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CHAPTER 2
Managing Riverbed Licenses
This chapter describes the Riverbed licensing methods and how to manage Riverbed licenses. It includes
these sections:
“Riverbed Licensing Methods” on page 15
“Automatic Licensing” on page 16
“Manual Licensing Using the Riverbed Licensing Portal” on page 17
Riverbed Licensing Methods
A license is a string issued by Riverbed that embeds information that ties the license to data to prevent
tampering. After you install the license, the system saves it in the configuration database and enables the
functionality associated with the license. Riverbed employs the following licensing methods:
Automatic licensing
- After you connect your appliance to the network, the appliance automatically
contacts the Riverbed Licensing Portal and downloads and installs the licenses.
Manual licensing
- You can manually fetch and activate licenses for Riverbed products using the
Token method
- You use tokens to activate Riverbed software, such as the Virtual SteelCentral
Controller for SteelHead Mobile, Virtual SteelStore, and Virtual SteelFusion Core. For detailed
information, see the respective installation guides for these products.
Factory licensing
- You can have all your Riverbed licenses installed at the factory for a small fee.
