Activating a license manually from Server Admin

2024-06-05Last updated

If your Streamvault™ appliance doesn’t have internet access, you must activate your Security Center license manually from Server Admin.

Procedure

  1. Save the validation key:
    1. From your appliance, open the SV Control Panel.
    2. From the Home page, click the Server Admin icon.
    3. Log on to Server Admin.
      If the Server Admin password is different from the Windows admin password, log on to Server Admin using the credentials specified in the Streamvault Control Panel setup wizard.
    4. On the License page, click Modify.
    5. In the License management dialog box, select Manual activation > Save to file .
      The default name for the file is validation.vk.
      The license management dialog box in Server Admin.
    6. Copy the validation.vk file to a USB key.
    7. Eject the USB key from the computer.
  2. Get the license from GTAP:
    1. On another computer that has internet access, connect the USB key.
    2. Log in to GTAP.
    3. On the GTAP login page, enter the System ID and password assigned to you when you purchased your license, and then click Login.
    4. From the System Information page, click Activate license in the License information section.
    5. In the dialog box that opens, paste the validation key or browse for the file.
    6. In the Activation dialog box, browse to the validation.vk file on the USB key, and then click Submit.
      The message Your license has successfully been activated is displayed.
    7. Click Download License, and then save the license key.
      The default file name is your System ID, followed by _Directory_License.lic.
    8. Copy the _Directory_License.lic file to the USB key.
    9. Eject the USB key from the computer.
  3. Activate your license:
    1. On your appliance, connect the USB key.
    2. Return to Server Admin.
    3. On the License page, click Modify.
    4. In the License management dialog box, select Manual activation.
    5. Paste your license information from the License.lic file (open with a text editor), or browse for the License.lic file, and then click Open.
    6. Click Activate.