You can transfer a license from one controller to another. To do so, you must first uninstall all licenses from the controller.
Before you transfer licenses
Before you transfer licenses, you must first:
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Uninstall all licenses, as described in Uninstalling licenses to prepare for transfer.
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Obtain an Install ID for each destination controller, as described in Identifying the Install ID displayed in the controller UI.
When you uninstall a license to prepare for transfer, the controller generates an Uninstall Key for that license, which you will need when you transfer the license. Be prepared to record the Uninstall Key for each license you deactivate. The Uninstall Key is a long text string. For example:
AE2RCLT7CJMDI-MAGAQHS2NBTOB-6VM4QKEQ4HAEZ-3AY4QELRPG4AA-3EMHQELRPGAYQ
To use curl commands and the REST APIs to complete this task, see curl commands.
To uninstall a license using the controller UI, use the following procedure.
After you have uninstalled all of the licenses for a controller, you can transfer them to another controller.
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Log on to the My Networking portal at http://www.hpe.com/networking/mynetworking.
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From theMy Licenses section, select Transfer licenses to a new platform.
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In the Search field, enter the Install ID for the controller from which you uninstalled the license, and then click Search.
The transfer license screen displays a list of associated licenses, as shown in Selecting licenses to transfer.
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Click the Select icon next to the license to be transferred.
The license details screen appears, as shown in Reviewing details before transfer.
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Verify that this is the license you want to transfer, and then click Next.
The target Install ID screen is displayed (Entering target install and uninstall IDs).
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In the screen in Entering target install and uninstall IDs, do the following:
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In the Target Install ID field, enter the Install ID of the controller to which you want to transfer the license.
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In each Uninstall field, enter a license uninstall key. (For more on acquiring uninstall keys, see Uninstalling licenses to prepare for transfer.)
NOTE: In order for the transfer process to succeed, you must enter an Uninstall value for every registered license.
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Click the Transfer button in the lower-right corner of the screen.
New license registration information displays on the license transfer confirmation screen and license details screen, as shown in Viewing license transfer confirmation and details screens.
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For each license you are transferring, record the new license key so that it will be available when you add and activate the license on the new controller.
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Optional: To e-mail transferred license details:
The license screen displays the status of the original licenses as Transferred, and the new Install IDs as Active, as shown in Review transferred license status screens.
To register the transferred licenses on the new controller, see Activating a license on the controller.