Converting from Nodal to Centralized Licensing

Last Updated : Apr 21, 2016 |

If you are upgrading from an earlier release, perform the procedure Migrating Licenses to PLDS.

Note:

When upgrading from a previous release, all system must be running the same software level. The IP Office Server Edition Solution does not support mixed versioning.

Procedure

  1. You must generate a license file using the WebLM host ID. Perform the following steps to find the WebLM host ID.
    1. In Web Manager, select Applications > Web License Manager.
    2. Log in to WebLM.
    3. In the navigation pane on the left, click Server Properties.

      The Server Properties page displays the Host ID. The host ID is the MAC address of the Server Edition Primary server.

      Record the host ID.

  2. Generate a PLDS license file using the WebLM host ID.
  3. Upload the license file.
    1. In Web Manager, select ApplicationsWeb License Manager.
    2. In the navigation pane on the left, click Install license.
    3. Click Browse to select the license file.
    4. Click Install to install the license file.
  4. All nodes in the solution must have the same license source. To configure centralized licensing, all nodes must have the License Source set to WebLM. You can use Manager to set all nodes to the same license source. On the Manager Solution page, on the right hand side, select Set All Nodes License Source and then select WebLM.
  5. If you are performing this procedure after an upgrade, you must ensure that the Domain Name (URL) field is populated on the Server Edition Primary server.
    1. In Web Manager select for the Server Edition Primary server.
    2. Ensure that the Domain Name (URL) field contains the domain name or IP address of the Server Edition Primary server.
  6. Reallocate the licenses as required. See Distributing Centralized Licenses.

    Note that the previously install local licenses are listed as obsolete. You can use this list to determine which licenses to request from the WebLM server. Once licenses have been reallocated, you can delete the obsolete licenses.