The c2v Utility

The 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.

Usage: c2v [options]

The options are described in the table below:

Option	Description
`-f, --filename` name	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: aws: to run on Amazon Cloud oci: to run on Oracle Cloud azure: to run on Microsoft Azure gcp: to run on Google Cloud Platform ibm: to run on the IBM cloud nutanix: to run on Nutanix AHV esxi: to run in a VMware environment physical: physical host system
`-a, --auto`	Create a C2V for an AutoVE license (mutually exclusive with general, non AutoVE licenses).
`-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.

The v2c Utility

The v2c (Vendor-to-Customer) utility enables the user to install the initial license and subsequent license updates.

Usage: v2c [options]

The options are described in the table below:

Option	Description
`-f,`--filename name	Specifies the name of the file containing the V2C data.
`-s, --silent`	Run v2c in silent mode. New in version 1.1.23. Using this option will suppress the change confirmation dialog when updating an existing license.
`-d, --debuglog`	Print a debug log.
`-h, --help`	Print the usage information. Default if no parameter is selected.

Please note:

If the V2C file installed is an update to an existing license, the v2c command will first show the difference between old and new license and wait for the user confirmation before proceeding with the update. If absolutely required, this behavior can be suppressed using the -s option. Carefully review the changes before accepting them.
To import the same license repeatedly will not cause a problem. In this case, the user will not be asked to confirm the import.
The difference between old and new license is shown as a side-by-side list of the old and new license parameters. This list uses short parameter names to keep the old and new parameter on one line.

Example output of the comparison list:

<<V2C>> Going to import "/home/centos/03.00000003.002.007-2022-11-08.v2c" ...

Imported License: New License:

KEYSEC KEYSEC

K_FINGER=5aaa364f9fc602323eaab2c8c4aa0bd07a9bf0b0d K_FINGER=5aaa364f9fc602323eaab2c8c4aa0bd07a9bf0b0d

K_LICENSE_ID=03.00000003.002.007 K_LICENSE_ID=03.00000003.002.007

K_TYPE=NORMAL K_TYPE=NORMAL

K_EXPIRED=10-MAY-2022 23:55:00 K_EXPIRED=10-MAY-2023 23:55:00

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The license_viewer Utility

The license_viewer utility enables the user to displayed installed licenses.

Usage: license_viewer [options]

The options are described in the table below:

Option	Description
`-c, --client`	Displays the license clients connected to the server.
`-r, --register`	Displays the registered license clients.
`-o, --output file.csv`	Send command output to a CSV file. New in version 1.1.23.
`-u, --usage`	Shows license utilization. That is, it shows how many of the allowed instances for each product sections are currently used and how many instances are still available. New in version 1.1.23. After a license server restart, it could take up to one hour for the output to be correct again (time to the next connection made by the active emulators).
`-n`, `--number` `count`	Used in combination with the `-r` parameter, this parameter shows the last count hosts that registered with the AutoVE server. Useful especially for servers with many registered clients.
`-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:

Option	Description
`-a,` `--address` ip-address	IP address of the ESXi host or vCenter Server.
`-u, --username` username	Username of a user on the ESXi host or vCenter Server. Important notes regarding the user on the ESXi host or the vCenter Server: The username on the vCenter Server can take different forms: Simple username example for web-GUI:`myusername`example for esxi_bind command: `-u myusername` Username includes a domain name in one of the following two formats: <domain>\<username> example for web-GUI: `mydomain\myusername`example for esxi_bind command: `-u 'mydomain\myusername'` <username>@<domain> example for web-GUI: `myusername@mydomain`example for esxi_bind command:`-u myusername@mydomain` The user must have at least the following global permissions (i.e. the permissions cannot be limited to a specific VM): Datastore > Allocate Space VirtualMachine > Config > AddNewDisk VirtualMachine > Config > RemoveDisk 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).
`-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).

Command-Line Options of the License Server

The license server itself has some command-line options. They are described below.

Usage: license_server [options]

Option	Description
`-p, --password`	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.
`-l debug`	Enable debug log output when starting the license server.
`-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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