Using the AIM Licensing Page

The AIM License Management page displays:

• The AIM product serial number
• The install ID
• The AIM feature licenses enabled

Using the AIM License Management Page, you can also load the AIS license file that you generated from the Juniper Networks License Management System (LMS) Web application.

To view the AIM License Management Page, do the following:

1. In AIM, click the Settings tab.
2. Click License Management in the navigation area. The License Management page appears.

   

   In AIM demo mode, the following message appears in the License Manager page to keep you informed of how much time is left before expiration:

   The Advanced Insight Manager is running in fully functional demo mode. There are XX days until expiration.

   Where XX indicates the number of days left before AIM demo mode expiration.

   For a description of the license management page elements, see License Management Page Element Descriptions.

   For more information about loading the AIS license key file, see Activating and Loading the AIS License File.

License Management Page Element Descriptions

Table 22 describes the License Management page elements.

Table 22: License Manager Command Buttons and Field Descriptions

Table 23 describes the AIM Features table columns.

Table 23: AIM License Manager Features Table Columns

Activating and Loading the AIS License File

To activate AIS licensing in AIM, follow these steps:

1. Log in to Juniper Networks Customer Support Center (CSC) Web application at https://www.juniper.net/SerialNumberEntitlementSearch/SerialNumberEntitlementAction.do, and verify your AIS product and service contracts.
2. Log in to the Juniper Networks License Management System (LMS) at https://www.juniper.net/lcrs/license.do and log in. The Manage Product Licenses page appears.

   

3. On the Generate Licenses tab, select Advanced Insight Solution (AIS) Family from the drop-down list box, and click GO. The Generate Licenses — AIS Products page appears.

   

4. Enter the AIS software serial number, AIM install ID, and AIS authorization code.
   • AIS Software Serial Number: Found in the Juniper Software Serial Number Certificate e-mailed to you with the purchase of the base software SKU, for example, AIM-BASE-SW.
   • Install ID: 32-character code found in the AIM Settings > License Management page. The Install ID will automatically be entered by the system if a license key was generated previously against the Software Serial Number Authorization Code.
   • Software Serial Number Authorization Code: A one-time use code found in the Juniper Authorization Code Certificate e-mailed to you.
5. Click Generate. This action generates the AIS license key file. You receive an e-mail with the AIS license key file attached.
6. Copy the AIS license key file to the AIM install directory on the AIM operating system under /opt/aim/.
7. Rename the license file aim_license.
8. Log in to AIM as an admin user. See Connecting to AIM and Logging In.
9. In AIM, click the Settings tab, then click License Management in the navigation area. The License Management page appears.

   

10. On the License Management page, click Load License File. The license file is imported into AIM. This action activates the features the license supports.

    Licensing is dynamic. Whenever you add a new AIM license, the functionality it enables is available without having to restart AIM.

For more information about managing licenses and services in AIM, see the following:

• Activating and Loading the AIS License File
• Using the AIM Licensing Page
• Managing Device Capacity Licenses