Chapter 4 Operating the Encoder
Licensing Information
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4.4 Licensing
Information
Licensing is required for some encoding features, and you cannot enable those features
without the appropriate licensing. You can add licenses to your system at any time using the
SAG (web GUI). You must acquire licenses from Harmonic. When licenses expire, streams will
continue to flow as configured, but cannot be modified or re-enabled if disabled for any
reason. Streams that include features under license will raise alarms when their licensing
expires. Alarms will also be raised to advise you that licensing is required for a given feature,
if that feature is blocked. Also, any attempted changes after a license expires may be service
affecting and other operations such as redundancy may not operate properly. For additional
information on using the SAG for licensing operations refer to your encoder’s online help.
Under the Licensing tab (on Platform Configuration page) you can:
Apply license keys that have been created and sent to you by Harmonic in a *.lic license
file. The license file is unique to a specific encoder, and can be used on that encoder only
once. When you apply a license, the system scans the encoder platform for the matching
device/feature and binds the license key to that encoder. One *.lic file may contain
multiple license keys. Every key in the *.lic file will be applied. One license key may unlock
multiple instances of a feature. There is no undo for applying licenses, but you can delete
them.
Delete a license key and save the deletion receipt for return to Harmonic. If you want to
remove a license key from one device to use it on another, you must delete it. When you
delete a key, the device releases it and a unique deletion receipt is created. This receipt
must be sent to Harmonic so that the deleted license can be made available in the
license database for use in a different encoder. There is no undo for deletion. You must
provide the deletion receipt to Harmonic to make the license available for use again.
View the current licenses that are on the encoder platform.
To apply licenses:
If you ordered a new license, you received a file. To install it on this encoder, follow these
steps:
1.
Click the Add license button. The license Loader window opens.
2.
Type in the path and file name where you saved the new license file, or use the Browse
button, and navigate to it.
3.
Click the Transfer button. The encoder applies all the license keys that are in the *.lic file
and binds them to the encoder. The new licenses appear in the license table.
4.
Disable, then re-enable the affected streams, if applicable.
To delete licenses:
Contact Harmonic customer support for more information.
