Install License screen
Use this screen to install a new license file on the Avaya media server,
or to undo up to three previous license installations. This topic covers:
License file operation
The license installation options work as follows:
Install
new license. A new license file (file with .lic extension) is taken
from the /var/home/ftp subdirectory on the server hard disk and installed
on the system. The existing license file, if present, is saved for a possible
"undo" operation. (If the installation fails, the old license
file is left in the /var/home/ftp subdirectory for debugging purposes.)
Undo
last install. Whenever a new license is installed, the existing
license file (if any) is saved. Up to 4 licenses (1 current and 3 previous
licenses) can exist on the system at a time.
If a license file
is installed and you want to return to the previous license, select the
"undo" option. This option deletes
the current license file, and reinstalls the license file that was previously
in use. Use this option if the new license file is not working correctly.
Up to three Undo
operations can be carried out in a row (you cannot undo the installation
of the only remaining license file). The Undo operation can only go backwards;
you cannot undo an Undo because the current license is erased when the
previous license is installed.
License file installation
To install a new license file:
In the main menu of the
web administration interface under Security, click the Install License
link.
The Install License screen
appears. Choose the activity you want to do:
Select Undo
last install to delete the license file that is currently in use,
and place the previously installed license in service.
The three most recent license files are retained,
so this operation can be performed up to three times in a row. You cannot
undo the installation of the only remaining license file.
Select Install
new license to copy a new license file from the FTP subdirectory
and place it into service.
A new license file must
be present in the server's FTP subdirectory for you to use this option.
See Put new files
on the server for details.
When the activity is selected,
click the Install License button.
The screen displays whether
or not the file was installed successfully.
Solving license
file installation problems
The Install License screen may display the following errors:
Invalid
version on install file <filename>. The license file named <filename>
is corrupted (damaged) or has a version mismatch. To solve this:
Transfer a new license
file to the server as described in Put
new files on the server.
Access the Install
License screen again, and select the Install new license option.
Invalid
License file error nnn. The content in the license file is corrupted
(nnn is the error code). To
solve this:
Transfer a new license
file to the server as described in Put
new files on the server.
Access the Install
License screen again, and select the Install new license option.
License
file not in <filename>.
The file named <filename> does
not contain the correct content. To
solve this:
Transfer a new license
file to the server as described in Put
new files on the server.
Access the Install
License screen again, and select the Install new license option.
Multiple
or no .lic files in directory /var/home/ftp. To solve this:
Telnet into the server
and navigate to the /var/home/ftp directory. List the files to look for
license (.lic) files.
If no .lic file is
present, copy a current license file into this directory as described
in Put new files
on the server.
If multiple license
files are present, delete those that are not needed, and keep only the
one that is valid (usually the newest one).
Access the Install
License screen again, and select the Install new license option.
Related topics
Install Avaya Authentication
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