Using Acronis License Server - ACRONIS BACKUP AND RECOVERY 10 ADVANCED SERVER VIRTUAL EDITION - INSTALLATION UPDATE 3 Installation Manual

Revoking licenses
If a managed machine is taken out of service permanently and replaced, or the machine's network
card is replaced (which normally results in changing the MAC address), you can revoke the
corresponding license in order to make it available again.
According to Acronis End User License Agreement:
You may reassign a Software License if you retire the licensed Hardware due to permanent Hardware
failure. If you reassign a Software License, the Hardware to which you reassign the license becomes
the new licensed Hardware for that particular Software License.

1.5 Using Acronis License Server

Acronis License Server is a mechanism that tracks licenses of Acronis products.
A license key is associated with the Media Access Control address (MAC address) of the machine
managed by Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 agent. In cases when the machine has multiple network
interface cards (NICs), the license key is associated with the first enumerated physical NIC and its
MAC address.
Acronis License Server can import multiple license keys from .txt or .eml files, saving you from the
time-consuming procedure of typing in numbers.
When upgraded, recovered or reinstalled, the Acronis License Server keeps all the imported licenses
intact. However, it is recommended that you copy the file(s) with license keys to removable media,
or create a hard copy of that file(s) and keep it in a safe place. This ensures that you have license data
available in case of hardware failure.
Viewing information about licenses
1. Run the Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Management Console.
2. Click Manage licenses. Connect to the machine where Acronis License Server is installed. This will
display all license keys available on the license server. One license key can contain multiple
licenses.
Right-click on the column headings bar to choose the details to display: Product name, License
key, Import date, Expiration date and Total number of licenses assigned to each license key, as
well as how many of them are available (i.e. free) and used. For example, if one license
corresponds to one license key, Total=1, Available=1, Used=0 (if the license is free) or
Available=0, Used=1 (if the license has been acquired).
3. To display more information about used licenses, select View usage info on the sidebar. (This
item does not appear while all licenses are free).
This viewing mode lists all licenses that are acquired. Right-click on the column headings bar to
choose the details to display: Product name, Host name, Host address, License key, Acquire date
(date of deployment or installation that used the license) and Renewal date.
You can sort any list using View > Arrange Icons by.
Removing licenses
To completely remove a license from the Acronis License Server, select it from the list of available
licenses and click Remove license on the sidebar.
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