HP Insight Dynamics 6.0 Getting Started Guide

Procedure 3-2 Add licenses to the License Manager database

1. Click Add Licenses.... The “Add License Key” controls are displayed.

Figure 3-4 Add License Key controls

2. Enter the new license key string, or, if you have an XML file containing multiple keys, enter

the full path to the file. The format of license key files is shown in Figure 3-5.

3. Click Process... to display the license details, including the product name, license version,

type, and purchase date, and the maximum number of days the license can be used.

4. Click Add Licenses Now to add the new licenses to the database. If the licenses are added

successfully, they are listed in the “Product License Information” section. An error message

appears if the key is invalid, and that license information is not added to the database.

After adding a new license key, the number of available licenses for that product includes

the newly added licenses.

5. Click any product in the “Product License Information” table at the top of the screen to

dismiss the “Add Licenses” controls.

Figure 3-5 Format of XML license key file

<KEY>

</KEY>

...

</KEYLIST>

Procedure 3-3 Apply a license to managed systems

1. Select the product from the displayed list.

2. Click Manage Licenses.... The “Manage Licenses” display shows the status of the available

licenses, including how many are already assigned, how many are used, and how many are

still available.

Figure 3-6 Manage Licenses display

If allowed by your license agreement with HP, licenses for the HP Insight Dynamics - VSE

suite for Integrity can be assigned, un-assigned, and re-assigned multiple times. In this case,

the buttons Assign License(s)... and Un-Assign License(s)... are displayed. When this

type of license is assigned to a managed system, it is listed in the Licenses Used column.

Using HP SIM License Manager 15