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- For the first license request in a VMware environment: use the esxi_bind command to bind the license server to its ESXi host or vCenter server.
- Collect the fingerprint (the customer-to-vendor - or C2V - file) on the license server and (if applicable) the backup license server.
- Send the fingerprint data to Stromasys stating the license requirements based on your contract with Stromasys (product version, number of concurrent instances, is this the main or the backup license, etc.). Stromasys will send you the license data. Please also indicate if you require a license with or without a passphrase (can be selected per product section). The use of a passphrase requires Charon-SSP emulator versions 4.3.x and higher and VE license server versions 1.1.x and higher.
- Install the license data (the vendor-to-customer - or V2C - file) on the license server and (if applicable) on the backup license server.
- Verify the license installation.
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- once before the first license is requested,
- and again should the user or address data for the access to the ESXi host / the vCenter server change.
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Stromasys or your Stromasys VAR will provide you with an email address to which you should send the C2V file you created in the previous step. Please indicate if you require a license with or without a passphrase (can be selected per product section). The use of a passphrase requires Charon-SSP emulator versions 4.3.x and higher and VE license server versions 1.1.x and higher.
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Check the license server log file to see if the server started successfully or reported an error. Use the following command (as the privileged user):# cat /opt/license-server/license_log/license.log
The log should indicate that the license server is ready to serve licenses.
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Using the license_viewer Program
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The following sample shows the output of an active license two active Charon-SSP licenses - once on the AWS cloud without a passphrase, once in VMware environment with a passphrase:
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P_RLSD is the expiration date.
P_MAJV and P_MINV are the major and minor product versions.
P_CPU_NUM defines the maximum number of CPUs in an emulated SPARC systemsystem (emulated SPARC in the example).
P_MAX_MEM defines the maximum amount of RAM in an emulated SPARC system.
P_INSTANCE defines the maximum number of concurrently running emulated SPARC systems.
- P_PASSPHRASE defines the passphrase that must be configured on the license client system.
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