13.2 Adding a License Key

NOTE:To add, view, or delete a license, you must have admin rights.

You can add a license key either by using the Web interface or through the command line.

13.2.1 Adding a License Key By Using the Web Interface

  1. Log in to the Sentinel Web interface as an administrator.

  2. Click the About link in the upper left corner of the page.

  3. Click the Licenses tab.

  4. In the Licenses section, click Add License.

  5. Specify the license key in the Key field. After you specify the license, the following information is displayed in the Preview section:

    Features: The features that are available with the license.

    Hostname: This field is for internal NetIQ use only.

    Serial: This field is for internal NetIQ use only.

    EPS: Event rate built into the license key. Beyond this rate, Sentinel will generate warnings but will continue to collect data.

    Expires: Expiry date of the license. You must specify a valid license key before the expiry date to prevent an interruption in functionality.

  6. Click Save.

13.2.2 Adding a License Key through the Command Line

You can add the license through the command line by using the softwarekey.sh script.

  1. Log in to the Sentinel server as root.

  2. Change to the /opt/novell/sentinel/bin directory.

  3. Enter the following command to change to the novell user:

    su novell

  4. Specify the following command to run the softwarekey.sh script.

    ./softwarekey.sh

  5. Enter 1 to insert the license key.

  6. Specify the license key, then press Enter.