Switch from an evaluation license to a production license

To convert your evaluation license into a permanent production license, complete the following steps. You will need a purchased license and access to the SolarWinds customer portal.

Activating a license binds your purchased license to a single installation. Please refer to the chapter transfer a license to another server if needed.

Start the ARM configuration application and click "License".

 

Click Activate.

 

Decide how you want to perform the license activation.

ONLINE

Recommended. The ARM server needs an internet connection.

OFFLINE
Use offline if the ARM server has no internet connection.

 

Online activation

1. Log in to the SolarWinds customer portal. You can use the link. You will find the appropriate activation key in the entry for your purchased ARM license.
2. Copy the activation key from the customer portal into the input field.
3. Optional: Activate this option if the Internet connection is established via a proxy server.
4. Click Next.

 

1. Specify to whom the product should be registered. You must enter at least one email address.
2. Click Activate.

 

Click Finish. The ARM configuration application will then restart to update the license information.

 

Offline activation

1. Select Offline activation.
2. Click Next.

 

For offline activation you need to transfer data between the ARM server and a computer with internet access. Typically you can use:

• clipboard shared with guest and host
• shared folders
• email
• USB memory stick etc.

 

1. Click "Copy to clipboard".
2. Click Next.

 

1. Follow the instructions on the screen.
2. Click Next.

 

Click Browse.

 

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Navigate to the location where your *.LIC file from the customer portal ist stored and click Open.

 

Click Activate to complete the license activation.

 

Click Finish. The ARM configuration application will then restart to update the license information.