Users Guide

Licensing overview

The Nutanix virtual computing platform includes various features that allow you to administer your environment according to your current

and future requirements.

You can use the default feature set of the Nutanix solution software, upgrade to an enhanced feature set, update your license for a longer

term, or reassign existing licenses to nodes or clusters as required.

Topics:

• Starter license

• Pro and Ultimate licenses

• Setting up Nutanix Customer Portal

• License management

Starter license

Each Nutanix node and block is delivered with a default Starter license. Starter features do not require the download of a license le. Dell

EMC recommends that you create a prole on the Nutanix Customer Portal account assigned to you, when you purchased your nodes.

Pro and Ultimate licenses

The Pro and Ultimate license types require you to download a license le from the Nutanix Customer Support Portal and install it on your

cluster. When you upgrade to a Pro or Ultimate license, or add nodes or clusters to your environment with these licensed features, you

must generate the license le, download it, and then install it.

NOTE

: The most current information about your license is available at the Nutanix Customer Support Portal. You can view

information about license types, expiration dates, and any free license inventory (that is, unassigned available licenses).

Setting up Nutanix Customer Portal

If you are new to Nutanix Support, create a personal prole on the Nutanix Customer Portal. Creating a personal prole allows you to

manage your licenses.

NOTE

: The Nutanix Customer Portal is also required to access some of the advanced Nutanix documentation.

To set up your Nutanix Customer Portal, complete the following tasks:

1 Go to the Nutanix Customer Portal at http://portal.nutanix.com and click Register Now.

2 Register by typing data in appropriate boxes.

3 In the Serial Number box, type the Service Tag number of your Dell appliance.

NOTE

: To nd the Service Tag of your Dell appliance, see the Locating The Service Tag section in this

document.

4 After the Customer Portal account is created, you can manage your licenses.

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