Starting from Virtualization Manager version 6.2, the license you have to apply consists of two parts: a primary and a secondary license. The primary license key is installed on the Virtualization Manager appliance. The secondary license key is installed on the SolarWinds Orion server if you integrated Virtualization Manager with your SolarWinds Orion server. If you use Virtualization Manager without integrating it with a SolarWinds Orion server, the secondary license is not used.
Note: You can integrate one Virtualization Manager with one SolarWinds Orion server. To integrate Virtualization Manager with a different SolarWinds Orion server, deactivate both the primary and the secondary license. The licenses then become available to be activated again on a different instance.
The following sections provide information about the different steps and order of activating your Virtualization Manager license, depending on the additional Orion platform products you use and integrate Virtualization Manager with.
Activating the license on a standalone Virtualization Manager installation If you install a standalone Virtualization Manager, or upgrade a Virtualization Manager appliance that is not integrated with the SolarWinds Orion server, perform the following steps to activate your license.
1. Install or upgrade the Virtualization Manager appliance. For installation instructions, seeInstalling Virtualization Manager as a virtual appliance, for upgrade instruction, seeUpgrading an existing virtual appliance.
2. Activate the primary license key on the appliance. For license activation instructions, seeActivating a license key onlineorActivating a license key offline.
Note: An error message is displayed if you attempt to install the secondary license key on the Virtualization Manager appliance.
License management changes in Virtualization Manager version 6.2
Activating the license on Virtualization Manager integrated with the SolarWinds Integrated Virtual Infrastructure Monitor
If you install or upgrade a Virtualization Manager appliance that is integrated with the SolarWinds Integrated Virtual Infrastructure Monitor, install the products and activate the license keys in the following order.
New installation:
1. Install the SolarWinds Integrated Virtual Infrastructure Monitor and the Virtualization Manager appliance. For installation instructions, seeInstalling the SolarWinds Integrated Virtual Infrastructure Monitor in standalone mode andInstalling Virtualization Manager as a virtual appliance.
2. Integrate the Virtualization Manager appliance with the SolarWinds Orion server. For integration instructions, seePreparing for the integration of Virtualization Manager.
3. Activate the primary license key on Virtualization Manager. For license activation instructions, seeActivating a license key onlineorActivating a license key offline.
4. Activate the secondary license key on the SolarWinds Integrated Virtual Infrastructure Monitor.
Note: You can also activate the primary license key on the SolarWinds Integrated Virtual Infrastructure Monitor, and the secondary license key on Virtualization Manager.
Upgrade:
1. Upgrade the Virtualization Manager appliance. For upgrade instructions, seeUpgrading an existing virtual appliance.
2. Install the SolarWinds Integrated Virtual Infrastructure Monitor. For installation instructions, seeInstalling the SolarWinds Integrated Virtual Infrastructure Monitor in standalone mode.
3. Integrate the Virtualization Manager appliance with the SolarWinds Orion server. For integration instructions, seePreparing for the integration of Virtualization Manager.
4. Activate the primary license key on the Virtualization Manager appliance.
For license activation instructions, seeActivating a license key onlineor Activating a license key offline.
5. Activate the secondary license key on the SolarWinds Orion server.
Note: You can also activate the primary license key on the SolarWinds Orion server, and the secondary license key on Virtualization Manager.
Activating the license on a Virtualization Manager instance licensed per VM If you use a Virtualization Manager appliance that is licensed per VM instead of per socket, upgrade the products and activate the license keys in the following order.
1. Upgrade the SolarWinds Orion server.
2. Upgrade the Virtualization Manager appliance. For upgrade instructions, seeUpgrading an existing virtual appliance.
3. Activate the primary license key on Virtualization Manager. For license activation instructions, seeActivating a license key onlineorActivating a license key offline.
4. Activate the secondary license key on the SolarWinds Orion server.
Note: You can also activate the primary license key on the SolarWinds Orion Server, and the secondary license key on Virtualization Manager.
Activating the license on Virtualization Manager integrated with SolarWinds NPM or SolarWinds SAM
If you install or upgrade a Virtualization Manager appliance that is integrated with SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor (NPM) or SolarWinds
License management changes in Virtualization Manager version 6.2
Server & Application Monitor (SAM), install the products and activate the license keys in the following order.
New installation:
1. Install Virtualization Manager. For installation instructions, seeInstalling Virtualization Manager as a virtual appliance.
2. Install SolarWinds NPM or SolarWinds SAM. For installation instructions, seeCompleting an Orion NPM installationorInstalling SolarWinds Server
& Application Monitor.
3. Activate the primary license key on Virtualization Manager. For license activation instructions, seeActivating a license key onlineorActivating a license key offline.
Note: In this case, you can leave the secondary license unused. However, you can also activate an evaluation license for SolarWinds Integrated Virtual
Infrastructure Monitor. In this case, see the instructions aboutActivating the license on Virtualization Manager integrated with the SolarWinds Integrated Virtual Infrastructure Monitor.
Upgrade:
1. Upgrade SolarWinds NPM or SolarWinds SAM. For upgrade instructions, seeUpgrading SolarWinds Network Performance MonitororUpgrading SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor.
2. Upgrade Virtualization Manager. For upgrade instructions, seeUpgrading an existing virtual appliance.
3. Activate the primary license key on Virtualization Manager. For license activation instructions, seeActivating a license key onlineorActivating a license key offline.
Note: In this case, you can leave the secondary license unused. However, you can also activate an evaluation license for SolarWinds Integrated Virtual
Infrastructure Monitor. In this case, see the instructions aboutActivating the
license on Virtualization Manager integrated with the SolarWinds Integrated Virtual Infrastructure Monitor.