommServe icon, click
Control Panel, and then click License Administration. This opens
the
License
Administration window.
- Select the
Update License tab and then
click Convert. The license type, client name, and license
availability is displayed.
- From the list of available licenses, check the box that corresponds to
the evaluation license you would like to convert.
- Click Convert to convert the license.
- 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:
- From the CommCell Browser, right-click the CommServe icon, click
Control Panel, and then click License Administration. This opens the
License
Administration window.
- 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.
- Click Close.
View Evaluation Usage
Required Capability: See
Capabilities and Permitted Actions
To
view evaluation license usage:
- From the CommCell Browser, right-click the CommServe icon, click
Control Panel, and then click License Administration. This opens the
License
Administration window.
- Select the
License Details tab and then click
Evaluation Usage. The client name, license type, install
date, and expiration date are displayed.
- 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:
- From the CommCell Browser, right-click the CommServe icon, click
Control Panel, and then click License Administration. This opens the
License
Administration window.
- Select the
License Details tab. The Expiration Date field displays the
expiration date for the CommServe.
- 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:
- From the CommCell Console, right-click on the CommServe icon, click
Properties, and then click the Advanced Features tab.
- Click the check box that corresponds to the feature you wish to
configure.
- 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:
- From the CommCell Browser, right-click the CommServe icon, click
Control Panel, and then click License Administration. This opens
the
License
Administration window.
- Select the
Update License tab and then
click Convert. The license type, client name, and license
availability is displayed.
- Click Convert for the license you wish to activate.
- 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:
- From the CommCell Browser, right-click the CommServe icon, click
Control Panel, and then click License Administration. This opens the
License
Administration window.
- 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.
- Click Close.
Update OEM License to Simpana License
The following procedure describes the steps involved in updating a OEM
License.
Required Capability: See
Capabilities and Permitted Actions
To
update an OEM License:
- Obtain the necessary licenses and the software discs (including the latest
Service Packs) from your software provider.
- Follow the steps described in
Update Licenses.
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