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Note

Network-wide licensing using a site license server (SLS) has been discontinued and is no longer available on SBC 8.0 or later releases.

Use the Required License window to to restrict specific node instances to a subset of a domain's licensed capacity, if needed. Entries in the Required License List are optional and only apply when using network-wide domain licensing (NWDL), that is, when operating in domain license mode. When present, the entries specify limits on the license capacity allowed for the node. By default, no limits are configured; the absence of entries in the Required License List indicates that the node is entitled to use the entire capacity assigned to the SBC cluster by its NWDL license.

If you choose to specify any restrictions then you must configure appropriate limits for all counted features and also include entries for any on/off features you want to enable. If the Required License List contains a limit for any feature, any other features that are not included in the table are treated as having a license count of 0 and are effectively disabled. If you are using the full-capacity licensing option enabled by the SBC-CAPACITY-D license key, then any Max Count values you specify in Required License entries are ignored.

To view the list of configured required license entries, on the SBC main screen navigate to Administration > System Administration > License Management > Network License Settings > Required License or
All > System > Required License

The Required License window opens.

Required License


The Required License window consists of two tables:

  • License Info List - A table that displays detailed information on the domain licenses on the SBC. 

License Info List Parameter Descriptions

ParameterDescription
Feature NameThe name of a license feature.
License IDLicense ID.
Expiration DateLicense expiration date.
Usage LimitUsage limit for the licensed feature.
In UseThe number of instances of the license being currently used by the SBC.
 

  • Required License List - A table listing any configured Required License entries.

To Create a Required License Entry

To create a new required license entry:

  1. Click New Required License. The Create New Required License window opens.

    Create New Required License

  2. Select the license key name for the licensed feature for which you want to specify a limit from the Feature Name list. Refer to NWDL Feature License Keys.

  3. In Max Count, enter the number of uses of the licensed feature allowed for the node (2–1000000, or unlimited), within what is allowed for the domain. The default is unlimited.
  4. Click Save.
Important

If you specify a limit for any feature, you must include an entry for every other feature you want to enable, including features that are not counted (on/off features) or counted features that you do not want to limit (unlimited). 

To Edit a Required License Entry

To edit the required license entry for a feature:

  1. Click the radio button adjacent to the feature name in the Required License List table. The Edit Selected Required License window opens.

  2. Change the value in Max Count as necessary. 
  3. Click Save.

To Copy a Required License Entry

To copy an existing required license entry to apply it to another feature:

  1. Click the radio button adjacent to the feature name in the Required License List table.

  2. Click Copy Required License. The Copy Selected Required License window opens.

  3. Select the name of the licensed feature for which you want to specify a limit from the Feature Name list. 
  4. Change the value in Max Count as necessary. 
  5. Click Save.

To Delete a Required License

To delete the required license entry for a feature:

  1. CClick the radio button adjacent to the feature name in the Required License List table.

  2. Click the X (Delete icon) at the right end of the row.

  3. Confirm the deletion when prompted.