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Licensing a K2 Media Server
Licenses are requested through the License Wizard and managed through the SabreTooth License
Manager, which is installed on the Grass Valley product with the Grass Valley software. The License
Wizard and SabreTooth License Manager must be located on the Grass Valley product.
License information is stored in XML files that you can manage just like any other file on your
system. Node-locked licenses are unique to the system for which they are requested and cannot be
used on any other machine. A floating license can be used on multiple machines, one at a time. You
should back up the license text files to a separate drive or as part of a recovery image.
Licenses are based on your system’s unique identifier, which is partially derived from your system’s
Media Access Control (MAC) address. If you change your system’s MAC address by performing
operations such as changing the System Processor card, you must obtain a new license based on the
new MAC address.
Use these procedures to license a K2 Media Server for your K2 SAN as designed by Grass Valley.
Consult with Grass Valley before attempting to add a license to an existing K2 SAN.
To license a K2 SAN, the license must be installed on the K2 Media Server with role of file system
server.
Related Topics
About K2 SAN licensing on page 126
Requesting a license
This topic applies to Grass Valley Sabretooth licenses. For the system you are licensing, you must
provide a generated unique ID to Grass Valley. Grass Valley uses the ID to create your unique
license.
1. Log on to the device that you want to license.
You must log in as a Windows administrator with a local account, not a domain account.
2. Open the License Request Wizard.
Find the License Request shortcut on the Windows desktop.
The License Request Wizard displays.
3. Read the on-screen instructions, then click
Next
.
The Customer dialog box displays.
4. Enter the information requested on this page then click
Next
.
You must provide a valid email address to receive your license file.
The Sales Number dialog box displays.
5. Enter the Sales Order Number in the field then click
Next
.
Typically the Sales Order Number is found on the Software License sheet that you received from
Grass Valley.
The Summary dialog box displays.
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