Managing the licenses for Operations Analytics

  • KM02602526
  • 25-Oct-2016
  • 25-Oct-2016

Summary

OpsA and its various licences

Question

The Operations Analytics product has three separate licenses.

Below is a summary of all these licences

Answer


1. The OpsA (opsa server / GUI) license. This is installed using commands like the following:

/opt/HP/opsa/bin/opsa-license-manager.sh -add /opt/HP/opsa/{OPSA-LICENSE-}.dat

EXAMPLE OUTPUT

 ./opsa-license-manager.sh -add /opt/HP/opsa/opsa.dat

OPSA_HOME is set to /opt/HP/opsa

Added following licenses:
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"IPP16CZ59642C405679F16B789D .OPAN-15M^2.30 HP Operations Analytics Ultimate Edition 50 Node 15-Month LTU for HP Internal"

INFO  [main] OPSALicenseManager:112 - Added licenses:
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"IPP16CZ59642C405679F16B789D .OPAN-15M^2.30 HP Operations Analytics Ultimate Edition 50 Node 15-Month LTU for HP Internal"


/opt/HP/opsa/bin/opsa-license-manager.sh -list

EXAMPLE OUTPUT :

OPSA_HOME is set to /opt/HP/opsa

Listing valid licenses...

License Feature: 50 node pack
License Type: Permanent
Entitled Capacity: 50.0 Nodes
License Expiry Date: Jun 1, 2017 11:59:59 PM U


2. Next, there is a Vertica database license, and this is installed using the following process, also directly on the OPSA server.

A : su - dbadmin
B : admintools
C : choose 7  "Advanced Menu"
D : choose 5 "Upgrade License key" and OK to validate the OPSA database to use the license for.
E : Enter the full path to the {Vertica-license}.dat file (/opt/HP/opsa/Vertica.dat, for example) and accept the EULA.
F: Enter the password for the OPSA database (dbadmin)

Finally, it should state the license was installed.

3. The ArcSight Logger license. This is installed using the following process :

A : Launch the ArcSight Logger GUI (via the OpsA menu > Logger Instances) and login as admin (pw = password)

B : Select the "System Admin" menu and choose "License & Update"

C : Browse to the {Arcsight_Logger}.zip file (do not unzip it) and click "Upload Update"