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All License Server utilities are located in /opt/license-server.
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The c2v Utility
The C2V c2v (Customer-to-Vendor) utility enables the user to collect the initial fingerprint of the license server system and later collect C2V data for license updates.
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The options are described in the table below:
| Option | Description |
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| Specifies the name of the file in which the C2V data will be stored. |
-p, --platform platform | VE platform on which the license server runs:
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-a, --auto | Reserved for future use. |
-t, --transfer | Export a transfer file (.tfr) to transfer the license to another system. |
-d, --debuglog | Print a debug log. |
-h, --help | Print the usage information. Default if no parameter is selected. |
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The v2c Utility
The V2C v2c (Vendor-to-Customer) utility enables the user to install the initial license and subsequent license updates.
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The options are described in the table below:
| Option | Description |
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| Specifies the name of the file containing the V2C data. |
-d, --debuglog | Print a debug log. |
-h, --help | Print the usage information. Default if no parameter is selected. |
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The license_viewer Utility
The license_viewer utility enables the user to displayed installed licenses.
Usage: license_viewer This utility does not have any parameters[options]
The options are described in the table below:
| Option | Description |
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| Lists the license clients connected to the server. |
-r, --register | Reserved for future use. |
-h, --help | Print the usage information |
| No parameter | If run without parameters, the installed licenses will be displayed. |
The esxi_bind Utility
The esxi_bind utility is used to establish the connection between license server and ESXi host or vCenter Server.
Usage: esxi_bind [options]
The options are described in the table below:
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| IP address of the ESXi host or vCenter Server. | |||||
-u, --username username | Username of a user on the ESXi host or vCenter Server.
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-p, --password password | Password of the user specified in the username option. | |||||
-d, --debuglog | Print a debug log. | |||||
-h, --help | Print the usage information. Default if no parameter is selected. |
Please note: if username and/or password contain Unix shell meta-characters, these characters must be escaped (enclose the string in single quotes, or add a backslash character in front of the meta-character).
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Command-Line Options of the License Server
The license server itself has some command-line options. They are described below.
Usage: license_server [options]
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| Change the password of the web GUI user charon. Available starting with version 1.1.14. |
-s, --status | Display the status of the license_server. Available starting with version 1.1.18. |
-h, --help | Print the usage information |
| No parameter | If run without parameters, the system will attempt to start the license server. |
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