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VCS license update

mokkan
Level 6
Certified

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?

 

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Marianne
Moderator
Moderator
Partner    VIP    Accredited Certified

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.... )

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Wally_Heim
Level 6
Employee

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

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Marianne
Moderator
Moderator
Partner    VIP    Accredited Certified

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.... )

Wally_Heim
Level 6
Employee

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