Citrix ADC VPX check-in and check-out licensing 编辑

You can allocate VPX licenses to Citrix ADC VPX instances on demand from Citrix Application Delivery Management (ADM). The Licenses are stored and managed by Citrix ADM, which has a licensing framework that provides scalable and automated license provisioning. A Citrix ADC VPX instance can check out the license from the Citrix ADM when a Citrix ADC VPX instance is provisioned, or check back in its license to Citrix ADM when an instance is removed or destroyed.

Prerequisites

Make sure that the following prerequisites are met:

• You are using a Citrix ADC VPX image running software version 12.0.
  For example: NSVPX-ESX-12.0-xx.xx_nc.zip
• You have installed Citrix ADM running version 12.0.
  For example: MAS-ESX-12.0-xx.xx.zip

Note

To manage existing VPX licenses by Citrix ADM, you need to rehost the licenses to Citrix ADM.

Installing Licenses in Citrix ADM

Note

Before installing licenses, restart the Citrix ADM virtual appliance if you have changed the software edition or bandwidth.

To install license files on Citrix ADM:

1. In a web browser, type the IP address of the Citrix ADM (for example, http://192.168.100.1).

2. In User Name and Password, enter the administrator credentials.

3. Navigate to Networks > Licenses.

4. In the License Files section, select one of the following options:

   • Upload license files from a local computer - If a license file is already present on your local computer, you can upload it to the Citrix ADM.
     To add license files, click Browse and select the license file (.lic) that you want add. Then click Finish.

   • Use license access code - Citrix emails the License Access Code (LAC) for the licenses that you purchase.
     To add license files, enter the LAC in the text box and then click Get Licenses.

   Note

   Make sure you are connected to internet before using LAC code for installing the licenses.

   

   At any time, you can add more licenses to the Citrix ADM from the License Settings.

Verification

You can view the available and allocated licenses in the Citrix ADM GUI.

To display the licenses:

1. In a web browser, type the IP address of Citrix ADM (for example, http://192.168.100.1).

2. In User Name and Password, enter the administrator credentials.

3. On the Configuration tab, navigate to Networks > Licenses > VPX Licenses.

   

4. You can view the allocated licenses in the table under the available licenses section.

Allocating VPX Licenses to a Citrix ADC VPX Instance by using the Citrix ADC GUI

1. In a web browser, type the IP address of the Citrix ADC instance (for example, http://192.168.100.1).

2. In the User Name and Password fields, enter the administrator credentials.

3. On the Configuration tab, navigate to System > Licenses > Manage Licenses, click Add New License and select Use Remote Licensing.

4. Enter the details of the license server in the Server Name/IP Address field.

5. If you want to manage your instance’s VPX licenses through the Citrix ADM), select the Register with Citrix ADM check box and enter the Citrix ADM credentials.

   

6. Select the license edition with the required bandwidth, click Get Licenses.

   

7. Click Reboot, your Citrix ADC VPX instance will reboot.

8. You can change or release the license allocation by navigating to System > Licenses > Manage Licenses, and selecting Change allocation or Release allocation.

   

9. If you click Change allocation, a pop-up window shows the licenses available on the license server. Select the required license, click Get Licenses.

   

Allocating VPX Licenses to a Citrix ADC VPX Instance by using the Citrix ADC CLI

1. In a SSH client, enter the IP address of the Citrix ADC instance, and log on by using administrator credentials.

2. To add a licensing server, enter the following command:

   add ns licenseserver (<licenseServerIP> | <serverName>) [-port <port number >]
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