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  • Log in as the root user.
  • Stop the license server (# systemctl stop licensed)
  • Go to /opt/license-server/certs.
  • Move the existing content of the directory to a backup directory.

  • Create a root certificate (each command must be entered on one command-line - irrespective of necessary line breaks in this document):

    # openssl genrsa -out ca.key.pem 2048
    # openssl req -new -key ca.key.pem -out ca.csr -subj "/C=CN/ST=GD/O=STROMASYS/OU=LICENSE/CN=STROMASYS.COM"
    # openssl x509 -req -days 7300 -sha256 -extensions v3_ca -signkey ca.key.pem -in ca.csr -out ca.cer

  • Create a server certificate (each command must be entered on one command-line - irrespective of necessary line breaks in this document):

    # openssl genrsa -out servercert.key.pem 2048
    # openssl req -new -key servercert.key.pem -out servercert.csr \
      -subj "/C=CN/ST=GD/O=STROMASYS/OU=LICENSE/CN=
    hostname.domain"

    # openssl x509 -req -extfile <(printf "subjectAltName=DNS:hostname.domain,DNS:hostname.domain") \
         -days 7300 -sha256 -CA ca.cer -CAkey ca.key.pem -CAserial ca.srl -CAcreateserial \
      -in servercert.csr -out servercert.cer


    Replace hostname.domain with the real name of the VE license server system.

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FieldDescription
License Type

Options:

  • VE License: currently the only available mode for the license server
  • The parameter AutoVE License is reserved for future use!
Platform

Drop-down menu to select platform on which the license server runs. This list is different depending on the mode in which the VE license server runs:

Platforms supported by general VE license mode:

  • Amazon AWS
  • Oracle OCI
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Google GCP
  • IBM Cloud
  • Nutanix AHV
  • VMware ESXi
  • Physical Machine

The platform selected must match the platform on which the license server host system runs

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