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2 Adding and applying licenses
When you installed Insight software, the HP Insight Software Getting Started Guide instructed you
to use the HP Insight managed system setup wizard to add and apply licenses to your managed
systems.
NOTE:
For instructions on how to use the managed system setup wizard to initially add and
apply licenses, see the Insight Managed System Setup Wizard Getting Started Guide, which is available
at the following web site:
See also
“Using the HP Insight managed system setup wizard” (page 17)
Use the procedures in this chapter to add and apply licenses whenever you purchase additional
Insight Control licenses from HP.
Licensing prerequisites
Before you can license Insight Control for use, the Insight Control licensing and reports software
must be installed (through the HP Insight Software Installer wizard). The licensing software is
required to be able apply Insight Control licenses to any supported device.
In addition, before you can add a license, at least one managed system in your hardware
configuration must be discovered.
A license is required for each physical server and each virtual machine host you want to manage.
Insight Control server deployment requires one license for each server (physical or virtual) that
is deployed with Insight Control.
Licenses required for Insight Control
The license redemption process for Insight Control generates separate license keys for the
following:
•
Server migration, virtual machine management, power management, and performance
management
•
Server deployment (license file)
•
HP iLO Advanced or HP iLO Advanced for BladeSystem
Licensing is a two-step process:
1.
Add the license to the Systems Insight Manager license manager.
2.
Apply the license to your managed systems.
For successful operation, you must add and apply the license keys associated with all products
to each managed system.
Adding an Insight Control license
To add an Insight Control license to the Systems Insight Manager license manager, follow these
steps:
NOTE:
Click the help question mark (?) in the upper right corner of the screen if you need
assistance while adding a license.
1.
Select the following menu item from the CMS management console GUI:
Deploy
→License Manager...
2.
Click Add Licenses....
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