Licenses (hardware-based appliance only)
The Flow Gateway requires feature licenses and capacity licenses. Licenses for basic features are included with the software. The keys for other licenses must be downloaded from the Riverbed licensing web site. All downloaded licenses are listed on the Licenses page.
For each license, the Licenses page lists the license key, license description, installation date and status. A status of red indicates that the license is not valid. Yellow indicates that the license will expire within 10 days. Hover the mouse pointer over the status indicator to see the expiration date.
The Enable automatic license download from Riverbed option allows the Flow Gateway to automatically connect to the Riverbed licensing web site and download the licenses that are assigned to it. It downloads licenses at the time it is installed and then checks for any new licenses once per day thereafter while this option is enabled.
The Fetch Licenses button causes the Flow Gateway to immediately connect to the Riverbed licensing web site and download any new licenses that you have purchased.
If the Flow Gateway does not have Internet connectivity, then you must log in to the Riverbed licensing web site, generate the license keys, and manually enter them into the list of licenses. more
If you purchase and download a license for a higher capacity than a current license, the Flow Gateway uses the license with the higher capacity.
The Add License(s) button is for manually entering license keys that you get from the Riverbed licensing web site.
To delete an obsolete or invalid license, select the check box for the entry and click Delete Selected. This does not affect the status of the license on the licensing web site.
The licensing web site provides the flexibility to assign different feature and capacity licenses to different appliances. You can ship appliances to remote locations without concern for which appliance is to have which license. When you have the serial numbers and know where the appliances are deployed in the network, you can make the license assignments on the Riverbed licensing web site.
When all the appliances are to be licensed for the same features and capacities, the licensing web site handles this automatically. The appliances can automatically download their licenses without your needing to visit the licensing web site.