Dell EMC ObjectScale 1.2.x Administration Guide

Permanent license

ObjectScale licenses are available in two forms: one with Data at Rest Encryption (D@RE) and one without. Dell Technologies recommends that all users have the ObjectScale software with D@RE except where D@RE is not lawful. For customers who should have access to D@RE, the ObjectScale license file includes D@RE. When this license is applied to ObjectScale, the feature is initialized and available.

ObjectScale supports a permanent license. Customers using a permanent license have full access to all ObjectScale features and capabilities and the license does not expire. After purchasing the license, you must activate the license at https://licensing.emc.com/.

Customers with valid site ids can configure SupportAssist and rely on all its features.

You can apply a new Permanent license to expand capacity as necessary. This action retains the object stores, buckets, and other settings and configurations that were made to ObjectScale while the previous license was applied.

Subscription license

ObjectScale supports a subscription license. Customers using a subscription license have access to all ObjectScale features and capabilities, up to the subscribed capacity, until the subscription is no longer active. After purchasing the license, you must activate the license at https://licensing.emc.com/.

Customers with valid site ids can configure SupportAssist and rely on all its features.

You can apply an expanded or updated Subscription or Permanent license. This action retains the object stores, buckets, and other settings and configurations that were made to ObjectScale while the previous license was applied.

Evaluation license

ObjectScale supports an evaluation license. The evaluation license acts as a short-term license for trials or evaluation of ObjectScale. The evaluation license does not require activation before using in ObjectScale.

Evaluation licenses can carry restrictions for how ObjectScale and object stores can be configured, and the period that the license is valid. These attributes are described within the license file and are enforced by ObjectScale, until the license is no longer valid.

To extend an evaluation license to a longer time or change the licensed capacity, request a new evaluation license and apply it to the ObjectScale instance.

You can apply a Subscription or Permanent license. This action retains the object stores, buckets, and other settings and configurations that were made to ObjectScale while the previous license was applied.

Community Edition capacity-limited license

Dell provides a Community Edition, capacity-limited license on the ObjectScale product page in Dell Support (https://www.dell.com/support/home/en-us/product-support/product/objectscale/drivers). This Community Edition license does not expire, but is limited to a maximum overall capacity of 30 TiB. The Community Edition license does not require activation before using in ObjectScale.

ObjectScale instances using the Community Edition license must meet the minimum hardware and software requirements that are found in the ObjectScale installation guides.

Customers with valid site ids can configure SupportAssist and allow it to send telemetry dial homes back to Dell Support. SupportAssist on ObjectScale instances using the Community Edition license does not allow you to send issues or allow remote dial-in by Dell Support.

You can apply an Evaluation, Subscription, or Permanent license. This action retains the object stores, buckets, and other settings and configurations that were made to ObjectScale while the Community license was applied.

More details about activating purchased ObjectScale licenses

After purchasing an ObjectScale license, Dell sends License Activation Code (LAC) letter to the customer-provided email address associated with the Dell Support account. This email contains the necessary information and steps that you must follow to activate the ObjectScale license.

Go to https://licensing.emc.com/ and follow the online process to generate license files or keys from their entitlements. License activation occurs after Customers or Partners receive a License Authorization Code (LAC) letter and redeem the LAC number in their LAC letter.

• Dell issues new license entitlements to a customer based on a purchase, evaluation, or other event. The entitlements are associated to a unique License Authorization Code (LAC).
• A LAC can have one or more entitlements that are associated to it. A LAC is the primary identifier of the entitlements, which the customer or partner uses to locate and activate licenses.
• When a LAC is generated, an email is sent to the customer. Evaluation licenses or purchases of certain products may not generate a LAC.

When your software order is fulfilled, you receive an email or letter that includes the LAC for your order and instructions for activating entitlements online.

If you have any questions about your Dell order, contact your Dell Sales Account Representative or your Authorized Reseller.

If you have any questions about Dell software licensing, contact the Licensing Support team.

When the license is activated, Dell Licensing sends a Dell software license activation notification email. This email notifies you of the software licenses that are associated with your Dell account that were activated.

Review the details within the email and contact Dell support if you think this license activation is erroneous or unintended.

The activated ObjectScale license .xml file is attached to this email notification. Use this license .xml file within the ObjectScale Portal UI to activate the product. For more information, see Apply an ObjectScale license.