Administrator's Guide

1. Use the following command to obtain the SDN controller-assigned install_id value.
curl [options] -H "X-Auth-Token:" \
https://<controller_ip>:8443/sdn/v2.0/licenses/installid
• Replace <token>with the token created in step 2.
• Replace <controller_ip> with your controller IP address.
NOTE: If you are installing a High Availability license, enter the IP address
of the lead controller.
A numerical install_id appears. For example: 1249679
2. Record your install_id for use in the next part of the license registration process.
A.2.2 Activating a license on the controller
Using your license key, you must now activate a license on the controller, completing the license
registration and activation process.
To activate a license on the controller:
1. If your previous cURL session has closed or timed out, re–enter the authentication command
to obtain a new token. See Section “Authentication manager” (page 27).
2. Use this command to activate the license on the controller.
curl [options] -H "X-Auth-Token:<token>" \
-d <license_key> \
https://<controller_ip>:8443/sdn/v2.0/licenses
• Replace <token> with the token you obtained using the authentication
command.
• Replace <license_key> with the key obtained in “Registering your license
and obtaining a license key”. You can view the key by logging on to the My
Network portal and selecting My Licenses, as shown in Figure 33.
• Replacec<controller_id> with your controller IP address.
NOTE: If you are installing a High Availability license, enter the IP address
of the lead controller.
The installed license information appears in JSON format, as shown below.
Example 2 Installed license output
{
"license" : {
"install_id" : 1249679,
"serial_no" : 13,
"license_metric" : "HA Controller",
"product" : "HP VAN SDN Ctrl Base",
"metric_qty" : 500,
"license_type" : "PRODUCTION",
"base_license" : false,
"creation_date" : "2013-09-06T00:26:52.248+0000",
"activated_date" : "2013-09-06T00:26:52.248+0000",
"expiry_date" : "2014-01-14T00:26:52.248+0000",
"license_status" : "ACTIVE"
}
}
A.2.3 Uninstalling licenses to prepare for transfer
To uninstall licenses, see “Installing, activating, uninstalling, or transferring licenses” (page 34).
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