HP Systems Insight Manager 5.2 Update 2 Technical Reference Guide

For iLO 2 targets:
• When a license is assigned to an iLO 2, a license record is created and stored in the License Manager
database.
• If the selected iLO 2 is already licensed, you cannot replace that license with a new license from License
Manager. You must first delete the existing license at the iLO 2 console and then insert the new license
(directly or using License Manger).
• An assigned license cannot be un-assigned from one iLO 2 and assigned to another iLO 2. Licenses
delivered directly to the actual target system cannot be un-assigned as the behavior of the product
operating with that license is outside the scope of License Manager.
When assigning licenses to iLO targets, the SSH credentials for each target must be known. When deploying
licenses to remote servers, the access credentials must be known. See “Setting global protocols” for more
information.
Assigning a license
1. Select Deploy→License Manager.
2. Select a product, and then click Manage Licenses. The Licenses Currently Available is displayed.
3. Select the License Category you want to assign, and then click Assign Licenses. The Assign
Licenses section appears.
4. Select target systems, and then click Apply. See “Creating a task” for more information. The Verify
target systems section appears.
5. Add or remove target systems by clicking the Add Targets or Remove Targets buttons.
6. Click Next.
For products where licensing information is managed by HP SIM, the Assigning Licenses page
appears. This page lists the selected system's name, licensing status, operating system, system type and
IP address. Select one or more systems from this list and click Assign License Now. The page refreshes
and shows the updated license status. Select additional systems to make more assignments, or reselect
License Manager to refresh the page. To remove an assigned license, reselect Manage Licenses, the
license category, and then select Un-Assign Licenses.
For products that require the license to be delivered to the actual target, the License Assignment
Results table appears in a separate window and reports the status of the assignment process for each
target. There might be a delay in sending license data to some targets. You can continue with other HP
SIM activities during the license assignment process. The results window shows the following information:
• System Name. The names of the systems on which the task was executed.
• Key. The license keys sent to the target systems. Each key is listed on a separate line. License
details are contained within the key, and each key might enable more than one product.
• Product. The name of the product associated with the use of this key.
• Response Status. The status of the request to send license data to the selected system. If the task
was successful, the following message appears: License assignment successful.
Unassigning a license
1. Select Deploy→License Manager.
2. Select a product, and then click Manage Licenses. The Licenses Currently Available is displayed.
3. Select the License Category you want to unassign. If there are licenses assigned using this category,
the Un-assign Licenses button is available. Click Un-assign Licenses. The Un-assign Licenses
section appears.
Licenses delivered directly to the actual target system cannot be unassigned. There is no penalty for
having licenses remain on those systems. The Un-Assign Licenses function is disabled in this case.
4. Select the systems to remove license assignments from by selecting the checkboxes next to the name of
each system.
5. Click Un-assign Licenses Now. The Un-Assign Licenses table is refreshed and shows the updated
status.
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