Generate license keys

 

For physical appliances

You generate license keys on the Riverbed licensing site. If the NetProfiler can access the Internet, it can download the license keys automatically. Otherwise, you email or copy the license keys from the licensing web site and add them to the NetProfiler manually.

 

Follow these steps:

  1. Verify that you have the serial number for each appliance. The numbers are located on the rear of the chassis and is identified by "SN."

  2. Browse to the Riverbed licensing portal: https://licensing.riverbed.com

  3. Enter the serial number and other required information.

    A table appears, listing the serial numbers of all the Riverbed products purchased on the same purchase order as the device whose serial number you entered.

    If you purchased only one appliance, the licenses you purchased are already assigned to that appliance. If you purchased more than one appliance, use the drop-down list boxes in the Software column for each serial number to assign the correct licenses to each appliance. Select or multi-select the licenses you want to activate for each appliance.

  4. Follow the instructions of the licensing wizard to continue the process and generate the license keys.

  5. If the NetProfiler has Internet access, it automatically downloads the licenses that have been assigned to it. more

    If the NetProfiler does not have access to Internet and cannot fetch license keys from the Riverbed licensing site, you must enter the license keys manually on the NetProfiler Licenses page. To get the keys for entering manually, continue with the next step on the licensing web site.

  6. Select to email the license keys to yourself, or copy the keys from the Activated License Key column of the table.

  7. Copy the keys into a file that is accessible to the machine you are using for configuring the NetProfiler.

  8. In NetProfiler, navigate to the Administration > Licenses page and click Add License(s).

  9. Paste or type the license keys into the Licenses page. When entering more than one license key, use a comma-separated list.

NetProfiler activates the licenses and displays them in a list. This process may take a few minutes to complete. Your web user interface session may be terminated when the new licenses are activated. If it is, log back in and navigate to the Administration > Licenses page.

Typical licensing work flows

Licenses

 

For virtual and cloud appliances

When you purchase a NetProfiler, your purchase confirmation email includes a license request token. The NetProfiler uses this token to generate a license activation code, which you use to obtain license keys from the Riverbed licensing portal.

When you enter the license activation code on the Riverbed licensing portal, the portal generates a license key for each license you have purchased. You copy these keys and enter them on the NetProfiler licensing page to activate the licenses features.

 

Follow these steps:

  1. Navigate to the Administration > Licenses page.

  2. Paste or enter your license activation token in the License Request section and click Submit. The NetProfiler generates a license activation code and displays it in a popup window.

  3. Copy the activation code.

  4. Go to the Riverbed licensing portal at https://licensing.riverbed.com.

  5. Paste or enter your activation code and click Submit. The licensing portal activates all the licenses that you purchased on the order for which you received the token.

  6. Copy the license keys from the list on the licensing portal.

  7. On the NetProfiler Licenses page, click Add license(s) in the Licenses section. This opens a popup window for entering the license keys.

  8. Enter the license keys as a comma-separated list and click OK. The NetProfiler activates the licenses and displays them in a list. Note that your web user interface session may be terminated when the new licenses are activated.

Licenses

Configuration