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86| Software Licenses Dell Networking W-Series ArubaOS 6.5.x| User Guide
4. Click Apply.
If you are deploying centralized licensing on a cluster of master controllers, you must define the IP address that
the licensing clients in the cluster use to access the licensing server.
5. Access the WebUI of a licensing client, navigate to Configuration > Controller and select the Centralized
Licenses tab.
6. Select Enable Centralized Licensing.
7. In the License Server IP field, enter the IP address the client will use to connect to the licensing server. If you
have defined a backup licensing server using a virtual router ID, enter the IP address of that virtual router.
8. Click Apply.
9. Repeat steps 5-8 on each licensing client in the cluster.
Using the CLI
Access the command-line interface of the licensing server, and issue the following commands in config mode:
(host)(config) #license profile
(host)(License provisioning profile) #centralized-licensing-enable
If the licensing server already has a dedicated redundant standby controller, that standby controller will
automatically become the backup license server. If the primary licensing server in your deployment does not
have a redundant master controller but you want to define a backup server for the licensing feature, issue the
following commands on the licensing server:
(host)(License provisioning profile) #License server-redundancy
(host)(License provisioning profile) #License-vrrp <vrId>
(host)(License provisioning profile) #Peer-ip-address <ip>
If you are deploying centralized licensing on a cluster of master controllers, or in a topololgy with multiple
master/local domains, access the command-line interface of a licensing client controller, and issue the following
commands in config mode:
(host) (config) #license profile
(host) (License provisioning profile) #centralized-licensing-enable
(host) (License provisioning profile) #license server-ip <ip>
If a controller is designated as standby license server, it does not have the license-server-ip value configured.
Installing a License
The Dell licensing system is controller-based. A license key is a unique alphanumerical string generated using
the controller’s serial number and is valid only for that controller only. Licenses can be pre-installed at the
factory so all licensed features are available upon initial setup. You can also install license features yourself.
It is recommended that you obtain a user account on the Dell Software License Management website
even if software license keys are preinstalled on your controller.
Enabling a New License on your Controller
The basic steps to installing and enabling a new license feature are listed below, along with references to
sections in this document with more detailed information.
1. Obtain a valid Dell software license from your sales account manager or authorized reseller (see
Requesting
a Software License Through Email on page 87).
2. Locate the system serial number of your controller (see
Locating the System Serial Number on page 87).
3. Use your system’s serial number to obtain a software license key from the Dell Software License
Management website: licensing.dell-pcw.com (see Obtaining a Software License Key on page 87).