105| Softwar e Licenses DellPowerConnect W- Series ArubaOS 6.2 | User Guide
Requesting a S oftware License in Email
To obtain either a permanent or evaluation software license, contact your sales account manager or authorized
reseller.The license details are provided via email with an attached text file. Use the text file to cut and paste the
licensingi nformationi nto the WebUI or at the commandline.
NOTE:Ensure that you have provided your sales person with a valid email address.
The email also includes:
lThe orderablepart number for the license
lA description of the software module type and Dell co ntrollerfor which it is valid
lA unique, 32-character alphanumericalstring used to access the license management website and which, i n
conjunction with the serial number of your controller, generatesa unique software license key
Locating the System Serial N umber
Each controllerhas a unique serial number located at the rearof the controller chassis. The W-6000M3 has the serial
numberon the device itself.
You can also findthe serial numbers by navigating to the Controller > In ventory page on the WebUI or by
executingt hes howin ventory command from the CLI.
NOTE:To physicall yi nspectthe system serial number on a W-6000M3, you need to remove thedevice from the controller chassis,
which may result in network down time.
Obtaining a So ftware License Key
To obtain a software license key, you must log in to the Dell License Managementwebsite at:
licensing.dell-pcw.com/
If you are a first time user of the licensingsi te, you can uset heso ftwarelicense certificate I D numberto log in
initially and request a user account. If you already have a user account, log in to the site.
Oncelogged in, you are presented with severalo ptions:
lActivate a certificate: Activat e a new certificate and create the software license key that you will apply to your
controller.
lTransfer a certificate: Transfera so ftware licensec ertificate ID from one controller to another (for example,
transferringlicenses to a spare system).
lImport preloaded certificates: For controllers on which licenses are pre-installedat the factory. transfer all
software licensec ertificate IDs used on the salesorder to this user account.
lList your certificates: View all currently available and active software license certificates for your account.
Creating a Softw are License Key
To create a software license key,y ou mustlog in to the Dell License Managementwebsit e at:
licensing.dell-pcw.com/
If you are a first time user of the licensingsi te, you can uset heso ftwarelicense certificate I D numberto log in
initially and request a user account. If you already have a user account, log in to the site.
1. Select Activate a Cert ificate.
2. E nter the certificate ID number and the system serial number of your controller.