Veritas InfoScale™ 8.0 Getting Started Guide - Linux

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Product(s): InfoScale & Storage Foundation (8.0)
Platform: Linux

Registering Veritas InfoScale using keyless license

You can enable keyless licensing for your product in the following ways:

Using the installer

You can enable keyless licensing for InfoScale during the installation process.

  • Run the following command:

    ./installer

  • During the installation, the following interactive message appears:

    1) Enter a valid license key(key file path needed)
2) Enable keyless licensing and complete system 
licensing later

How would you like to license the systems? [1-2,q] (2)

  • Enter 2 to enable keyless licensing.

Alternatively, you can enable keyless licensing for your InfoScale product using the installer menu.

  • Run the following command:

    ./installer

  • Select the L) License a Product option in the installer menu.

  • Then proceed to enable keyless licensing as prompted.

To install InfoScale using the installer:

Manual

If you are performing a fresh installation or upgrade, perform the following steps:

  1. Change your current working directory:

    # export PATH=$PATH:/opt/VRTSvlic/bin

  2. View the keyless product code for the product you want to install:

    # vxkeyless displayall

  3. Enter the product code in the exact format as displayed in the previous step:

    # vxkeyless set <product code>

    Example:

    # vxkeyless set ENTERPRISE

For more information:

Warning:

Within 60 days of choosing this option, you must install a valid license key file corresponding to the license level entitled, or continue with keyless licensing by managing the systems with Veritas InfoScale Operation Manager. If you fail to comply with the above terms, continuing to use the Veritas InfoScale product is a violation of your End User License Agreement, and results in warning messages.

For more information about keyless licensing, see the following URL:

http://www.veritas.com/community/blogs/introducing-keyless-feature-enablement-storage-foundation-ha-51

For more information to use keyless licensing and to download the Veritas InfoScale Operation Manager, see the following URL:

www.veritas.com/product/storage-management/infoscale-operations-manager