Licenses for Cisco UCS Director Express for Big Data

This chapter contains the following sections:

About Licenses

Cisco UCS Director Express for Big Data requires you to have the following valid licenses:

  • A Cisco UCS Director Express for Big Data base license.

  • A Cisco UCS Director Express for Big Data subscription license that you install after the Cisco UCS Director Express for Big Data base license.

The process for obtaining and installing both licenses is the same.

You must obtain a license to use Cisco UCS Director Express for Big Data, as follows:

  1. Before you install Cisco UCS Director Express for Big Data, generate the Cisco UCS Director Express for Big Data license key and claim a certificate (Product Access Key).

  2. Register the Product Access Key (PAK) on the Cisco software license site, as described in Fulfilling the Product Access Key.

  3. After you install Cisco UCS Director Express for Big Data, update the license in Cisco UCS Director Express for Big Data as described in Updating the License.

  4. After the license has been validated, you can start to use Cisco UCS Director Express for Big Data.

Fulfilling the Product Access Key

Before You Begin

You need the PAK number.

Step 1   Navigate to the Cisco Software License website.
Step 2   If you are directed to the Product License Registration page, you can take the training or click Continue to Product License Registration.
Step 3   On the Product License Registration page, click Get New Licenses from a PAK or Token.
Step 4   In the Enter a Single PAK or TOKEN to Fulfill field, enter the PAK number.
Step 5   Click Fulfill Single PAK/TOKEN.
Step 6   Complete the additional fields in License Information to register your PAK:
Name Description

Organization Name

The organization name.

Site Contact Name

The site contact name.

Street Address

The street address of the organization.

City/Town

The city or town.

State/Province

The state or province.

Zip/Postal Code

The zip code or postal code.

Country

The country name.

Step 7   Click Issue Key.

The features for your license appear, and an email with the Digital License Agreement and a zipped license file is sent to the email address you provided.

Updating the License

For Cisco UCS Director Express for Big Data, you must update the base and subscription licenses and the process for obtaining and updating both the licenses is the same.

  1. Cisco UCS Director Express for Big Data base license.

  2. Cisco UCS Director Express for Big Data subscription license that you install after the Cisco UCS Director Express for Big Data base license.

Before You Begin

If you received a zipped license file by email, extract and save the .lic file to your local machine.

Step 1   Choose Administration > License.
Step 2   Click on the License Keys tab.
Step 3   Click Update License.
Step 4   In the Update License dialog box, do the following:
  • To upload a .lic file, click Browse to the base license's .lic file and select the .lic file, then click Upload.
Step 5   Click Submit.

The license file is processed, and a message appears confirming the successful update.

Step 6   Click Update Big Data License.
Step 7   In the Update Big Data Subscription dialog box, do the following:
  • To upload a .lic file, click Browse to the subscription license's .lic file and select the .lic file, then click Upload.
Step 8   Click Submit.

The license file is processed, and a message appears confirming the successful update. You can click the License Utilization tab to verify that the licensed counts have been applied to the system successfully.