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- | ===== FAQ: How to determine the number of client licenses required before upgrading from AhsayOBS version 6 to AhsayCBS version 7? ===== | ||
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- | AhsayOBS: 6.x | + | |
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- | OS: All platforms | + | |
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- | ===== Description ===== | ||
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- | The client license model has changed in version 7, AhsayOBM / ACB usages are now calculated per device / installation basis. This article describes the steps on how to determine the number of additional AhsayOBM / ACB licenses required. | ||
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- | ===== Steps ===== | ||
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- | To determine the number of client licenses required, refer to the following steps: | ||
- | <ul> | ||
- | <li> | ||
- | <u> | ||
- | <font color=black>AhsayOBS installation on Windows:</font> | ||
- | </u> | ||
- | <br/> | ||
- | <br/> | ||
- | <ol> | ||
- | <li> | ||
- | <font color=black>Download the license requirement calculator by | ||
- | <a class="postlink" href="http://s3.amazonaws.com/ahsay-dn/v7/check-v7-license-required.zip"> | ||
- | Clicking Here</a>.</font> | ||
- | <br/> | ||
- | <br/> | ||
- | </li> | ||
- | <li> | ||
- | <font color=black>Extract the downloaded zip file to the AhsayOBS installation directory %OBS_HOME% (e.g. C:\Program Files\AhsayOBS and AhsayRPS)</font> | ||
- | <br/> | ||
- | <br/> | ||
- | </li> | ||
- | <li> | ||
- | <font color=black>In command prompt, browse to the 'check' directory:</font> | ||
- | <br/> | ||
- | <br/> | ||
- | <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="1" width="500"> | ||
- | <td bgcolor="#000000" valign="top"> | ||
- | <font color=#FFFFFF> | ||
- | >cd %OBS_HOME%\check | ||
- | </font> | ||
- | </td> | ||
- | </table> | ||
- | </li> | ||
- | <li> | ||
- | <font color=black>Execute the 'ShowV7Usage.bat' batch file:</font> | ||
- | <br/> | ||
- | <br/> | ||
- | <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="1" width="500"> | ||
- | <td bgcolor="#000000" valign="top"> | ||
- | <font color=#FFFFFF> | ||
- | >ShowV7Usage.bat | ||
- | </font> | ||
- | </td> | ||
- | </table> | ||
- | </li> | ||
- | <li> | ||
- | <font color=black>Open the output usage.xml file found within the same folder with a web browser.</font> | ||
- | <br/> | ||
- | <br/> | ||
- | </li> | ||
- | <li> | ||
- | <font color=black>The output file will display the number of license usages of all backup accounts. | ||
- | Scroll to the end of the file:</font> | ||
- | <br/> | ||
- | <br/> | ||
- | <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="600"> | ||
- | <tr> | ||
- | <td align="center" style="BORDER-TOP: gray 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: gray 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: gray 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: gray 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #969696"> | ||
- | <b><font color=black>usage.xml</font></b> | ||
- | </td> | ||
- | </tr> | ||
- | <tr> | ||
- | <td style="BORDER-LEFT: gray 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: gray 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #eaeaea"> | ||
- | <font color=black>...</font> | ||
- | </td> | ||
- | </tr> | ||
- | <tr> | ||
- | <td style="BORDER-LEFT: gray 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: gray 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #eaeaea"> | ||
- | <font color=black>     </User></font> | ||
- | </td> | ||
- | </tr> | ||
- | <tr> | ||
- | <td style="BORDER-LEFT: gray 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: gray 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #eaeaea"> | ||
- | <font color=black>     <ObmCountV6></font><font color=#FF0000>103</font><font color=black></ObmCountV6></font> | ||
- | </td> | ||
- | </tr> | ||
- | <tr> | ||
- | <td style="BORDER-LEFT: gray 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: gray 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #eaeaea"> | ||
- | <font color=black>     <AcbCountV6></font><font color=#FF0000>14</font><font color=black></AcbCountV6></font> | ||
- | </td> | ||
- | </tr> | ||
- | <tr> | ||
- | <td style="BORDER-LEFT: gray 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: gray 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #eaeaea"> | ||
- | <font color=black>     <ObmCountV7></font><font color=#FF0000>126</font><font color=black></ObmCountV7></font> | ||
- | </td> | ||
- | </tr> | ||
- | <tr> | ||
- | <td style="BORDER-LEFT: gray 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: gray 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #eaeaea"> | ||
- | <font color=black>     <AcbCountV7></font><font color=#FF0000>14</font><font color=black></AcbCountV7></font> | ||
- | </td> | ||
- | </tr> | ||
- | <tr> | ||
- | <td style="BORDER-LEFT: gray 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: gray 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: gray 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #eaeaea"> | ||
- | <font color=black>  </Users></font> | ||
- | </td> | ||
- | </tr> | ||
- | </table> | ||
- | <font color=black>Where: | ||
- | <br/> | ||
- | <br/> | ||
- | ObmCountV6 : Number of AhsayOBM licenses currently used in version 6 (e.g. 103) | ||
- | <br/> | ||
- | AcbCountV6 : Number of AhsayACB licenses currently used in version 6 (e.g. 14) | ||
- | <br/> | ||
- | <br/> | ||
- | ObmCountV7 : Number of AhsayOBM licenses required in version 7 (e.g. 126) | ||
- | <br/> | ||
- | AcbCountV7 : Number of AhsayACB licenses required in version 7 (e.g. 14) | ||
- | <br/> | ||
- | <br/> | ||
- | In the above example, an additional of 23 AhsayOBM device licenses (e.g. 126 - 103 = 23) are required when upgrading your backup server from version 6 to 7.</font> | ||
- | <br/> | ||
- | <br/> | ||
- | <font color=#FF0000> | ||
- | Note:</font><font color=black> The numbers used here are for example purposes only. | ||
- | </font> | ||
- | </li> | ||
- | </ol> | ||
- | <br/> | ||
- | <br/> | ||
- | </li> | ||
- | <li> | ||
- | <u> | ||
- | <font color=black>AhsayOBS installation on Linux:</font> | ||
- | </u> | ||
- | <br/> | ||
- | <br/> | ||
- | <ol> | ||
- | <li> | ||
- | <font color=black>Download the license requirement calculator by | ||
- | <a class="postlink" href="http://s3.amazonaws.com/ahsay-dn/v7/check-v7-license-required.zip"> | ||
- | Clicking Here</a>.</font> | ||
- | <br/> | ||
- | <br/> | ||
- | </li> | ||
- | <li> | ||
- | <font color=black>Extract the downloaded zip file to the AhsayOBS installation directory $OBS_HOME (e.g. /usr/local/obs)</font> | ||
- | <br/> | ||
- | <br/> | ||
- | </li> | ||
- | <li> | ||
- | <font color=black>Browse to the 'check' directory from the extracted file:</font> | ||
- | <br/> | ||
- | <br/> | ||
- | <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="1" width="500"> | ||
- | <td bgcolor="#000000" valign="top"> | ||
- | <font color=#FFFFFF> | ||
- | >cd $OBS_HOME/check | ||
- | </font> | ||
- | </td> | ||
- | </table> | ||
- | </li> | ||
- | <li> | ||
- | <font color=black>Execute the 'ShowV7Usage.sh' script file:</font> | ||
- | <br/> | ||
- | <br/> | ||
- | <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="1" width="500"> | ||
- | <td bgcolor="#000000" valign="top"> | ||
- | <font color=#FFFFFF> | ||
- | >./ShowV7Usage.sh | ||
- | </font> | ||
- | </td> | ||
- | </table> | ||
- | </li> | ||
- | <li> | ||
- | <font color=black>Open the output usage.xml file found within the same folder with a web browser.</font> | ||
- | <br/> | ||
- | <br/> | ||
- | </li> | ||
- | <li> | ||
- | <font color=black>The output file will display the number of license usages of all backup accounts. | ||
- | Scroll to the end of the file:</font> | ||
- | <br/> | ||
- | <br/> | ||
- | <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="600"> | ||
- | <tr> | ||
- | <td align="center" style="BORDER-TOP: gray 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: gray 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: gray 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: gray 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #969696"> | ||
- | <b><font color=black>usage.xml</font></b> | ||
- | </td> | ||
- | </tr> | ||
- | <tr> | ||
- | <td style="BORDER-LEFT: gray 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: gray 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #eaeaea"> | ||
- | <font color=black>...</font> | ||
- | </td> | ||
- | </tr> | ||
- | <tr> | ||
- | <td style="BORDER-LEFT: gray 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: gray 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #eaeaea"> | ||
- | <font color=black>     </User></font> | ||
- | </td> | ||
- | </tr> | ||
- | <tr> | ||
- | <td style="BORDER-LEFT: gray 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: gray 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #eaeaea"> | ||
- | <font color=black>     <ObmCountV6></font><font color=#FF0000>103</font><font color=black></ObmCountV6></font> | ||
- | </td> | ||
- | </tr> | ||
- | <tr> | ||
- | <td style="BORDER-LEFT: gray 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: gray 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #eaeaea"> | ||
- | <font color=black>     <AcbCountV6></font><font color=#FF0000>14</font><font color=black></AcbCountV6></font> | ||
- | </td> | ||
- | </tr> | ||
- | <tr> | ||
- | <td style="BORDER-LEFT: gray 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: gray 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #eaeaea"> | ||
- | <font color=black>     <ObmCountV7></font><font color=#FF0000>126</font><font color=black></ObmCountV7></font> | ||
- | </td> | ||
- | </tr> | ||
- | <tr> | ||
- | <td style="BORDER-LEFT: gray 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: gray 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #eaeaea"> | ||
- | <font color=black>     <AcbCountV7></font><font color=#FF0000>14</font><font color=black></AcbCountV7></font> | ||
- | </td> | ||
- | </tr> | ||
- | <tr> | ||
- | <td style="BORDER-LEFT: gray 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: gray 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: gray 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #eaeaea"> | ||
- | <font color=black>  </Users></font> | ||
- | </td> | ||
- | </tr> | ||
- | </table> | ||
- | <font color=black>Where: | ||
- | <br/> | ||
- | <br/> | ||
- | ObmCountV6 : Number of AhsayOBM licenses currently used in version 6 (e.g. 103) | ||
- | <br/> | ||
- | AcbCountV6 : Number of AhsayACB licenses currently used in version 6 (e.g. 14) | ||
- | <br/> | ||
- | <br/> | ||
- | ObmCountV7 : Number of AhsayOBM licenses required in version 7 (e.g. 126) | ||
- | <br/> | ||
- | AcbCountV7 : Number of AhsayACB licenses required in version 7 (e.g. 14) | ||
- | <br/> | ||
- | <br/> | ||
- | In the above example, an additional of 23 AhsayOBM device licenses (e.g. 126 - 103 = 23) are required when upgrading your backup server from version 6 to 7.</font> | ||
- | <br/> | ||
- | <br/> | ||
- | <font color=#FF0000> | ||
- | Note:</font><font color=black> The numbers used here are for example purposes only. | ||
- | </font> | ||
- | </li> | ||
- | </ol> | ||
- | <br/> | ||
- | <br/> | ||
- | </li> | ||
- | <li> | ||
- | <u> | ||
- | <font color=black>AhsayOBS installation on AhsayUBS</font> | ||
- | </u> | ||
- | : | ||
- | <br/> | ||
- | <br/> | ||
- | <ol> | ||
- | <li> | ||
- | <font color=black>Download the license requirement calculator by | ||
- | <a class="postlink" href="http://s3.amazonaws.com/ahsay-dn/v7/check-v7-license-required.zip"> | ||
- | Clicking Here</a>, or by running the 'fetch' command.</font> | ||
- | <br/> | ||
- | <br/> | ||
- | <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="1" width="500"> | ||
- | <td bgcolor="#000000" valign="top"> | ||
- | <font color=#FFFFFF> | ||
- | >fetch http://s3.amazonaws.com/ahsay-dn/v7/check-v7-license-required.zip | ||
- | </font> | ||
- | </td> | ||
- | </table> | ||
- | </li> | ||
- | <li> | ||
- | <font color=black>Extract the downloaded zip file to the AhsayOBS installation directory $OBS_HOME (e.g. /ubs/mnt/esfmfw/obsr/system/obsr)</font> | ||
- | <br/> | ||
- | <br/> | ||
- | </li> | ||
- | <li> | ||
- | <font color=black>Browse to the 'check' directory from the extracted file:</font> | ||
- | <br/> | ||
- | <br/> | ||
- | <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="1" width="500"> | ||
- | <td bgcolor="#000000" valign="top"> | ||
- | <font color=#FFFFFF> | ||
- | >cd $OBS_HOME/check | ||
- | </font> | ||
- | </td> | ||
- | </table> | ||
- | </li> | ||
- | <li> | ||
- | <font color=black>Execute the 'ShowV7Usage.sh' script file:</font> | ||
- | <br/> | ||
- | <br/> | ||
- | <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="1" width="500"> | ||
- | <td bgcolor="#000000" valign="top"> | ||
- | <font color=#FFFFFF> | ||
- | >./ShowV7Usage.sh | ||
- | </font> | ||
- | </td> | ||
- | </table> | ||
- | </li> | ||
- | <li> | ||
- | <font color=black>Open the output usage.xml file found within the same folder with a web browser.</font> | ||
- | <br/> | ||
- | <br/> | ||
- | </li> | ||
- | <li> | ||
- | <font color=black>The output file will display the number of license usages of all backup accounts.</font> | ||
- | Scroll to the end of the file:</font> | ||
- | <br/> | ||
- | <br/> | ||
- | <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="600"> | ||
- | <tr> | ||
- | <td align="center" style="BORDER-TOP: gray 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: gray 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: gray 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: gray 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #969696"> | ||
- | <b><font color=black>usage.xml</font></b> | ||
- | </td> | ||
- | </tr> | ||
- | <tr> | ||
- | <td style="BORDER-LEFT: gray 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: gray 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #eaeaea"> | ||
- | <font color=black>...</font> | ||
- | </td> | ||
- | </tr> | ||
- | <tr> | ||
- | <td style="BORDER-LEFT: gray 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: gray 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #eaeaea"> | ||
- | <font color=black>     </User></font> | ||
- | </td> | ||
- | </tr> | ||
- | <tr> | ||
- | <td style="BORDER-LEFT: gray 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: gray 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #eaeaea"> | ||
- | <font color=black>     <ObmCountV6></font><font color=#FF0000>103</font><font color=black></ObmCountV6></font> | ||
- | </td> | ||
- | </tr> | ||
- | <tr> | ||
- | <td style="BORDER-LEFT: gray 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: gray 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #eaeaea"> | ||
- | <font color=black>     <AcbCountV6></font><font color=#FF0000>14</font><font color=black></AcbCountV6></font> | ||
- | </td> | ||
- | </tr> | ||
- | <tr> | ||
- | <td style="BORDER-LEFT: gray 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: gray 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #eaeaea"> | ||
- | <font color=black>     <ObmCountV7></font><font color=#FF0000>126</font><font color=black></ObmCountV7></font> | ||
- | </td> | ||
- | </tr> | ||
- | <tr> | ||
- | <td style="BORDER-LEFT: gray 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: gray 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #eaeaea"> | ||
- | <font color=black>     <AcbCountV7></font><font color=#FF0000>14</font><font color=black></AcbCountV7></font> | ||
- | </td> | ||
- | </tr> | ||
- | <tr> | ||
- | <td style="BORDER-LEFT: gray 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: gray 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: gray 1pt solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #eaeaea"> | ||
- | <font color=black>  </Users></font> | ||
- | </td> | ||
- | </tr> | ||
- | </table> | ||
- | <font color=black>Where: | ||
- | <br/> | ||
- | <br/> | ||
- | ObmCountV6 : Number of AhsayOBM licenses currently used in version 6 (e.g. 103) | ||
- | <br/> | ||
- | AcbCountV6 : Number of AhsayACB licenses currently used in version 6 (e.g. 14) | ||
- | <br/> | ||
- | <br/> | ||
- | ObmCountV7 : Number of AhsayOBM licenses required in version 7 (e.g. 126) | ||
- | <br/> | ||
- | AcbCountV7 : Number of AhsayACB licenses required in version 7 (e.g. 14) | ||
- | <br/> | ||
- | <br/> | ||
- | In the above example, an additional of 23 AhsayOBM device licenses (e.g. 126 - 103 = 23) are required when upgrading your backup server from version 6 to 7.</font> | ||
- | <br/> | ||
- | <br/> | ||
- | <font color=#FF0000> | ||
- | Note:</font><font color=black> The numbers used here are for example purposes only. | ||
- | </font> | ||
- | </li> | ||
- | </ol> | ||
- | </li> | ||
- | </ul> | ||
- | </html> | ||
- | ===== Keywords ===== | ||
- | license, cal, cals, calculate, calculation, model, licensing, obm, acb, extra, more |