Manage Volume-Based Licenses

This section provides information on how to manage active and inactive Volume-Based Licenses in GigaVUE‑FM.

View active Volume-Based License

To view active Volume-Based License (VBL):

1. On the left navigation pane, click .
2. Go to System > Licenses.
3. From the top navigation bar, select the VBL from the Activation drop-down list and click Active.

   This page lists the following information about the active Volume-Based Licenses.

   Field	Description
   SKU	Unique identifier associated with the license.
   Bundle	Bundle to which the license belongs to.
   Volume	Total daily allowance volume.
   Starts	License start date.
   Ends	License end date.
   Type	Type of license (Commercial, Trial, Lab, and other license types).
   Activation ID	Activation ID.
   Entitlement ID	Entitlement ID. Entitlement ID is the permission with which the acquired license can be activated online.
   Reference ID	Reference ID.
   Status	License status.

   Note:  The License Type and Activation ID are displayed by default in the Active tab in the VBL page.

To display the Entitlement ID field, select the column setting configuration option to enable the Entitlement ID field.

 

View Inactive Volume-Based License

To view inactive Volume-Based License (VBL):

1. On the left navigation pane, click .
2. Go to System > Licenses.
3. From the top navigation bar, select the VBL from the Activation drop-down and click Inactive.

   This page lists the following information about the inactive Volume-Based Licenses.

   Field	Description
   SKU	Unique identifier associated with the license.
   Bundle	Bundle to which the license belongs to.
   Ends	License end date.
   Deactivation Date	Date the license got deactivated.
   Revocation Code	License revocation code.
   Status	License status.

Note:  The License Type, Activation ID and Entitlement ID fields are not displayed by default in the Inactive tab of VBL page. To display these fields, select the column setting configuration option and enable these fields.

Activate Volume-Based Licenses

To activate Volume-Based Licenses,

1. On the left navigation pane, select .
2. Go to System > Licenses.
3. From the top navigation bar, select the VBL from the Activation drop-down.
4. Select Activate Licenses. The Activate License page appears.
5. Select IP Address or Hostname to include this information. If you exclude the IP Address or Hostname, identify the chassis or GigaSMART card by its ID when activating.
6. Download the fabric inventory file that contains information about GigaVUE-FM.
7. Select Next. For details, refer to the What is a Fabric Inventory File?
8. Select Gigamon License Portal.
9. On the portal, upload the Fabric Inventory file.
10. Select the required license and select Activate. A license key is provided.
11. Record the license key or keys.
12. Return to GigaVUE‑FM and select Choose File to upload the file.

Note:  If a VBL is deactivated after a bundle upgrade, you cannot create or edit Monitoring Sessions that include applications from the deactivated VBL during the grace period. You should manually deactivate the upgraded license during the grace period to move the inactive lower bundle license back to active status.

For detailed information on dashboards and report generation for Volume-Based Licensing refer to the following table:

For details about:	Reference section	Guide
How to generate Volume-Based License reports	How to Generate Volume-Based License Usage Reports	GigaVUE Administration Guide
Volume-Based License report details	Volume Based License Usage Reports	GigaVUE Administration Guide
Fabric Health Analytics dashboards for Volume-Based Licenses usage	Dashboards for Volume-based Licenses Usage	GigaVUE-FM User Guide