Overview

This topic provides an overview of the license file, license types, and viewing license information in the Administrator console.

Information

• How the license file works

Device licenses are stored in an XML file. You import the file into the system through the Administrator console. The server can measure energy use or apply policies only on devices that are licensed.

The license file includes information such as product and license id, number of devices in the Surveyor system, effective dates, and other information that helps the server recognize which devices to measure or manage.

• How you obtain license files

During the evaluation period, your Verdiem representative works with you to determine the number of devices you want to license. After you decide to deploy Surveyor, the Verdiem representative goes through a process to generate a single license file that contains the number of licenses determined, the license types, and other required data.

When you receive the file, you complete just a few simple steps in the Administrator console to apply the license to client devices.

• Viewing license information

In the server settings of the Administrator console, you can view all licenses applied to an instance of Surveyor, as well as the following status information:

• Dates for when the license became active and when it expires.

• Device families covered by the license and number of devices in each family.

  NOTE: The device type PC PMP represents both Windows and Mac computers. PMP refers to the Surveyor power management protocol.

• Number of total licenses available and in use.

• Licensee (your organization name), licensor’s organization and individual contact names.

• License unique id.

In addition, when you view a list of devices on the License Management page, you can display a column that indicates whether each device is licensed.