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Dell ObjectScale 1.3 Administration Guide

Link ObjectScale Appliance Hardware with Software License

Use the ObjectScale Portal user interface to activate an ObjectScale license and apply the license file to the ObjectScale instance.

About this task

Linking of ObjectScale appliance with Software licensing is an important step for sales and support.

To add a license:

Steps

  1. From the ObjectScale Portal user interface, click Administration.
    The Administration sections that the user is authorized to view are displayed.
  2. Click Licensing.
  3. Click Generate Activation XML.
    The Generate Activation XML box appears.
  4. Enter file name in the Download file name field, and click Download.
    The Activation XML is generated and downloaded.
  5. Generate License on SLC.
    See Software Licensing Central: Activation, Entitlements, Rehost and Regeneration Guide "Chapter 2 - Activate-by-File" on Dell Support for the detailed procedures.
    The activated license is saved to a file.
  6. From the ObjectScale Portal user interface, click Administration.
    The Administration sections that the user is authorized to view are displayed.
  7. Click Licensing.
    The page displays available license information.
  8. Click Apply.
    The Apply License box appears.
  9. Click Select to browse and upload the ObjectScale license file. Once uploaded, click Apply.
  10. Expand the license in the Licensing table to display details about the ObjectScale license and its enabled features and capacities.

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