Upgrade a perpetual license in a Citrix ADC SDX to Citrix ADC pooled capacity

A Citrix ADC SDX appliance with perpetual license can be upgraded to Citrix ADC pooled capacity license. Upgrading to Citrix ADC pooled capacity license enables you to allocate licenses from the license pool to Citrix ADC appliances on demand. ADC can use one license at a time which is either use perpetual license or use the pooled license. A customer can make a switch from a pooled license to a perpetual license. As long as the perpetual license is valid, customer can reconfigure the ADC and remove the pooled licensing config. When a customer makes a switch from perpetual license to pooled license or pooled to perpetual license, all the ADC instances will be restarted.

You can also configure the ADC pooled capacity license for Citrix ADC instances configured in a high-availability mode.

Note

For upgrading the SDX appliance to Citrix ADC pooled capacity license, you must upload the SDX-Z license to the appliance.

Ensure you have the permission to add ADC instances in Citrix ADM.

To upgrade to Citrix ADC pooled capacity:

1. In a Web browser, type the IP address of the SDX appliance, such as http://192.168.100.1
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2. In User Name and Password fields, type the administrator credentials.

3. On the Welcome page, click Continue.

4. Upload the zero-capacity license. On the Configuration tab, navigate to System > Licenses.

5. On the Manage Licenses page, click Add License File.

6. In Licenses page, select Upload license files from a local computer and click Browse to select the zero-capacity license from your local machine. Then, click Finish.

   

   Once the zero-capacity license is applied successfully, Pooled Licenses section appears on the Licenses page.

7. In the Pooled licenses section, do the following:

   

   1. In the Licensing Server Name or IP Address field, enter the license server details.

      If you want to configure Citrix ADM server as a license server, specify Citrix ADM server’s IP address.

      If you are using an agent to communicate with the Citrix ADM server, specify Citrix ADM agent’s IP address.

   2. In the Port Number field, enter the license server port. Default value: 27000.

   3. Click Get Licenses.

8. In the Allocate Licenses window, specify the required instances and bandwidth and click Allocate.

   

   On the Manage Licenses page, you can view the details of the license server, license edition, and the allocated instances and bandwidth from the pool.

   

Note

Upgrading a perpetual license to pooled capacity does not require restarting the SDX appliance.