Deploying the License on the Device

Deploying the License via the UMS

1. Go to UMS Administration > Global Configuration > Licenses > Device's Licenses.
   

2. Click  to open the Select License Files window.
   

3. Click  to open a file chooser and select a license file.
   

4. Click Open in the file chooser.
   

5. Click OK in the Select License Files window.
   The new license will show up in the licenses list. After a few minutes, the UMS will deploy the license on the device with the appropriate unit ID. When the device has received the license, it will restart. After the restart, the device is fully functional.

Deploying the License without UMS

Using USB Memory Stick and the Rescue Shell (Physical Access Required)

You can deploy the license file locally from a USB memory stick. Choose this method when you cannot use the licensing tool (see Using the Licensing Tool).

1. Boot your device and press [Esc] during the boot sequence.
   The IGEL boot menu is displayed.
   

2. Select Verbose boot and press the return key.
   At the end of the boot process, you are prompted to press a key combination to enter the rescue shell.
   

3. Insert your USB storage device and press [Ctrl-Alt-F11].
   

4. Press the return key.
   

5. Enter the command dmesg to determine the device name of the USB memory stick. The relevant information should be in the last few lines.
   Example output:
   [...]
[391.214049] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdc] Write Protect is off
[391.214052] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdc] Mode Sense: 43 00 00 00
[391.216412] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdc] Write cache: disabled, read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
[391.243732] sd 6:0:0:0:  [sdc]: sdc1
[391.247429] sd 6:0:0:0:  [sdc]: Attached SCSI removable disk
   In this example, the device name is sdc1, and the device path is /dev/sdc1
   

6. Create a directory to which the USB memory stick will be mounted:
   mkdir /tmp/disklic
   

7. Mount your USB memory stick to the directory:
   mount /dev/sdc1 /tmp/disklic
   

8. Remount the directory that contains the license files as follows to make it writeable:
   mount –o remount,rw /license
   

9. If your device has a license request file and old license files, you can remove these with the following commands:
   rm /license/fetch*
rm /license/dsa/licenses/*.lic
   

10. Copy the new license file to the license directory:
    cp /tmp/disklic/[LICENSE FILE NAME].lic /license/dsa/licenses/
    

11. Set the access rights of the license directory to its read-only default:
    mount –o remount,ro /license
    

12. Reboot the device:
    reboot
    After the reboot, the license is in effect.

Using the Licensing Tool (Access via GUI Required)

With the licensing tool, you can fetch the licensing file via HTTPS download from a specific URL, via FTP, or from a USB memory stick.

1. Open the Licensing tool.
   

   

2. Follow the instructions in the section Activate Your IGEL OS > Alternative License Deployment under Setup Assistant for IGEL OS.