License Mode

Identifies the status of the system licenses. The two license configuration types are nodal and WebLM. Nodal licenses are licenses that are present on the system. WebLM licenses means licenses obtained from the WebLM server.

The possible states are:

• Normal Mode Normal nodal licensing mode. In this mode, WebLM is not configured and only nodal licensing is allowed.

• Server Error This mode occurs when transitioning to WebLM licensing. WebLM has been configured but the server is not available.

• Configuration Error This mode occurs when transitioning to WebLM licensing. WebLM has been configured and the server is available, but there are not enough licenses available to license all of the configured features. Only nodal licenses are valid on Standard mode IP500 V2 systems.

• WebLM Normal Mode The system is fully licensed. WebLM has been configured and there are enough licenses available to license all of the configured features.

• WebLM Error Mode Action is required to correct the License Mode. Refer to the License Status column and the Error List section at the bottom of the screen to determine why the system is in License Error Mode. A 30-day grace period provides access to the capacities and features of the installed license when the system is in License Error Mode.

• WebLM Restricted Mode When the system is in License Error Mode, if the problem is not resolved with the 30-day grace period, the system will enter License Restricted Mode. When in this mode, configuration changes are blocked, except for fixing the licensing errors. If a feature license cannot be acquired from the WebLM server, the feature will not function.

Type

Mode

WebLM Configured

Virtual License and Grace Period (30 days)

Nodal

Normal

WebLM

Server Error

WebLM

Configuration Error

WebLM

Normal

WebLM

Error

WebLM

Restricted

Licensed Version

Indicates the software version the system is currently licensed for.

PLDS Host ID

The ID used when generating PLDS nodal license files.

Not used with WebLM licensing. WebLM licensing uses the host ID of the WebLM server.

PLDS File Status

 If a PLDS nodal license file is loaded, this field indicates if the file is valid or not.

Select Licensing

Indicates that the system has a valid Select license.

Feature

Identifies the licenses installed on the system.

Key

This is the license key string supplied. It is a unique value based on the feature being licensed and the either the system's Dongle Serial Number or System Identification depending on the type of system.

Not applicable when using PLDS or WebLM licensing. This field is not displayed if there are no ADI licenses.

Instance

For information only. Some licenses enable a number of port, channels or users. When that is the case, the number of such is indicated here. Multiple licenses for the same feature are usually cumulative.

Status

For information only. This field indicates the current validation status of the license key.

• Unknown This status is shown for licenses that have just been added to the configuration shown in Manager. Once the configuration has been sent back to the system and then reloaded, the status will change to one of those below.

• Valid: The license is valid.

• Invalid: The license was not recognized. It did not match the PLDS host ID.

• Dormant: The license is valid but is conditional on some other pre-requisite licenses.

• Obsolete: The license is valid but is one no longer used by the level of software running on the system.

Expiry Date

For information only. Trial licenses can be set to expire within a set period from their issue. The expiry date is shown here.

Source

The source of the license file. The options are:

• ADI Nodal: ADI licenses added locally to the system. This may appear on upgraded systems.

• PLDS Nodal: PLDS licenses added locally to the system.

• WebLM: Licenses obtained from the WebLM server.

• Virtual: Licenses created by the system. This may appear on upgraded systems.

• Virtual Grace: Licenses created by the system while in WebLM error mode.