cplic put <object name>

Description

Attaches one or more Central or Local licenses to a remote managed Security Gateways and Cluster Members.

When you run this command, it automatically updates the license repository.

Note

Syntax

cplic put {-h | -help}

cplic [-d] put <Object Name> [-ip<Dynamic IP Address> ] [-F <Output File>] -l <License File> [<Host>] [<Expiration Date>] [<Signature>] [<SKU/Feature>]

Parameters

Parameter

Description

{-h | -help}

Shows the applicable built-in usage.

-d

Runs the command in debug mode.

Use only if you troubleshoot the command itself.

Best Practice - If you use this parameter, then redirect the output to a file, or use the script command to save the entire CLI session.

<Object Name>

The name of the Security Gateway / Cluster Member object, as defined in SmartConsole.

-ip <Dynamic IP Address>

Installs the license on the Security Gateway with the specified IP address.

This parameter is used to install a license on a Security Gateway with dynamically assigned IP address (DAIP).

Note - If you use this parameter, then the object name must be that of a DAIP Security Gateway.

-F <Output File>

Saves the command output to the specified file.

-l <License File>

Installs the licenses from the <License file>.

<Host>

Hostname or IP address of the Security Management Server / Domain Management Server.

<Expiration Date>

The license expiration date.

<Signature>

The license signature string.

Case sensitive. The hyphens are optional.

<SKU/Features>

The SKU of the license summarizes the features included in the license.

For example: CPSUITE-EVAL-3DES-vNG

Copy and paste the parameters from the license received from the User Center:

Parameter

Description

host

The IP address of the external interface (in quad-dot notation).

The last part cannot be 0 or 255.

expiration date

The license expiration date. It can be never.

signature

The license signature string.

Case sensitive. The hyphens are optional.

SKU/features

A string listing the SKU and the Certificate Key of the license.

The SKU of the license summarizes the features included in the license.

For example: CPSB-SWB CPSB-ADNC-M CK0123456789ab