License Management

Context

A license is controlled by its license file that defines the application scope, functions, and expiration date of a product.

eReplication can be used to control host or VM quantity by applying for a license. The description of licenses is as follows:

• Basic edition

  License quantity is not restricted. You cannot check topologies, perform recovery plans and mounting plan.

• Advanced edition

  Hosts

  If you try to add a host when the number of hosts for DR protection and recovery reaches that authenticated by the license, the host fails to be added.

  • VMs

    If you try to create a protected group when the number of counted VMs reaches that authenticated by the license, the protected group fails to be added. The following shows how VMs are counted:

    1. Collect statistics on the number of VMs on FusionCompute .
    2. Count all VMware VMs running on vCenter servers.
    3. Sum up the numbers of VMs counted from 1 to 2.

Without importing a license, you can use all DR services for the first 90 days. After that, you can only use functions provided by the basic edition.

Procedure

1. On the menu bar, select Settings.
2. In the navigation tree, choose License
3. Click Import and select license files to be activated.

   The system automatically checks the format and content of license files. If the check passes, the system automatically activates the imported licenses.

   

   For details about how to apply for licenses, see the OceanStor BCManager 8.5.0 eReplication License Application Guide(Traditional Disaster Recovery).

4. After the license files are imported, check whether they are what you apply for.

Follow-up Procedure

Click Export. You can save the license files locally for easy backup.