Specifications

Recovery Manager for Active Directory Forest Edition
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Licensing
Recovery Manager Forest Edition licensing is based on the total number of enabled user accounts in
Active Directory domains that you protect with this product.
A license key file for Recovery Manager Forest Edition specifies the licensed number of user accounts in
the Active Directory domains protected with the product. If the actual number of user accounts exceeds
the licensed number, Recovery Manager Forest Edition does not cease functioning, but the product will
return a warning message each time you use the backup feature of Recovery Manager Forest Edition. In
this case, you must install a new license key file purchased from Quest Software or revoke license
allocation from some domains.
Installing a License Key File
The license is initially installed when installing Recovery Manager Forest Edition.
To install a license key file
1. In the Setup Wizard, on the User Information page, click Licenses to display the
License Status dialog box.
2. Click Browse License, locate and open the license key file using the Open dialog box, and
then click Close.
Updating Licenses
If you have purchased a new license, you need to update the license by installing the new license key
file. You can use the Recovery Manager console (snap-in) to install the file.
To update a license key file
1. In the Recovery Manager console tree, right-click the root node, and then click About.
2. In the About dialog box, click the License tab, and then click Install License.
3. In the Update License dialog box, enter the path and name of the license key file, and then
click OK.
Revoking Licenses
When the actual number of user accounts exceeds the licensed number of user accounts, Recovery
Manager Forest Edition returns a warning message each time you back up Active Directory. If a license
violation occurs, you may revoke license allocation from some domains. If you do so, the user accounts
in those domains are not counted by the licensing system.
To revoke license allocation from a domain
1. In the console tree, right-click the root node, and then click About.
2. In the About dialog box, click the License tab.
3. On the License tab, select the domain from the License Usage list, and then click Revoke.
4. In the confirmation message box, click Yes.
When license allocation is revoked from a given domain, all backups created by Recovery Manager
Forest Edition for that domain are deleted. You should only revoke license allocation from a domain if
you no longer need backups created for that domain.