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mokkan
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11 years ago
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VCS license update

Hello,

We have downloaded the Demo version and configured the VCS, now we bought the licence. It is running on Windows 2008 R2. How can I update the licence? Do I need to shutdown the service? Or can I do it on the fly?

 

  • Managing SFW or SFW HA licenses is described in Symantec Storage Foundation™ and High Availability Solutions Installation and Upgrade Guide.

    extract:

    To manage licenses
    1 Open the Windows Control Panel and click Programs and Features.
    2 Select the option for Veritas Storage Foundation.
    For example, for SFW HA select Veritas Storage Foundation HA 6.1 for
    Windows and the click Change.
    3 On the Mode Selection panel, select Add or Remove and then click Next.
    ( See manual for rest.... )

  • Hi Mokkan,

    VCS will not read the new license key until the HAD service is restarted.  The cluster will still work as expected until you can get a maintenance window to restart the cluster services with a valid key.

    You can also use vxlicinst.exe from a command prompt to add the keys via cli.

    Thank you,

    Wally

  • Managing SFW or SFW HA licenses is described in Symantec Storage Foundation™ and High Availability Solutions Installation and Upgrade Guide.

    extract:

    To manage licenses
    1 Open the Windows Control Panel and click Programs and Features.
    2 Select the option for Veritas Storage Foundation.
    For example, for SFW HA select Veritas Storage Foundation HA 6.1 for
    Windows and the click Change.
    3 On the Mode Selection panel, select Add or Remove and then click Next.
    ( See manual for rest.... )

  • Hi Mokkan,

    VCS will not read the new license key until the HAD service is restarted.  The cluster will still work as expected until you can get a maintenance window to restart the cluster services with a valid key.

    You can also use vxlicinst.exe from a command prompt to add the keys via cli.

    Thank you,

    Wally