Linking License Models to a Product

Before a license can be generated for a product, the product must be associated with one or more license models. Only license models linked to a product can be used in an entitlement for the product.

To link a license model with a product

1. Select a product.

Linking a License Model with a Product

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Description

Product or Suite

Name of the product or suite to associate with one or more license models:

If you arrived at this page by clicking through the product packaging wizard, a name is loaded automatically into the Product or Suite field.
Otherwise, click the Search button to open a pop-up window in which you can search for the product or suite to associate with license models.
Alternatively, type the name of the product or suite into the Product or Suite field.
2. After the product is selected, click the Link License Models button. This button opens the Link License Models page in a pop-up window. License models can be added or removed from draft or deployed products.
a. In the Link License Models pop-up window, select one or more license models from the Available License Models list. Note that the list of license models may be large enough to appear on multiple pages in the pop-up window.
b. Click the right arrow to move selected license models to the Selected License Models list.
c. When the Selected License Models list is complete, click Add. This button associates the selected license models with the specified product and closes the pop-up window.
3. If you selected a trusted license model, specify Transaction Keys; otherwise, skip to the next step. Use the Default and Virtual controls to identify one default transaction key or one virtualization-aware transaction key, or both a default transaction key and a virtualization-aware transaction key.
4. Click the Save button to save the association of license models with the product.
5. Click the Next button to map a product to a part number.

Note:On the Link License Models to Product page, click the Reset button to reset the linked license models. To remove the link between selected license models and this product, select those license models and click the Remove License Models button.