After you chose manual licensing mode after cluster creation, you can configure the
licensing mode.
Before you begin
Configuring the Manual Licensing Mode requires you to download the License Usage Report from
the Data Protect cluster and upload it to Data Management. Also generate the License File in Data Management and upload it to the Data Protect cluster. As these steps require switching
between the Data Protect cluster and Data Management, it is preferred that you remain logged in to
both the Data Protect cluster and Data Management until you complete the Manual License
configuration.
Procedure
Perform the following steps to configure Manual
Licensing:
- Follow the steps in the Choose a Licensing Mode after
Cluster Creation
section and select Manual Licensing as the Licensing
Mode.
- On the Licensing Steps dialog box, click Download
License Usage Report.
The License Usage Report file or the Audit Report is downloaded to your local. The Audit Report
contains details such as cluster ID, timestamp, license usage data, and entitlements.
- To upload the Audit Report, complete the following steps:
- Log in to Data Management and navigate to
. The
license summary of all clusters connected to Data Management is displayed.
- Click Upload Audit Report.
- In the Upload Audit Report dialog box, upload the Audit Report downloaded
at step 2.
- Click Submit.
- To generate the License File, complete the following steps:
- From your Data Protect cluster, navigate to
. On the
Licensing Steps page, select Copy Cluster ID.
- From Data Management, click Generate
License File.
The Generate License File dialog box appears and
prompts for the Cluster ID.
- Paste the Cluster ID copied in Step 4 (a) and click Generate.
The
License File is downloaded to your local system.
- To upload the License File, complete the following steps:
- From your Data Protect cluster, navigate to
.
- On the Licensing Steps page, click Select
File.
- Browse to select the License File downloaded at Step 4 (c) and click
Upload.
What to do next
After Manual Licensing is configured, you must download the audit report from the Data Protect cluster and upload it on Data Management every 180 days.