Managing licenses

You can use the Managment Console to view, add, or remove software licenses if you are logged in as an administrator (other users can view licensing information, but cannot add or remove software licenses). Hewlett Packard EnterpriseCodar licensing is based on the number of operating system instances (OSI) used in current, active subscriptions. You can add more licenses at any time to increase your OSI capacity.

When users log in to the Managment Console, a licensing status banner will appear in the following situations:

• The trial license is the only valid license. The banner displays the number of days remaining on the trial license.
• When you upgrade your product, a banner displays the number of days remaining on the trial license.
• The trial license has expired, there is no valid license, and you have exceeded the allowed number of operating system instances. The banner informs you that you have exceeded the allowed number of licenses.
• The trial license has expired, and there is no valid license. The banner displays the number of operating system instances allowed for an unlicensed version of the software. Any existing subscriptions will continue to work normally, except that flex up operations on existing subscriptions will not be supported.
• One or more valid licenses are installed, and you have exceeded the allowed number of operating system instances. The banner displays the number of active operating system instances by which you are exceeding the allowable license count.

The banner information updates when you refresh your view, log into the Managment Console, or navigate to a new section of the Managment Console by clicking a sidebar menu item in the dashboard.

You must be logged in as an administrator to access the software licensing area and add and remove licensing.

License types

License management for Codar is the same as for CSA. See Managing the Software License in the CSA section of the online help for more information.

The following license types are available:

• CSA permanent license only.
• Codar permanent license only.
• Upgrade to Codar for a CSA installation.
• Upgrade to CSA for a Codar installation.

If you install CSA, then you must add a CSA license first; if you install Codar, then you must install a Codar license first. After you apply a base license, you can add an upgrade license, if desired. If you have licenses for both, you can apply a CSA & Codar license.

OSI capacity

The number of operating systems you can use in active applications or subscriptions is known as the OSI capacity.

If you have separate CSA and Codar licenses, then the OSI capacity is the lowest of the two. If you add a CSA & Codar license, its OSI capacity is added to the lowest of the two. Here’s an example: I have an CSA license with 100 OSI and a Codar license with 50 OSI, so my OSI capacity is 50. I add a CSA & Codar license that has a 25 OSI, so my OSI capacity is increased to 75.

Tasks

To perform the following tasks, go to the Managment Console masthead, click the arrow next to the user name, and select Licensing.

• View the following information about your software license:
  • Cumulative count of purchased operating system instances.
  • Current number of operating system instances being used in Codar active subscriptions.
  • Current license key(s).
• Add a license:
  • When you add a new license (one that is not a trial license), existing subscriptions will not be affected. If you exceed your OSI limit, a banner displays the number of active operating system instances by which you are exceeding the allowable license count.
• Delete a license:
  • When you delete a license (one that is not a trial license), a banner displays the number of operating system instances allowed. Any existing subscriptions will continue to work normally, except that flex up operations on existing subscriptions will not be supported.

  • You cannot delete the trial license.