HP Systems Insight Manager 5.3 Technical Reference Guide

• Beta. Offers full, unlimited functionality for a limited time. The license determines the number of days
the key enables the product to function. The days begin counting from the day the key is created. The
key can permit more than one instance of the product to run. Demo keys can authorize use for up to
65,535 days.
• Flexible Quantity. Some Insight Essentials products ship with permanent licenses. This key type is the
embodiment of those licenses. The number of licenses provided by this key depends on the product.
Keys of this type cannot be entered by the user into the License Manager database. The product inserts
these keys into the database.
• Site. Some Insight Essentials products ship with permanent licenses. The permanent licenses provided
by Site licenses has a unlimited capacity. Keys of this type cannot be entered by the user into the License
Manager database. The product inserts these keys into the database.
• Maintenance. Is a time-limited, full-functionality license. The key indicates unlimited use for a specified
period of time. The maintenance license expires on all nodes at the same time based on the first use
of the license.
• Duration. Offers time limited, full functionality license. The license can be re-applied to the same node
as needed at any time as long as unused licenses are available with this key. For example, when the
current license is expired. The basic time unit encoded in the key is one month. HP SIM considers one
month equal to 30 days.
You can authorize up to 255 sets of Duration licenses for up to 255 days.
License types reported by iLO products include:
• Intrinsic. Offers full, unlimited functionality and represents a single-use key for the product. This license
type is specific to management processors.
• Individual. Offers full, unlimited functionality and represents a single-use key for the product. This license
type is specific to management processors.
• Permanent. Offers full, unlimited functionality.
• Demo. Offers full, unlimited functionality for a limited time. The license determines the number of days
the key allows the product to function. The days begin counting from the day of first use. The key can
permit more than one instance of the product to run. Demo keys can authorize use for up to 65,535
days.
Some products provide licenses to enable other products. The license keys generated by these products
cannot be manually added.
Related procedures
• Collecting license information
• Managing licenses
• Assigning and un-assigning licenses
• Adding licenses individually
• Adding licenses from a file
• Viewing licensed systems
Related topics
• License manager
• System license information reporting
• About licenses
• Licensing with Insight Essentials applications
Collecting license information
Collect Remote License Info collects license details that include Site license and Maintenance license from
selected targets. If licenses are stored on the selected system (for details, see the specific product information),
the CMS and the selected machine must be running a variant of Microsoft Windows.
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