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Installing a vFabric SQLFire Professional License
1. Obtain a product vFabric SQLFire Professional license from VMware.
2. Install the license in SQLFire. Choose one of the following options:
On each SQLFire data store member, add the vFabric SQLFire license serial number directly to the
sqlre.properties le. See Option 1: Install Licenses Using sqlre.properties on page 25; or
Create a le that contains the vFabric SQLFire license serial number, and copy the le to the vFabric serial
number directory on each SQLFire data store member. See Option 2: Install Licenses Using Serial Number
Files on page 26; or
If you have purchased SQLFire as part of vFabric Suite, install the vFabric SQLFire license using vFabric
License Server. See vFabric Suite Only: Congure vFabric SQLFire for vFabric License Server on page
26.
Multi-Site (WAN) System
If you need to replicate table data across multiple SQLFire clusters (for example, over a WAN), you must
purchase and install a standalone vFabric SQLFire Enterprise license. Any number of thin clients and peer clients
(SQLFire accessor members) are permitted in each cluster. All systems that participate in the WAN installation
must be licensed. The license is congured in each data store member in the distributed system. Any number of
thin clients and peer clients (SQLFire accessor members) are permitted in each cluster.
Installing a vFabric SQLFire Enterprise License
1. Obtain a vFabric SQLFire Enterprise license. You can use the same serial number in each distributed system;
however, as a best practice you should obtain a unique serial number for each distributed system that
communicates over the WAN.
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Activating vFabric SQLFire Licensing