Dell Connections License Manager Version 1.
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Contents 1 About Dell Connections License Manager......................................................... 5 2 Getting Started With Dell Connections License Manager..............................7 Logging In To Connections License Manager..................................................................................... 7 Connections License Manager Layout................................................................................................. 8 3 Managing Dell Connections License Manager.........
1 About Dell Connections License Manager Connections License Manager is used for managing licenses and the licensable features provided with the Dell Connections products. You can use Dell Connections licenses to enable server management capabilities and integrations such as out-of-band monitoring in the Dell OpenManage Connections and Integrations suite of products. You can purchase and download the licenses from the Dell support site at dell.com/support/retail/lkm.
Getting Started With Dell Connections License Manager 2 This section provides the information required to log in and work with Dell Connections License Manager. • Logging in to Connections License Manager • Connections License Manager Layout Logging In To Connections License Manager Connections License Manager is hosted as a web GUI on a web server. After the user credentials are authenticated, both the web service and GUI are accessible through HTTP.
To access Connections License Manager: From the web browser, access: http://: / DellLicenseManagement. For example: http://10.56.123.255:8544/DellLicenseManagement The port numbers are: • 8543 — web service • 8544 — GUI The Connections License Manager web page is displayed. Connections License Manager Layout The Connections License Manager Web page layout is as follows: 1.
Managing Dell Connections License Manager 3 This section provides the workflow to manage licenses. For more information about the UI, see the Online help available in Connections License Manager. 1. Understanding licenses, see Understanding Licenses. 2. Obtain licenses, see Obtaining Licenses. 3. Import licenses into Dell Connections License Manager, see Importing Licenses. 4. (Optional) If you want to backup licenses to a repository, see Exporting Licenses. 5.
3. Navigate to the location where the license file is present, and then click Import. The license file is imported into Connections License Manager and the license information is listed in the table at the bottom of the screen. The Connections License Manager license file is a compressed XML file. NOTE: When an upgraded dynamic license is imported into DCLM, the license allotments are reset to zero by DCLM. The associated DCLM clients refresh their allotments in the next resync interval.
Dell Connections License Manager Web UI Alerts 4 Alerts are displayed in the Dell Connections License Manager Web UI. The Dell Connections License Manager web UI displays alerts for: • Tasks that did not succeed • Improper license server setup • Insufficient licenses for monitoring Dell servers Table 1. Alert Messages Alert Message Alert State Cause Resolution License is not in the required format.
Alert Message Alert State Cause Resolution perform the task. For information aboout the role-based privileges, see the “User Roles For Connections License Manager “ section in the Dell Connections License Manager Installation Guide at support.dell.com/ manuals. Error occurred while performing database operation, see logs for details. Critical You tried to perform a task in Connections License Manager, for which the license server database did not respond.
Alert Message Alert State Cause Resolution network did not respond. Up ”Dell Connections License Manager" section in the Dell Connections License Manager Installation Guide at support.dell.com/ manuals. If the problem persists, contact customer support. The selected licenses have already been deleted. Warning You tried to perform a delete operation in Connections License Manager for an already deleted entry. In the Connections License Manager, to view the existing licenses: click Refresh.
