Maintain licenses with the stand-alone Windows License Manager
This topic applies to SolarWinds non-SolarWinds Platform products and to products with Orion Platform 2016.1 and earlier. Learn more on SolarWinds Platform licensing.
After you install a SolarWinds non-SolarWinds Platform product, such as DameWare, you are prompted to activate your license. To activate your product, go to the License Manager.
To manage licenses for SolarWinds Platform products, including licenses for additional polling engines, additional web server, or HA servers, use the web-based License Manager.
What can you do with the Windows License Manager?
- Deactivate licenses on one computer and activate them on another computer without contacting SolarWinds Customer Service.
- Upgrade production license levels.
- Upgrade from evaluation licenses to production licenses.
- Synchronize licenses with the licensing server.
You cannot activate the license for a product that is released after the end of your maintenance period. You can activate the license for a product released before the end of your maintenance period at any time.