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AlliedView NMS Administration Guide
FIGURE 3-29 License Expired/Invalid at Server Startup
• Server runtime: Once the server has started, and if the key is found to be invalid, the server is stopped. There will be
warning messages in the logs that allow the user to correct the problem before the server is stopped.
3.5.4.2 Viewing Licensed User Information
Once the license is applied, select Tools -> Status Monitoring, then select License Keys to see the license information for the
customer. The following subsections go through the license features.
3.5.4.3 Node Limit Validation
There is already a Node limiting feature, and this is being included with the License Manager in Release 10.0. If the new
license includes this feature and a new maximum count, it will not be a replacement to current maximum value, and when the
key is applied the old value will be replaced with new value. Therefore, Allied Telesis and the customer should compare
records to ensure there is agreement on the value to be used.
The maximum node count can also be decreased with the License Manager, setting the value lower than what was set in 9.0.
If there are already more nodes than the new value, the extra nodes will not be deleted but new nodes will not be allowed
until some are deleted to make the count lower than new value.
This feature includes the option to have expiration dates so that more nodes can be added for specific time, and the value
will automatically reset to default value when the time expires. Also in normal run the maximum node limit can be reset to a
default value when the key is detected to be invalid or expired.
3.5.4.4 Northbound Interface Validation
Access to Northbound interface APIs can be time-based, and access to the APIs is blocked when the time expires. Note that
when this occurs, all APIs are blocked. (For Northbound Interface, refer to Section 12.)
3.5.4.5 Maximum Allowable Client Logins
Prior to Release 10.0, the maximum available active clients was limited to five (5) on a single NMS server. (This was the
default.) In release 10.0, this maximum can be increased to 15.
3.5.4.6 RADIUS License Information
The RADIUS feature allows access to RADIUS server authentication, and the attributes are listed.
3.5.5 Viewing the License Configuration
When the NMS first starts up, the initial splash screen will include text on licensing. This information is also included in the
About menu item.
The License Key information is also included in the Status Monitoring Panel. Refer to 3.9.