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6 Using Acronis Snap Deploy 4 License Server

This section contains general information necessary for understanding Acronis Snap Deploy 4 License

Server and covers operations with licenses.

6.1 Understanding Acronis Snap Deploy 4 License Server

Acronis Snap Deploy 4 License Server is a mechanism that tracks licenses of Acronis products. Acronis

Snap Deploy 4 licensing is based on the number of machines (servers or workstations) that you

deploy. For example, to deploy a system to 100 machines, you need 100 licenses.

Acronis Universal Deploy (p. 26) is an add-on to Acronis Snap Deploy 4 and has its own license key.

Acronis Snap Deploy 4 License Server tracks the licenses using a MAC address, which is unique for

each network interface card (NIC). Although a MAC address is usually hardwired to the NIC, some

operating systems offer a way to change it. It is important to note that attempting to change the

MAC address on a system may impede the Acronis Snap Deploy 4 License Server operation and

prevent you from other deployments to the same machine.

When installing Acronis Snap Deploy 4 OS Deploy Server, you need to specify a license server. After

the license server is found, the software checks for available licenses on the server and stores its

network address to be able to access the license server later, when deployment is launched.

When starting a deployment, Acronis Snap Deploy 4 OS Deploy Server checks for available licenses

on the license server. If an appropriate license is available for a machine, the deployment operation

will run on the machine. The number of available licenses will decrease by the number of systems

being deployed.

If deployment under a deployment license has failed, that license becomes available again. A

machine license remains used by the machine regardless of the result of deployment.

Acronis Snap Deploy 4 License Server can import multiple license keys from .txt or .eml files, saving

you from the time-consuming procedure of typing each number.

When upgraded, recovered or reinstalled, the license server keeps all the imported licenses intact.

However, it is recommended that you copy the files with license keys to removable media, or create

a hard copy of those files and keep it in a safe place. This ensures that you have license data available

in case of hardware failure.

6.2 Adding licenses by using Acronis Snap Deploy 4

Management Console

You can add the licenses when you are installing Acronis Snap Deploy 4 License Server. After the

license server is installed, you can add licenses by using Acronis Snap Deploy 4 Management Console,

as follows.

To add one or more license keys to the license server

1. Run Acronis Snap Deploy 4 Management Console.

2. Click Licenses. If the license server is installed on a different machine, click Connect to Acronis

Snap Deploy 4 License Server, and then type the name or IP address of that machine.

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