GigaVUE‑FM License

To access the GigaVUE‑FM license(s) page:

On the top navigation pane, click . Select System > Licenses > Fabric Manager/Cloud Licenses.

You can activate and delete GigaVUE‑FM licenses from this page.

Note:  If you use the GigaVUE‑FM CLI command show license, the command may show an active Prime license as unrecognized.

Activate a GigaVUE‑FM License

To activate the license, do the following:

1.   Get the MAC address for your instance of GigaVUE‑FM. On the left navigation pane, click and select About to get the MAC address. The address is in the MAC Address field. Note the address for the next steps.
2. Go to System > Licenses > FM/Cloud and click Activate License.

3. Follow the instructions on the screen to activate your licenses. In these next steps you will:
o   Download the fabric inventory (.json) file from GigaVUE‑FM. Refer to the Fabric Inventory File section for details.

Note:  You can opt to exclude the IP Address and Hostname fields from the Fabric Inventory file by leaving these fields unchecked. Use the ID field to identify the chassis or GigaSMART Cards during activation.

o   Go to the Gigamon license portal and find the license you want to activate and complete the three screens to activate your license. On the second screen, you will be prompted to upload the fabric inventory (.json) file.
o   After activating the license, record the license key or keys.
o   Return to GigaVUE‑FM and add the additional GigaVUE‑FM licenses.

Note:  To access the Gigamon license portal, directly, you can go to Licensing Portal.

Figure 33 Gigamon Licensing Portal
4. Use the filter options on the Gigamon license portal to find the license

To find already purchased but inactive licenses, select “inactive” under the View by filter, and then enter any known value in any of the filters at the top of each column, such as the EID or SKU.

The last three columns are frozen so they will always be visible even when you resize the page:

  • Quantity
  • Status
  • License Key

Note:  To view licenses for GigaVUE TA Series port enablement or clustering, or for GigaSMART licenses for GigaVUE H Series nodes, click the Licenses > Node View tab. You can also still log in to the H-VUE or CLI for that node to apply the licenses.

5. After you have obtained the license key, follow the steps described in Add a GigaVUE‑FM License.

Fabric Inventory File

The Fabric Inventory file contains inventory of all physical nodes connected to GigaVUE-FM, GigaSMART cards within the nodes, and license information of each of the GigaSMART cards.

The file is encrypted to prevent unauthorized use. However, you can obtain an unencrypted version of the inventory information (in JSON format) using the following API: https://<fm-IP>/api/v1.3/licensing/inventory.

Refer to the following tables for details.

GigaVUE-FM Details
Virtual MAC address of GigaVUE-FM (the primary GigaVUE-FMs MAC address in a HA group)
Software version of GigaVUE-FM
Time of report creation
List of cards from which all license keys have been revoked (possibly because of card RMA)
List of GigaVUE-FM license keys that have been revoked
For each of the devices connected to GigaVUE-FM
Serial number of the chassis
IP address (if the IP Address field is checked prior to download)
Host name (if the Hostname field is checked prior to download)
The model of the chassis (for example HC1)
Name of the chassis cluster to which it belongs
The version of software running on the device
Whether the device is healthy
Information about all GigaSMART cards
For each GigaSMART Card
Serial Number of the card
Slot number in the chassis where the card is inserted
The type of card
Whether the card is healthy (operational etc.)
For each GigaSMART Card, the following information about all the license keys that are added on the card is listed:
License SKU
License start date
License end date
Encoded license key

Add a GigaVUE‑FM License

To add a license to GigaVUE‑FM, do the following:

1.   Activate a license key as described in Activate a GigaVUE‑FM License.
2. On the left navigation pane, click in GigaVUE‑FM .
3. Go to System > Licenses > FM/Cloud (Fabric Manager/Cloud).
4. Click Activate License.
5. Click the “Add FM License” link. The Add License page is displayed.
6. Enter the license key in the License Key field.

To add more than one license, click the + button to add additional License Key field.

7. Click Save.

The license and its description is added to the Licenses page.

Delete a GigaVUE‑FM License

To delete a license, do the following:

1.   On the left navigation pane, click .
2. Go to System > Licenses > Fabric Manager/Cloud.
3. On the Licenses page, select the license key for the license you want to delete.
4. Click Delete to remove the license.

Activate a SMART License

To activate or find the license or licenses, do the following:

1.   On the left navigation pane, click .
2. Go to System > Licenses > Activation View.

You can use this page to access the Gigamon license portal where you can activate licenses. You can then use this page to assign the active licenses to the devices

3. Click Activate Licenses > With License Portal:

4. Follow the instructions on the screen to activate your licenses.

In these next steps you will:

o   Download the fabric inventory (.json) file from GigaVUE‑FM.
o   Go to the Gigamon license portal and find license you want to activate and complete the three screens to activate your license. On the second screen, you will be prompted to upload the fabric inventory (.json) file.
o   After activating the license, you can download the license (.lic) files or record the license key or keys.
o   Return to GigaVUE‑FM to assign the licenses to specific nodes.
5. Click Download Inventory to download your GigaVUE‑FM inventory (in a *.json file). Note the location. You will upload this file to the license portal in a subsequent step.
6. Click the Gigamon Licensing portal link).

Note:  To access the Gigamon license portal, directly, you can go to the Licensing Portal at https://licensing.gigamon.com.

Figure 34 Filtering in Gigamon Licensing Portal
7. Use the filter options on the Gigamon license portal to find the license

Filter for the licenses you wish to activate using the View by options and entering a value in any of the filter boxes at the top of each column. For example:

To find purchased but inactive licenses, for example, select “inactive” under the View by filter, and then enter any known value in any of the filters at the top of each column, such as the EID or SKU.

The last three columns are frozen so they will always be visible even when you resize the page: Quantity, Status, and License Key.

8. Click the Activate link in the Lic. Key the license activation file (.lic). You can follow the on-screen instruction to complete the forms.

Activation Method:

o   When asked if you use GigaVUE‑FM, select Yes. The option to upload your Fabric Inventory will appear.
o   Click Choose File to upload the Fabric Inventory (.json) file that you just downloaded from GigaVUE‑FM.
o   Details about the uploaded file will appear. Click Continue.

Activation Quantity: Complete the relevant fields in each row. When the form is complete, click Review to proceed.

o   Type: select Node-Locked or Floating
•   Node-Locked is for licenses that are locked to a specific node. All pre-5.7 licenses are node-locked.
•   Floating licenses allow you to move licenses from one node to another as needed to support your network configuration. Floating licenses are newly available with GigaVUE-5.7.
o   Version: The portal supports licenses that were purchased pre-5.7 and post-5.7.
o   Device Locked to:
•   If your license is locked to a device, enter the device IP here.
•   If your license is floating, enter the Challenge MAC address for your GigaVUE‑FM here.
o   Qty: specify the quantity of this license that you wish to activate
o   Action: Use the +/- action buttons to add or remove items.

Review:

o   Review the licenses you are about to activate.
o   When ready, click Activate to complete the activation.
o   When done, click All Licenses to return to the main view of the licensing portal.

Licenses:

o   From the Licenses main view, click the Download link under the Lic. Key column on the row of an activated license to download the active license.
o   Limitation: This license file download only works for post-GigaVUE‑FM-5.7 licenses.
9. Return to GigaVUE‑FM, log in as an administrator, and return to the license activation screen.
•   Click the gear icon, then navigate to System > Licenses Activation View > With License Portal and complete the activation by importing the downloaded License (.lic) files.
•   Or, navigate to System > Licenses Activation View > With License Key and complete the activation by entering the license key.
10. Click Import license (.lic) and use your file explorer to find and open the license file.

Note:  Please contact technical support team for assistance.

Assign a Node License

To assign a license to the device:

1.   Generate the license as described in section Activate a SMART License.
2. On the left navigation pane, click and select System > Licenses > Activation View.
3. Click the quantity link in the # of Available Seats column. The Available Seats page appears.

4. Select the required Cluster ID and Slot ID.
5. Click Assign. Repeat this for each assignment.
6. Click Save.

Note:  You can also use the Import CSV option on this page to perform a bulk assignment. To learn the syntax required, download the example CSV file from inside the Import window:

To view node assignments, go to the Node View under Licenses > Node View.