Deploy Dell PowerFlex v3.6.x

Activate an entitlement without an LAC

The License Authorization Code is needed to complete the entitlement activation process for your PowerFlex system. If you cannot find the LAC email, use this procedure to activate the entitlements and download the license file. The entitlements are the usage rights that you have purchased for the specific host machine.

1. Identify the PowerFlex system's installation ID:
   • To identify the ID using the PowerFlex CLI, log in to the SCLI and run:

     scli --query_license

     The installation ID is displayed:

     Installation ID: 0123456789abcdef

   • To identify the ID using the PowerFlex GUI, in the GUI main window click the menu next to the user name (upper-right corner) and select About.

     The installation ID is displayed in the About window.

2. Log in to the support site, located at http://support.emc.com.
   If you are a new user, create a new user account.
3. From the Support Tasks list, select Manage Licenses and Usage Intelligence.
4. On the Manage Licenses page, select PowerFlex Software.
   The browser directs you to Software Licensing Central.
5. On the Powerlink Licensing page, click View Entitlements.
6. On the Powerlink Licensing - Search Entitlements page, type the sales order number, and then click Search Entitlements.
7. Select the entitlement to activate from the list of entitlements, and then select Options > Activate.

   An online wizard assists you with the entitlement activation process.

8. On the Company Details page, confirm (or update) your company's information and then click Select a Machine.
9. On the Select a Machine page, select the machine on which to activate the product and then click Save Machine & Continue.
   Click Search to locate an existing machine (one on which a Dell product was previously activated), or add a new machine.

   NOTE: In the context of the activatation process, a machine is a PowerFlex system, which can include multiple servers.
10. On the Enter Details page, enter the quantity of the entitlement in TB to activate on the machine and the PowerFlex installation ID identified previously.

    To allocate the available capacity over multiple machines, select less than the full amount available and repeat the activation process on the other machines.

11. Click Next.
12. On the Review page, review your selections.
    NOTE: The license key will be emailed to the username that is logged in to the licensing system. To send it to more recipients, click Email to more people and enter their email addresses.
13. Click Activate.