License Registration And Activation; Overview Of The License Registration And Activation Process; License Types, Usage, And Expiration - HP HPE VAN SDN Controller 2.7 Administrator's Manual

5 License Registration and Activation

A license is required for the controller. In addition, SDN applications can require licenses that
are separate from the license for the controller. Typically, you must have both a license for the
controller and a license for each application. For Hewlett Packard Enterprise SDN applications,
you register the license, obtain the license key, and activate the license on the controller using
the same methods you use to register and activate controller licenses. For information about
obtaining license keys for an application, see the Administrator Guide for the application.
For information on the different types of licenses and how to maintain license registration and
activation after a controller software update, see

Overview of the license registration and activation process

After you have downloaded and installed the controller software, as described in the HPE VAN
SDN Controller Installation Guide, you can begin the license registration and activation process.
NOTE: Evaluation licenses are available, for details see
The basic steps are:
1. "Preparing for license registration" (page
a. "Prerequisites for license registration" (page 87)
b. "Identifying the Install ID displayed in the controller UI" (page 87)
2. "Registering and activating a license" (page 87)
a. "Registering your license and obtaining a license key" (page 88)
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b. "Activating a license on the controller" (page 92)
3. "Managing licenses" (page 93)
"Transferring licenses" (page 93)
a. "Deactivating licenses to prepare for transfer" (page 94)
b. "Transferring licenses to a new platform" (page 95)
c. Use new license keys to activate the licenses on the target controller.

License types, usage, and expiration

The following licenses are available for the HPE VAN SDN Controller:
HPE VAN SDN Ctrl Base SW w/ 50–node E-LTU—The base license for the controller.
HPE VAN SDN Ctrl 50–node E-LTU—Provides an additional 50–node license.
HPE VAN SDN Ctrl HA E-LTU—Enables the controller to form a team for high availability.
The following guidelines apply:
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The number of team members for an HPE VAN SDN Controller team is three.
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When forming a team, only one HPE VAN SDN Controller base license is required,
along with at least two High Availability licenses, all on the same Master controller. Once
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