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Activating Subscription License

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2.In the System Management page, click Activate under the License tab. The activation wizard prompts.

3.Activate your subscription license:

1)Select Activate Subscription License and click Next.

2)Enter the license ID and activation key that you received from NetBrain, with your first name, last name, and email address.

3)Select the activation method based on your situation.

▪Online (recommended) — click Activate to connect to NetworkBrain License Server and validate your license information immediately.

Note: If your NetworkBrain Web/Web API Server is not allowed to access the Internet, you can configure a proxy server. Click the icon at the upper-right corner, select the Use a proxy server to access the internet check box and enter the required information.

▪Via Email — validate your license information by sending an email to NetBrain.

Note: Only use this activation method when your NetworkBrain Web/Web API Server is not allowed to access the Internet.

a)Follow the instructions to generate your license file. Attach the file to your email and send it to NetBrain Support Team. After receiving your email, the NetBrain team will fill in the license information on NetworkBrain License Server and generate the corresponding activation file, and then send it back to you.

b)Click Browse to select the activation file that you received from NetBrain team, and then click Activate.

4)A message box will prompt you the subscription license has been activated successfully. Click OK.

4.A confirmation dialog box prompts to ask you whether to generate an initial tenant. Click Yes and the initial tenant will be created automatically with all purchased nodes assigned.

Note: If you want to create a tenant later, click No. See Creating a Tenant for more details.

5.To browse the license information, navigate to License > Current License Term. See License Information for more details.

License Information

The following table includes the information about your activated license.

Item	Description
License ID (for Basic License only)	The unique identifier for the license that you have activated.
License Type (for Basic License only)	The type of the license that you have activated.
Term	The validity period of your license.
Status	The usage status of your current license.
Maximum Node Count (for Basic License only)	The maximum device nodes that you can discover and manage in the system.
CPU Processor Conversion Rate (for Basic License/SDN License)	The multiplier used to convert the number of CPUs to the number of nodes. Note: CPU Processor Conversion Rate (SDN License) is provided for the usage of NSX node calculation; CPU Processor Conversion Rate (Basic License) is provided for the usage of vCenter node calculation
Port Conversion Rate (for SDN License only)	The multiplier used to convert the number of ports to the number of nodes. Note: Port Conversion Rate (SDN License) is provided for the usage of Cisco ACI node calculation.
Concurrent Seat Count (for Basic License only)	The maximum user accounts that can log in to the system concurrently.

Note: The Next License Term tab will only become available if you’ve purchased a license of which start date is in the future.