Setting or changing the product level for keyless licensing
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Setting or changing the product level for keyless licensing

The keyless licensing method uses product levels to determine the Symantec products and functionality that are licensed.

For more information to use keyless licensing and to download the management server, see the following URL:

http://go.symantec.com/vom

When you set the product license level for the first time, you enable keyless licensing for that system. If you install with the product installer and select the keyless option, you are prompted to select the product and feature level that you want to license.

When you upgrade from a previous release, the product installer prompts you to update the vxkeyless license product level to the current release level. If you update the vxkeyless license product level during the upgrade process, no further action is required. If you do not update the vxkeyless license product level, the output you see when you run the vxkeyless display command includes the previous release's vxkeyless license product level. Each vxkeyless license product level name includes the suffix _previous_release_version. For example, DMP_6.0, or SFENT_VR_5.1SP1, or VCS_GCO_5.1. If there is no suffix, it is the current release version.

You would see the suffix _previous_release_version if you did not update the vxkeyless product level when prompted by the product installer. Symantec highly recommends that you always use the current release version of the product levels. To do so, use the vxkeyless set command with the desired product levels. If you see SFENT_60, VCS_60, use the vxkeyless set SFENT,VCS command to update the product levels to the current release.

After you install or upgrade, you can change product license levels at any time to reflect the products and functionality that you want to license. When you set a product level, you agree that you have the license for that functionality.

To set or change the product level

  1. Change your current working directory:
    # export PATH=$PATH:/opt/VRTSvlic/bin
  2. View the current setting for the product level.
    # vxkeyless -v display
  3. View the possible settings for the product level.
    # vxkeyless displayall
  4. Set the desired product level.
    # vxkeyless set prod_levels

    where prod_levels is a comma-separated list of keywords. The keywords are the product levels as shown by the output of step 3.

If you want to remove keyless licensing and enter a key, you must clear the keyless licenses. Use the NONE keyword to clear all keys from the system.

Warning:

Clearing the keys disables the Symantec products until you install a new key or set a new product level.

See Installing Symantec product license keys.

To clear the product license level

  1. View the current setting for the product license level.
    # vxkeyless [-v] display
  2. If there are keyless licenses installed, remove all keyless licenses:
    # vxkeyless [-q] set NONE

For more details on using the vxkeyless utility, see the vxkeyless(1m) manual page.

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