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Manage licenses

You can use the management platform trial version for 180 days. You can apply for a license to

upgrade the trial version to the official version. The trial version and the official version have the same functions. To obtain a license, please contact the franchiser. License management enables you to view the license details, apply for a license, and register the license.

Restrictions and guidelines

• With RBAC enabled, this feature is available only for system administrators.

• You can perform only remote licensing if the management platform uses nested virtualization. If the management platform uses nested virtualization, the management platform is deployed on a VM.

Features

• Display license details

• View warranty information

• Tencent OS licensing

• PolarDB licensing

Licensing​

Perform this task to manage and verify the licensing information of the management platform.

Features

• Display license details

• Local licensing

• License server licensing

• Register a license

• Export license information

• Obtain licensing documentation

• Download the bar code

Display license details​

Perform this task to view the license details.

Procedure

  1. On the top navigation bar, click System.

  2. From the left navigation pane, select Licenses.

Parameters

• Management platform license

○ Manageable CPUs: Number of physical CPUs that the license allows the management platform to manage, except for container clusters.

○ Managed CPUs: Number of physical CPUs that are managed by the management platform, except for container clusters.

○ CPUs Manageable by Container Cluster: Number of physical CPUs that the license allows the management platform container cluster to manage.

○ Host Licenses: Number of the management platform hosts that are separately licensed.

○ Separately Licensed Hosts: Hosts that are separately licensed.

○ Authorization Code: Authorization code of the management platform components.

○ Edition: Management platform edition, including standard, enterprise, and enhanced enterprise editions.

Local licensing​

You can register a license through local licensing as follows:

  1. Obtain the host information file for the host installed with the management platform. The host information file will be used for license activation.

  2. Obtain a license activation file by using the host information file. For more information, see the license registration guide for the product.

  3. Import the license activation file to the management platform to finish license registration.

  4. If the license you registered is a formal one, you can also export the license activation file to the local disk.

Obtain the host information file

  1. On the top navigation bar, click System.

  2. From the left navigation pane, select Licenses.

  3. Click Local Licensing.

  4. Configure the parameters as described in "Parameters."

  5. Click Download. The host information file is automatically downloaded to the local disk. The name of the host information file is host.info by default.

Parameters

• End User Info

License server licensing​

Perform this task to request a license through the license server. After that, you can view, expand, and

release the license.

Register a license

  1. On the top navigation bar, click System.

  2. From the left navigation pane, select Licenses.

  3. Click License Server Licensing.

  4. Configure the parameters as described in "Parameters."

Expand or release a license

  1. On the top navigation bar, click System.

  2. From the left navigation pane, select Licenses.

  3. Click Request/Release Licenses.

  4. Configure the parameters as described in "Parameters."

View license details

  1. On the top navigation bar, click System.

  2. From the left navigation pane, select Licenses. The page that opens displays detailed license information.

Parameters

• Basic Info

○ License Server IP: Specify the IP address of the license server.

○ License Server Port: Specify the port number of the license server.

○ Client Name: Specify the name of the management platform on the license server.

○ Client Password: Specify the password of the management platform on the license server.

• CPU Licensing

Register a license​

Procedure

  1. On the top navigation bar, click System.

  2. From the left navigation pane, select Licenses.

  3. Click Register.

  4. Click Browse.

  5. Select the license activation file to be imported to the management platform.

  6. Click OK.

Export license information​

Obtain licensing documentation​

Download the bar code​

Perform this task to download the license bar code information to a local .xlsx file.

View warranty information​

Perform this task to view warranty information for the management platform.

Procedure

  1. On the top navigation bar, click System.

  2. From the left navigation pane, select Licenses.

  3. Click the Warranty Info tab.

Parameters

• SN: Unique identifier of the warranty service, which is the same as the license number for the registered license in the system. You can obtain the warranty service and warranty service information only after you register the licenses. Each license has its own warranty service information.

• Warranty State: Warranty state of the system.

○ No Warranty—This license does not contain the warranty service.

○ Due to Expire—The warranty service in this license will expire within one month. The system will display a message to notify expiration of the warranty service.

Tencent OS licensing​

This feature is displayed only when a host running the Tencent OS acts as the management platform.

This feature simplifies the management and activation of hosts running the Tencent OS. It allows users to view the total number of hosts running the Tencent OS that have been added to the platform (including registered and unregistered hosts and hosts failed to be scanned) and to monitor the activation state of hosts in real time. Users can register with Technical Support by downloading the host information file and then import the host activation file to the platform. This helps centralized management over license information. The system prompts the unregistered hosts at the top of the page. For products to operate correctly, register the hosts immediately.

Management Platform Technical Support

Obtain the host information file (tos_hwid)

Unknown host Unregistered information file host information Request an activation (failed_hosts) file (tos_reg) file (tos_reg)

Install the activation file (tos_reg)

Procedure

  1. On the top navigation bar, click System.

  2. From the left navigation pane, select Licenses.

  3. Click the Tencent OS Licenses tab. You can view information about hosts running the Tencent OS that have been added to the platform.

  4. To download the configuration file for hosts to be activated, click Host Info File. Decompress the downloaded file, compress the tos_reg folder in the file to a .zip file, and then send the .zip file to Technical Support for requesting an activation key.

  5. Decompress the received activation key file. Change the name of the folder where the activation key file resides from the management IP address of the CVK host to tos_reg. Then, compress the renamed folder to a .zip file.

  6. Click Register.

  7. In the dialog box that opens, click the icon and import the tos_reg.zip file to the platform. Make sure the uploaded file is named tos_reg.zip.

  8. Click OK.

Parameters

• Hosts Running Tencent OS: Total number of hosts running the Tencent OS that have been added to the management platform.

• Active: The number of active hosts running the Tencent OS on the management platform.

• Inactive: The number of inactive hosts running the Tencent OS on the management platform.

• Unknown: The number of hosts running the Tencent OS that have been added to the management platform but failed to be scanned.

• Name: Name of the host running the Tencent OS that have been added to the management platform as a management node. If a CVK is added to the management platform, this column displays the IP address of the CVK.

• Hardware Code: Hardware code of the host running the Tencent OS.

• State: Licensing state of the host running the Tencent OS. Values include Active, Inactive, and Unknown.

PolarDB licensing​

This feature is displayed only when a host running the Tencent OS acts as the system.

When the underlying operating system of the management platform is Tencent OS, the database middleware used is PolarDB. The use of this middleware requires authorized activation. The PolarDB authorization function is designed to simplify the management and activation of PolarDB authorizations. This function allows users to view the MAC addresses of network cards in the system, the PolarDB System Identifier, and the License validity period. Users can register using the MAC address information of the host's network card, then import the obtained authorization file into the management platform for activation. If a user fails to complete registration (the probationary period is 30 days), an alarm prompt will be displayed at the top of the management platform interface 30 days in advance. It is recommended that users complete registration as soon as possible to avoid affecting the normal use of PolarDB product functions.

Restrictions and guidelines

In the stateful failover scenario, complete registration on both the primary and backup nodes to avoid affecting primary/backup switchover.

Procedure

  1. On the top navigation bar, click System.

  2. From the left navigation pane, select Licenses.

  3. Click the PolarDB License tab. You can view the MAC addresses of NICs in the system, system identifier of PolarDB, and license validity.