Licensing
BVD is licensed with the Operations Bridge Premium and Ultimate Edition Suites and, if an OMi license is purchased as part of the Express Edition Suite, with the BVD AddOn license. For the Premium and Ultimate Edition Suites, the number of dashboards you are entitled to create depends on the number of nodes licensed with the Operations Bridge licenses. For the BVD AddOn license, you are entitled to create a number of additional dashboards. You install your Operations Bridge license using the BVD configuration wizard as described in License Installation.
If you do not have an Operations Bridge license yet, you can use BVD with the 60-day Evaluation license, which entitles you to up to 50 dashboards. To use the Evaluation license, click Evaluation for 60 days in the configuration wizard. The Evaluation license cannot be renewed.
For more information on licensing in OMi, see Administration Guide > Setup and Maintenance > License Management in the OMi Administration Guide or Online Help.
License Installation
To install the license for BVD, complete the following steps:
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Obtain the Operations Bridge license file from the OMi administrator or from HPE. For details on updating existing Operations Bridge licenses, see Updating Operations Bridge Licenses for BVD.
Place the license file in the file system on your BVD server. The license file has the
.dat
file name extension. -
Start the configuration wizard by running the following command:
Windows:
<BVD_Install_Dir>\BVD\bin\configure.bat
Linux:
/opt/HP/BVD/bin/configure.sh
- In a browser, enter the URL:
http://localhost:5000
Note:
localhost:5000
uses the default port5000
. If this port is already in use, follow the instructions displayed in the command line to identify the correct URL. -
Navigate to the step License and click Add license from file.
Browse to select the
.dat
license file you want to upload. -
Click Next until you arrive at the Summary page. Review the configuration settings, then click Apply to save your changes.
If you have multiple license files, you can accelerate the process of running the configuration wizard to add each license. Merge the .dat
files into one file, then upload that file to BVD:
Windows: copy /y license1.dat + license2.dat + license3.dat licensesMerged.dat
Linux: cat license1.dat license2.dat license3.dat > licensesMerged.dat
BVD posts a license notification when the license has expired or when the number of configured dashboards exceeds the allowed number.
You can look up license information such as the license expiration date in the Help > About page. The following license types are displayed:
INSTANT_ON | 60-day Evaluation license |
REGULAR | Operations Bridge licenses |
NO LICENSE | Expired 60-day Evaluation license |
Tip: After a license update, log out and log in again to see your changes in the Help > About page.
Updating Operations Bridge Licenses for BVD
If you purchased an Operations Bridge license before OMi version 10.10, you need to retrieve and activate a new, up-to-date license in order to use BVD. To do so, perform the following:
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Retrieve your up-to-date license in the HPE My Software Updates portal: https://www.hpe.com/software/updates
- Activate the license in the HPE Licensing for Software portal: https://h30580.www3.hp.com
- Install the new license by following the steps in License Installation.
If you purchased an OMi Event Foundation license, you can continue using your license, but you will not be able to use BVD. To be entitled to the use of BVD, you can exchange your old license for a new license in the new Operations Bridge licensing structure. For more information, contact your sales representative to discuss your options.
Additional License Authorizations for Systems Management Center Products
For details on the content of the individual Operations Bridge suites, see the Additional License Authorizations for HPE Systems Management Center software products.
For the most up-to-date version, go to http://support.openview.hp.com/contracts_licensing.jsp. In the Additional license authorizations for Enterprise Security, Information Management, IT Management and Vertica software products table cell, click English (.PDF). Download and open the resulting PDF document and scroll down to the Systems Management Center Products section to find the suite you would like to learn more about. Click the number to the right of the product name to download the corresponding Additional License Authorizations.