Monitoring Licenses in SmartConsole

To keep track of license issues, you can use these options:

License Status view - To see and export license information for Software Blades on each specific Security Management Server, gateway, or Log Server object.
License Status report - To see, filter and export license status information for all configured Security Management Server, gateway, or Log Server objects.
License Inventory report - To see, filter and export license information for Software Blades on all configured Security Management Server, gateway, or Log Server objects.

The SmartEvent Software Blade lets you customize the License Status and License Inventory information from the Logs & Monitor view of SmartConsole.
It is also possible to view license information from the Gateways & Servers view of SmartConsole without enabling the SmartEvent blade on Security Management Server.

The Gateways & Servers view in SmartConsole lets you see and export the License Inventory report.

To see the License Inventory report from the Gateways & Servers view:
1. In SmartConsole, from the left Navigation Toolbar, click Gateways & Servers.
2. From the top toolbar, click Actions > License Report.
3. Wait for the SmartView to load and show this report.
  By default, this report contains:
  - Inventory page: Blade Names, Devices Names, License Statuses
  - License by Device page: Devices Names, License statuses, CK, SKU, Account ID, Support Level, Next Expiration Date
To export the License Inventory report from the Gateways & Servers view:
1. In the top right corner, click the Options button.
2. Select the applicable export option - Export to Excel, or Export to PDF.

The Logs & Monitor view in SmartConsole lets you see, filter and export the License Status report.

To see the License Status report from the Logs & Monitor view:
1. In SmartConsole, from the left Navigation Toolbar, click Logs & Monitor
2. At the top, open a new tab by clicking New Tab, or [+].
3. In the left section, click Views.
4. In the list of reports, double-click License Status.
5. Wait for the SmartView to load and show this report.
  By default, this report contains:
  - Names of the configured objects, License status for each object, CK, SKU, Account ID, Support Level, Next Expiration Date
To filter the License Status report in the Logs & Monitor view:
1. In the top right corner, click the Options button > View Filter.
  The Edit View Filter window opens.
2. Select a Field to filter results. For example, Device Name, License Status, Account ID.
3. Select the logical operator - Equals, Not Equals, or Contains.
4. Select or enter a filter value.
  Note - Click the X icon to delete a filter.
5. Optional: Click the + icon to configure additional filters.
6. Click OK to apply the configured filters.
  The report is filtered based on the configured filters.
To export the License Status report in the Logs & Monitor view:
1. In the top right corner, click the Options button.
2. Select the applicable export option - Export to Excel, or Export to PDF.

The Logs & Monitor view in SmartConsole lets you see, filter and export the License Inventory report.

To see the License Inventory report from the Logs & Monitor view:
1. In SmartConsole, from the left Navigation Toolbar, click Logs & Monitor
2. At the top, open a new tab by clicking New Tab, or [+].
3. In the left section, click Reports.
4. In the list of reports, double-click License Inventory.
5. Wait for the SmartView to load and show this report.
  By default, this report contains:
  - Inventory page: Blade Names, Devices Names, License Statuses
  - License by Device page: Devices Names, License statuses, CK, SKU, Account ID, Support Level, Next Expiration Date
To filter the License Inventory report in the Logs & Monitor view:
1. In the top right corner, click the Options button > Report Filter.
  The Edit Report Filter window opens.
2. Select a Field to filter results. For example, Blade Name, Device Name, License Overall Status, Account ID.
3. Select the logical operator - Equals, Not Equals, or Contains.
4. Select or enter a filter value.
  Note - Click the X icon to delete a filter.
5. Optional: Click the + icon to configure additional filters.
6. Click OK to apply the configured filters.
  The report is filtered based on the configured filters.
To export the License Inventory report in the Logs & Monitor view:
1. In the top right corner, click the Options button.
2. Select the applicable export option - Export to Excel, or Export to PDF.

Viewing Licenses in SmartConsole

To view license information:

Step	Description
1	In SmartConsole, from the left navigation panel, click Gateways & Servers.
2	From the Columns drop-down list, select Licenses.

You can see these columns:

Column	Description
License Status	The general state of the Software Blade licenses: OK - All the blade licenses are valid. Not Activated - Blade licenses are not installed. This is only possible in the first 15 days after the establishment of the SIC with the Security Management Server. After the initial 15 days, the absence of licenses will result in the blade error message. Error with <number> blade(s) - The specified number of blade licenses are not installed or not valid. Warning with <number> blade(s) - The specified number of blade licenses have warnings. N/A - No available information.
CK	Unique Certificate Key of the license instance.
SKU	Catalog ID from the Check Point User Center.
Account ID	User's account ID.
Support Level	Check Point level of support.
Support Expiration	Date when the Check Point support contract expires.

To view license information for each Software Blade:

Step	Description
1	Select a Security Gateway or a Security Management Server.
2	In the Summary tab below, click the object's License Status (for example: OK). The Device & License Information window opens. It shows basic object information and License Status, license Expiration Date, and important quota information (in the Additional Info column) for each Software Blade. Notes: Quota information, quota-dependent license statuses, and blade information messages are only supported for R80. The tooltip of the SKU is the product name.

Step

Description

Select a Security Gateway or a Security Management Server.

In the Summary tab below, click the object's License Status (for example: OK).

The Device & License Information window opens. It shows basic object information and License Status, license Expiration Date, and important quota information (in the Additional Info column) for each Software Blade.

Notes:

Quota information, quota-dependent license statuses, and blade information messages are only supported for R80.
The tooltip of the SKU is the product name.

The possible values for the Software Blade License Status are:

Status	Description
Active	The Software Blade is active and the license is valid.
Available	The Software Blade is not active, but the license is valid.
No License	The Software Blade is active but the license is not valid.
Expired	The Software Blade is active, but the license expired.
About to Expire	The Software Blade is active, but the license will expire in thirty days (default) or less (7 days or less for an evaluation license).
Quota Exceeded	The Software Blade is active, and the license is valid, but the quota of related objects (gateways, files, virtual systems, and so on, depending on the blade) is exceeded.
Quota Warning	The Software Blade is active, and the license is valid, but the number of objects of this blade is 90% (default) or more of the licensed quota.
N/A	The license information is not available.