Manual licensing

You can manage licenses by Manual Licensing in the Data Protect cluster.

Before you begin

In step 4 of the Managing licenses topic, when you select Manual Licensing, the Licensing Steps page is displayed.

Procedure

Perform the following steps to configure Manual Licensing:

  1. On the Licensing Steps dialog box, click Download License Usage Report.

    The License Usage Report file is downloaded to your local.

  2. To upload the Audit Report:
    1. Log in to Data Management and navigate to Settings > License.

      The license summary of all clusters connected to Data Management is displayed.

    2. Click Upload Audit Report.
    3. In the Upload Audit Report dialog box, upload the Audit Report downloaded at step 1.
    4. Click Submit.
  3. To generate the License File:
    1. Log in to your Data Protect cluster and navigate to Settings > License. On the Licensing Steps page, select Copy Cluster ID.
    2. Log in to Data Management and click Generate License File.

      The Generate License File dialog box appears and prompts for the Cluster ID.

    3. Paste the Cluster ID copied in Step 3 (a) and click Generate.

      The License File is downloaded to your local.

  4. To upload the License File, complete the following steps:
    1. Log in to your Data Protect cluster and navigate to Settings > License.
    2. On the Licensing Steps page, click Select File.
    3. Browse to select the License File that is downloaded at Step 3 c and click Upload.
    You must download the audit report from the Data Protect cluster and upload it on Data Management every 180 days. The audit report contains details such as cluster ID, timestamp, license usage data, and entitlements.