Change Guardian comprises of a broad spectrum of functionalities which cater to various needs of its many customers. The three types of licenses for Change Guardian are as follows:
At least one Change Guardian server.
A licensed count of monitored application. The following is the list of applications:
Windows Server: Number of monitored Microsoft Windows Server Class logical operating system instances.
Windows Workstation: Number of monitored Microsoft Windows Workstation Class logical operating system instances.
Active Directory and Group Policy: Number of enabled Active Directory User module.
UNIX Server: Number of monitored UNIX, Linux, or UNIX-derivative Server Class logical operating system instances.
UNIX Workstation: Number of monitored UNIX, Linux, or UNIX-derivative Workstation Class logical operating system instances.
Microsoft Azure Active Directory: Number of enabled Microsoft Azure Active Directory User modules.
NetApp Share: Number of enabled user modules.
Microsoft Exchange Server
Dell EMC
NOTE:For more information on managing applications and their licenses, see:
Registration code to download appliance updates. (applicable only for appliance installations)
NOTE:New Change Guardian installations are set up with a default evaluation key for the server and all modules, which you can use until you apply your official customer keys. All three types of license keys are available from the Customer Care Portal.
The following sections provide information about the types of Change Guardian licenses.
If you have not yet purchased Change Guardian, you may use the 60-day built-in trial license. Contact your Sales Associate for further assistance.
The default evaluation license allows you to use all the features of Change Guardian during the evaluation period.
By default, new installations of Change Guardian server include evaluation licenses for all modules.
The expiration date of the system is based on the oldest data in the system. If you restore old events to your system, Change Guardian updates the expiration date accordingly.
To prevent any interruption in functionality, you must upgrade the system with an enterprise license before the evaluation license expires.
When you purchase Change Guardian, you receive the license keys and registration codes through the customer portal, including the following:
HTML license key for the Change Guardian server
XML license keys for each licensed module (such as Active Directory or NetApp Share)
(optional) Alphanumeric registration code to register your Change Guardian appliance for the appliance update channel
You can use the same registration code for the old appliance update channel (for appliances prior to 5.1) and the new appliance update channel (for 5.1 and later appliances).
There might be additional license terms that are not enforced by the license key, therefore read your license agreement carefully.
To make changes to your licensing, contact your account manager.
You can add the enterprise license key either during the installation or any time thereafter.
You require an application license to enable Change Guardian to monitor that application. Licenses are available for the following applications:
Windows Active Directory
Microsoft Azure Active Directory
Dell EMC
Microsoft Exchange
Group Policy
NetApp
Linux and UNIX
Windows