PowerProtect Data Manager 19.17 for Cyber Recovery User Guide
Activating the Cyber Recovery license
Upload the Cyber Recovery license file to activate the license.
Prerequisites
- You are logged in as the security officer or admin user.
- You have acquired the
Cyber Recovery license file:
- From the
masthead navigation, click
and then
Software Info to obtain the Software Instance ID, which is required to acquire the license file from Dell Technologies.
NOTE:You can request a nonsubscription or a subscription license. - When Dell Technologies provides the license file in an email message, save it to a directory of your choice. If you must bring the license file into the Cyber Recovery vault, you must enable a connection from your desktop to the Cyber Recovery vault or use a USB flash drive.
- From the
masthead navigation, click
About this task
After Cyber Recovery installation, a 90-day evaluation license is activated by default. You can perform all Cyber Recovery tasks. After 90 days, you must obtain a POC (evaluation), standard (permanent), or subscription license to continue to use the Cyber Recovery software. Warning messages are displayed before the evaluation license expires.
Steps
- From the masthead navigation, click
to access the
System Settings list.
- Click
License.
The License dialog box provides the following information:
- Expires On—Indicates the date on which the license expires
- State—Indicates if the license is an evaluation license or is activated
- Type—Indicates if the type is a POC, standard, or subscription license
- Software Instance ID—Provides the ID that was used to acquire the license file
- Software Serial ID—Provides the software serial number, which comes from the license
The License dialog box also provides the following information only if the applicable features are enabled:
- Cloud Vault—Indicates that the Cyber Recovery instance is running on Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform
- IDPA - Active—Indicates that Integration Data Protection Appliance is enabled
- Sheltered Harbor—Indicates that the Sheltered Harbor feature is enabled
- In the License dialog box, click Choose File, select the Cyber Recovery license file, and then click OK.
Results
The Cyber Recovery license is activated, and you can use all the Cyber Recovery licensed features.
When the license is about to expire, a 30-day alert, a 14-day alert, and then a daily alert for seven days is displayed on the dashboard, the Alerts and Events content pane, and the toolbar.
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