Replay Manager Version 7.7 Administrator’s Guide

Activate a Product Serial Number for a Server

Use the following procedure to activate the product license by phone or Internet. The functionality can be evaluated for 30 days by leaving the Product Serial Number field blank.

1. In the Server Connections area of the navigation pane, connect to the server to configure.
2. In the Configuration area of the navigation pane, click Configure Server.
3. Click the License tab.
   NOTE:Activating a connection to a CITV virtual appliance configured with Replay Manager Service for VMware requires an Enterprise-level Replay Manager License. An Enterprise-level Replay Manager License has a format of CVSSP-999-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx.
4. Activate the product license.

   Activate by Internet:

   1. Enter the Product Serial Number, and select Activate via Internet.
   2. Click Request Confirmation. The system requests confirmation from Dell and then displays a message indicating that the license has been activated for this product.

   Activate by Phone:

   1. Enter the Product Serial Number, and select Activate via Phone. The Host ID and Confirmation Number fields are displayed.
   2. Go to the Dell portal (dell.com/support) to locate a support telephone number for your region. Call Dell support and provide the product serial number and server host ID for the installation. Dell support provides a confirmation number.
   3. Enter the Confirmation Number, and click Activate.

      Activate for Evaluation:

      Leave the Product Serial Number field blank. The system displays a warning to obtain a valid license number within 30 days. During those 30 days, Replay Manager is fully functional. When the evaluation license expires, existing backups are retained, but no new backups can be created. In addition, existing backups are not automatically expired by Replay Manager.