HP Insight Control for Linux 6.0 User Guide

20 Managing licenses
This chapter describes the following topics:
• “Licensing overview” (page 203)
• “Adding the Insight Control for Linux license key to HP SIM” (page 203)
• “Licensing virtual guests” (page 204)
20.1 Licensing overview
HP Insight Control for Linux uses the HP SIM License Manager as its licensing model.
Every server you want to monitor and manage with HP Insight Control for Linux requires an
Insight Control for Linux license to be applied to it. HP BladeSystem enclosures and switches do
not require an Insight Control for Linux license.
Licenses for Insight Control for Linux have been changed in the V6.0 release. For information,
see “HP Insight Control for Linux licenses” (page 11).
When you are using Insight Control for Linux, licenses are shown as being locked as they are
with HP SIM.
License association is done at the server level. Licenses are locked immediately when the license
is assigned to a server. After the license is locked, it cannot be removed or moved to another
server.
IMPORTANT:
Exercise caution when assigning an Insight Control for Linux license, particularly when assigning
licences to multiple targets.
Only servers require this license. Licensing any other device, such as a management processor,
wastes a license needlessly; licenses are difficult to remove after they are assigned.
20.2 Adding the Insight Control for Linux license key to HP SIM
The HP Insight Control for Linux Installation Guide described how to add the Insight Control for
Linux license key to HP SIM. Thus, if you followed those instructions, there is no need to do
anything.
However, whenever you purchase an additional Insight Control for Linux license from HP.
You must apply an Insight Control for Linux license to the systems you want to manage.
Use the following procedure to add the Insight Control for Linux license key to HP SIM. These
activation instructions can also be found at the following website:
www.hp.com/go/insightlicense.
1. Select the following menu item from the HP SIM GUI:
Deploy→License Manager...
2. Select the Insight Control for Linux product.
3. Select Manage Licenses....
4. Select the Insight Control for Linux license.
5. Select Apply Licenses....
6. Select the servers to which you want to apply a license.
7. Select Apply.
8. Select Next.
9. Select the servers to which you want to apply a license.
10. Select Apply Licenses Now....
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