How to Generate the Activation .xml file for PowerScale Licensing

Summary: This article provides step-by-step instructions and directions for Customers, Partners, and Internal users on how to generate the activation.xml file for PowerScale Licensing.

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Summary:

This article provides step-by-step instructions and directions for Customers, Partners, and Internal users on how to generate the activation.xml file for PowerScale Licensing.

Instructions:

A user can generate the activation.xml file from the OneFs console using either of the two below options:

WebUI Procedure:

  1. Click Cluster Management > Licensing.
  2. In the OneFS License Management area, click Open Activation File Wizard.
  3. Click the checkboxes next to the software modules to select or clear the contents of your activation file.
    1. Modules that are preselected are included within the license file. The user can clear a module to remove the license.
    2. To undo changes made to the list, click Revert changes at the bottom of the page.
  4. Click Review Changes.
  5. Review the changes being planned.
    1. The Contents of the activation file contain a list of all licenses to be in the activation file.
    2. This page also lists licenses that the user selected to remove from the activation file, and the licenses that the user has selected to add.
  6. Click Create a file.
  7. Review the full contents of the activation file. (The OneFS license and a summary of the hardware tiers are also displayed on this summary page.)
  8. Click Accept.
  9. Save the activation file to your local machine.
  10. Click Complete the process.

CLI Procedure:

  1. Run the isi license generate command to create an activation file, or to add or remove licenses from your activation file. The command includes the --file parameter to designate the location to save your activation file.
  2. The following command adds a OneFS license and saves the activation file, named <cluster-name>_activation.xml to the /ifs directory on your cluster:
# isi license generate --include OneFS --file /ifs/<cluster-name>_activation.xml
  1. The following command adds OneFS and SyncIQ licenses, removes your CloudPools license, and saves the new activation file:
# isi license generate --include OneFS --include SyncIQ --exclude CloudPools --file /ifs/<cluster-name>_activation.xml

Affected Products

Isilon, Isilon Gen6, PowerScale OneFS, PowerScale Archive A300, PowerScale Archive A3000, PowerScale Deep Chassis, PowerScale Hybrid H700, PowerScale Hybrid H7000, PowerScale Normal Chassis
Article Properties
Article Number: 000364022
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 11 Oct 2025
Version:  2
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