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The network-wide licensing method uses licenses supplied by a centralized licensing server running within the EMS. The SBC must already be configured in network license mode prior to using this procedure.

To configure D-SBC SWe for network wide licensing:

1. Log on to EMS SWe.
2. In Element Management, click SBC Manager. The SBC Manager window displays.
3. Select SBC 5X00 from the Device Types drop-down.

4. Select the D-SBC instance from the list appearing in the left pane. The SBC Configuration Manager page displays.

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   0 Figure 1 D-SBC Configuration Manager

5. On the navigation pane, click License Management > Network License Settings > License Server. The License Server page displays.
6. Click + New License Server.  The Create New License Server section displays.
7. Enter Server Name.
8. Enter Priority.
9. Enter Server Address.

10. Click Save. 

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    0 Figure 1 Creating a License Server

    
    The "Object created successfully" message displays.

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    If using redundant EMS (EMS GR), create a license server for each EMS instance, with priority 1 for the source EMS and priority 2 for the target EMS.

11. On the navigation pane, click License Management > Network License Settings > Required License. The RequiredLicense page displays.
12. In the Required License List section, click + New Required License.  The Create New Required License section displays.

13. Select the required license from the Feature Name drop-down.

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    Depending on the license selected, you may be prompted to enter the Min Count and Max Count.

14. Click Save.

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    0 Figure 1 Creating New Required License

    
    The "Required License created successfully" message displays.
    
    

15. Select Administration > System Administration > Platform Management and click Restart SBC Application.

16. After application restarts, click License Info List section to view the configured license information.

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    0 Figure 1 S-SBC License Information

    
    
    

For more license information, refer to Managing SBC Licenses.

For more information on Alarms, refer to Licensing Alarms for SBC SWe Cloud.