PowerScale: How To Activate Cluster Using Activation File

Summary: This article explains how to generate an activation XML file from a PowerScale cluster, upload it though My Account, and complete license activation or regeneration process.

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Instructions

Prerequisites

  • Administrative access to the PowerScale cluster
  • Valid Dell Technologies My Account credentials
  • Web browser for the OneFS web UI and My Account portal
  • Network connectivity between the cluster and your workstation

Generate the Activation XML File:

  1. Log in to the OneFS web administration interface.
  2. Open the Activate File Licensing Wizard and follow the prompts to create the activation XML file.
  3. Alternatively, open a OneFS command‑line session and run the isi license command to generate the file.
  4. Transfer the generated activation XML file from the cluster to your desktop.

My Account interface

Upload the Activation File in My Account:

  1. Log in to My Account.
  2. Go to the Activate by file section.
  3. Click Browse Files and select the activation XML file transferred.
  4. Confirm the upload.

My Account Interface

Complete Activation or Regenerate a License:

  1. Upon uploading the file, the system will process the activation and generate a new license for the cluster.
  2. If there is a want to regenerate an existing license without an activation file, stay in My Account, search for the cluster ID in the certificate section, and click the Regenerate Key button.
  3. My Account interface
  4.  Locate the machine entry for the cluster ID, then select the Regenerate action.
  5. Certificate page
  6. Follow the on‑screen prompts to complete the regeneration.
  7. complete the regeneration
  8. On the final page, click the Regen button to create a copy of the license with a current timestamp.

Final page

  1. The regenerated license is emailed to the user logged in to My Account.

My Account

  1. Verify that the new license appears in the cluster’s license list.
  2. My Account
Note: If any step is unclear, refer to the official OneFS documentation for detailed instructions.

Affected Products

Isilon, PowerScale OneFS
Article Properties
Article Number: 000456425
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 24 أبريل 2026
Version:  1
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