Installing a License After Installation

If you wish to install a license after you have already installed SysInfo, then use one of the following procedures.

Installing a License After Installation using the GUI

Use this procedure to install a license after installation using the Graphical User Interface (GUI).

  1. Obtain a License if you do not already have one.

  2. Start the SysInfo™ Graphical User Interface (GUI) as you normally would. i.e.

    /opt/sysinfo/bin/sysinfo

    Replace /opt/sysinfo with the directory name where SysInfo is installed if different.

  3. Choose the menu item Help then License Install.... Follow the instructions provided by the GUI.

  4. Verify the license was installed correctly by selecting Help then License Info....

Installing a License After Installation using CLI

Use this procedure to install a license after installation using the Command Line Interface (CLI) on UNIX based operating systems.

  1. Obtain a License if you do not already have one.

  2. Install each license file you have by running the following command for each license file:

    /opt/sysinfo/setup --license

    Replace /opt/sysinfo with the directory name where SysInfo is installed if different. You can also specify the name of the license file to install:

    /opt/sysinfo/setup --license --licensefile file

  3. You can verify your license information by running:

    /opt/sysinfo/bin/mcsysinfo --license

    Replace /opt/sysinfo with the directory name where SysInfo is installed if different.