Licenses

litmus edge supports two types of licenses node locked license each license is locked to an edge device site license activated with a license server embedded in litmus edge manager during the edge device activation, this server can provision a site license, which offers unlimited usage of devices (except for configurable tag limits and reservations) you can define the limit (upper limit) and reservation (lower limit) of assets, such as tags, per site license see docid\ tdj648wjgatvqzyx79uwb to learn more for even more detailed information on the two types of licenses, see docid\ d9hiaesawyao3rprxof6l the license pane includes the following sections license server settings allows you to configure license server settings node locked license allows you to add a standard node locked license to replace the trial license, upgrade a license, add additional licenses to increase the number of devices and tags, or add new modules, as well as to remove licenses by default litmus edge comes with a 15 day node locked trial license all features are available with a trial license except backup/restore and template version allows you to view the current litmus edge version and license id features allows you to view the currently installed modules, as well as view and configure the number of devices and tags allowed under your license for site license note docid\ dcxunhyrseil63hshcipr are not available under the trial license contact your litmus representative to request a license key node locked license a standard node locked license is valid for one year the license type, license key, and expiration date are visible from system > license the license key is 16 digits, for example 2411 3629 5461 7935 you must include all the dashes in the license multiple licenses can be purchased, added, and activated to increase the number of devices and tags or for products in addition to the standard core license when a standard core license expires, you cannot access any modules except the license section in system furthermore, the expired license could use up the cpu, thereby unnecessarily wasting computing resources a banner appears in system > license that lets you know which license has expired you must contact your admin to add a new license expiration dates apply to core and additional licenses you can upgrade an existing core license to replace it notes for a standard core license, see docid\ imyziwnievt02lmsp4lvf to learn how to activate a license without being connected to the internet a license can be upgraded but not deactivated a license can be used on the same edge device (same host id) any number of times as long as it is within the valid date of expiration litmus edge does not require ethernet or an internet connection during installation the installation works completely offline however, ethernet (not internet) is required during the first bootup after the installation is complete important for cloud deployment before activating the license, ensure all hardware / vm configuration steps that can modify the mac address (add/replace a network interface controller (nic) card) are finalized the license host id depends on the media access control (mac) address for the device the mac address identifies the devices on a network changing the mac address will invalidate the license access license ui from the litmus edge navigation panel, navigate to system > activation > license next steps docid\ f soleevdkxyg9ueuxw4f docid\ eudvlufetcgvanxcatafp docid\ ypcrqvw0cvn998cu074eg docid\ kijmwtfhmls8rfwpcneof docid\ us7y czdacr9gpyqtioyv docid\ quvj3vgoirz y0cchb bj