License Status

What can I do here?

Use this window to see a list of Software Blades a Security Gateway can enable or not enable according to licensing restrictions.

Getting Here - Gateways & Servers > Select Network object > Monitor > License Status

Managing Software Blade Licenses

After an administrator runs the First Time Configuration Wizard on a Security Management Server, and the Security Management Server connects to the Internet, it automatically activates its license and synchronizes with the Check Point User Center. If the Security Management Server loses Internet connectivity before the license is activated, it tries again, on an interval.

If the administrator makes changes to Management Software Blade licenses of a Security Management Server in the Check Point User Center, these changes are automatically synchronized with that Security Management Server.

Notes:

• Automatic activation is supported on Check Point appliances only.
• Automatic synchronization is supported on all R80 servers.

To make sure that your environment is synchronized with the User Center, even when the Security Management Server is not connected to the Internet, we recommend that you configure a Check Point server with Internet connectivity as a proxy.

In SmartConsole, you can see this information for most Software Blade licenses:

• License status
• Alerts
• Check Point User Center details

See the R80 Release Notes for a list of supported Software Blades

Monitoring Licenses

To keep track of license issues, you can use:

• License Inventory Report - Shows the status of each Software Blade, gateway, and server license, including warnings and critical issues. You can filter the list of devices and export the report to a file.
• License Status View - Shows the license status for all gateways and servers with the option to click and see more details for each device.

In the License Inventory Report and License Status View, you can also see the Next Expiration Date, which is the closest expiration date of one or more of the Software Blades.

The SmartEvent blade allows you to customize the License Status View and License Inventory Report from the Logs & Monitor view of SmartConsole. It is also possible to view license information from the Gateways & Servers view of SmartConsole without the SmartEvent blade.

To see the License Inventory report from the Logs & Monitor view:

1. In the Logs & Monitor view of SmartConsole, open a new tab.
2. Select Reports.
3. Double-click License Inventory.

   The License Inventory report opens.

To see the License Inventory report from the Gateways & Servers view:

From the Gateways & Servers view, click Actions > License Report.

To filter the list of devices in the License Status report:

1. In the License Status view, click to expand the Options menu on the right.
2. Select View Filter.

   The Edit View Filter window opens.

3. Select a Field to filter results.
4. Select the operation - Equals, Not Equals, or Contains.
5. Enter a filter value.
6. Optional: Click the plus sign to add a filter.
7. Click OK.

   The filtered list of devices shows.

To export the License Status report:

1. In the License Status view, click to expand the Options menu on the right.
2. Select a type of export:
   • Save as PDF
   • Save as Excel - Can convert to csv file also
   • Export - Creates a .cpr file
3. Click Download.

To see the License Status view from Logs & Monitor:

1. In the Logs & Monitor view of SmartConsole, open a new tab.
2. Select Views.
3. Double-click License Status.

   The License Status view opens.

To see a summary of Licenses from Gateways & Servers:

From the Gateways & Servers view, from the Columns menu, click Licenses.

Viewing Licenses

To view license information:

In SmartConsole, go to the Gateways & Servers view, and from the Columns drop-down list, select Licenses.

You can see this information:

• 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 (Certificate Key) - Unique 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 per Software Blade:

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 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

These are the possible values for the Software Blade License Status:

• 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.