Using AIM License Management

To use AIM past the 60–day demo mode period and to activate AIS functionality ordered, you must load the AIM license file. This section describes how to activate the AIM license file representing all AIM product elements and how to manage AIM feature, device capacity, and J-Care Technical Services licenses.

• Using the AIM Licensing Page
• Managing Device Capacity Licenses
• Managing J-Care Technical Services

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 Management 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 Advanced Insight Solutions.

License Management Page Element Descriptions

Table 22 describes the License Management page elements.

Table 22: License Management Command Buttons and Field Descriptions

Table 23 describes the AIM Features table columns.

Table 23: AIM License Management Features Table Columns

Managing Device Capacity Licenses

The Capacity License page Summary of Current Usage table displays the total device class licenses and the number of devices currently in use. The Capacity Licenses table displays the specific license SKUs and the total device capacity of each one.

To view the Capacity License page, do the following:

• Click the Settings tab, then click Capacity Licenses (under License Management) in the navigation area. The Capacity Licenses page appears.

  For example, this customer can manage 200 devices of each device class. The customer is using AIM to manage four Class 1 devices.

  

The SKUs are found in the AIM license file.

For a description of the Summary of Current Usage table and the Capacity License table columns, see Capacity Licenses Table Column Descriptions.

Capacity Licenses Table Column Descriptions

Table 24 describes the columns in the Summary of Current Usage table.

Table 24: Summary of Current Usage Table Column Descriptions

Table 25 describes the columns in the Capacity Licenses table.

Table 25: Capacity Licenses Table Column Descriptions

AIM Device Capacity Licenses Messages

The following type of message appears on the Capacity Licenses page when device usage of capacity exceeds 100%:

Device Capacity Exceeded for Device Class C3. Additional AIM-ADD-C3-n license required. Please contact Juniper Support to Purchase more licenses.

Managing J-Care Technical Services

The Services Licenses page Summary of Current Service Usage table displays the type of J-Care Technical Service ordered, the device classes allowed to participate in the AIS service, the total number of devices that can be monitored using the service, and the total number of devices actually being monitored using the service. The Service Licenses table displays the AIS service licenses purchased, including the start and end date for each.

To view the Service Licenses page, do the following:

• Click the Settings tab, then click Service Licenses (under License Management in the navigation area). The Service Licenses pages appears.

  

  For more information about the Summary of Current Service Usage table and the Service Licenses table, see Service Licenses Table Column Descriptions.

Service Licenses Table Column Descriptions

Table 26 describes the columns in the Summary of Current Usage table.

Table 26: Summary of Current Service Usage Table Column Descriptions

Table 27 describes the columns in the Summary of Current Usage table.

Table 27: Summary of Current Service Usage Table Column Descriptions

Service License Messages

When the AIS service capacity exceeds 100% usage, the following type of warning message appears on the Service License page:

Device Capacity Exceeded for PRO Support of Device Class C1. Additional SVC-AIS-PRO-ADD-C1-n license required.

Please contact Juniper Support to Purchase more licenses.