Cisco Systems OL-25111-01 manual Licensing Overview, Verifying License Status, Column, Description

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Licensing

This appendix provides licensing information for Cisco Unified Service Monitor (Service Monitor). It contains the following sections:

•Licensing Overview, page B-1

•Licensing Process, page B-3

Licensing Overview

Service Monitor features software-based product registration and license key technologies. Licensing ensures that you possess a licensed copy of Service Monitor.

Note	•	Licensing uses node-locking technology. The license file can only be used with the MAC address
		that you supply.
	•	To license, install, and run Service Monitor on VMware, you must configure a static address for the
		virtual machine.

To determine whether Service Monitor is licensed, see Verifying License Status, page B-1. If you do not have a license or you want to upgrade your license, see Licensing Scenarios, page B-2. For information about messages that are displayed during product evaluation, see Licensing Messages, page B-3.

Verifying License Status

Step 1 Select Administration > Server Administration (Common Services) > Administration > Licensing. The Licensing Information page appears, displaying the information in the following table.

Column

Name

Version

Description

Abbreviated product name—For Service Monitor, this is SM.

Product version—A.b.c, where A is the major version number, b is the minor version number, and c is the service pack number. For example, SM Standard 8.6 indicates version 8.6 without service packs.

Installation Guide for Cisco Unified Service Monitor

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