PowerScale OneFS 9.8.0.0 Web Administration Guide

Submit a license activation file to SLC

After you generate an activation file in OneFS, submit the activation file to Dell Technologies Software Licensing Central (SLC) to receive a signed license file for your cluster.

1. From your local, internet-connected system, go to Dell Technologies Software Licensing Central (SLC).
2. Log into the system using your Dell Technologies credentials.
3. Click ACTIVATE at the top of the page.
   A menu appears with two options: Activate and Activate by File.
4. Click Activate by File
   The Upload Activation File page appears.
5. Confirm that your company name is listed next to Company.
   If your company name is not displayed, click Select a Company and search with your company name and ID.
6. Click Upload.
7. Locate the activation file on your local machine and click Open.
   This is an XML file. The file was originally generated with the name activation.xml but you may have saved it with a different name.
8. Click the Start the Activation Process button.
   The Apply License Authorization Code (LAC) page appears.
9. In the Missing Product & Quantities Summary table, confirm that there is a green check in the column on the far right.
   If any row is missing a green check in that column, you can search for a different LAC by clicking the Search button and selecting a different available LAC.
10. Click the Next: Review button.
11. Click the Activate button.
    When the signed license file is available, SLC will send it to you as an attachment to an email.

    NOTE:Your signed license file may not be available immediately.

    The signed license file is an XML file with a name in the following format:

    ISLN_nnn_date.xml

    For example, ISLN_15002_13-Feb-2019.xml

12. Download the signed license file to your local machine, in a directory where you can locate it for the next procedure. For example, save it in /ifs on your local machine.