HP ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack - Windows Edition User Guide
Overview 9
The Currently installed licenses window displays the following information:
• Product Name—the name of the licensed networking product.
• Type—The license type.
o Single license pack—Authorizes one seat. Depending upon the type of product a seat may be a
single server (INP) or a single port (iSCSI Pack).
o Flexible quantity license pack—Authorizes a set number of seats ordered.
o Activation Key Agreements (AKA) license pack—For use with signed and implemented (AKAs).
Allows you to activate additional seats under the terms of an existing AKA.
o Demo (For evaluation purposes only)—This trial license is provided for a set number of seats and
a set number of days.
• Seats Max—The total number of seats authorized for use by this key.
• Seats Used—The number of seats that are currently used.
• Days Max (Demo key only)—The total number of days authorized for use by this key.
• Days Left (Demo key only)—The number of days remaining for the license.
• License Key—The 25-digit license key string.
The Licensable devices window displays all devices that can be enabled. To enable or disable ports go to
the NCU.
• Licensed and Unlicensed Devices—Enabled ports are displayed with a solid adapter icon and
disabled ports are displayed with a faded adapter icon.
• Non-port based licenses—When a non-port based license is selected in the Currently installed
licenses list, the Licensable devices list is disabled.
• License seat unavailable—If all seats for a given license have been used, a licensed port of the same
type must be disabled to make a license seat available to a different port or an additional license of
the same product type with additional seats must be installed.
The following controls are available:
• Install License(s)—Opens the Install ProLiant Essentials License Key(s) dialog box.
• Export Licenses—Allows you to export currently installed licenses into a formatted license key file so
that you can easily move multiple licenses from one system to another.
• Close—Removes the License Manager dialog box from the screen.
• Help—Launches the License Manager Help file.
To install a license:
You can install single or multiple license keys in the ProLiant Essentials Network License Manager window.
To install a single license key: