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Licensing

Each Exinda appliance must be licensed to operate. The license key is applied to the appliance and specifies how the appliance should operate.The license key is automatically fetched from the Exinda license server and is installed on first boot-up. The appliance auto-license service checks for new licenses every 24 hours. If a new license is found, it is automatically installed. If your appliance is unable to access the Internet and the license server, the license key can be applied manually by entering the license key. Some features, such as SSL Acceleration, Virtualization, and Edge Cache, require a separate license, and some features have a specified license limit, such as maximum traffic shaping or acceleration bandwidth. The effective license limits can change depending on the license key or combination of keys installed.

Licensing for Virtual Appliances is different when compared to Hardware Appliances. All Virtual Appliances are shipped unlicensed. On first-boot, they automatically generate a unique Host ID. Exinda must be notified of this Host ID before a license can be issued. All Virtual Appliances must have access to the Exinda licensing server, and must be able to access https://license.exinda.com. Virtual Appliances that do not have access will become unlicensed after 96 hours and will stop operating.

To obtain a trial license or to purchase a full license for the Exinda Virtual appliance, contact sales@exinda.com.

To see what licenses are available

Go to Configuration > System > Setup > License.

The effective license limits are shown. If a feature is included in your license, a green checkmark appears beside the feature.
For Edge Cache, if the license includes this feature, the number of connections included in the license is listed.
If multiple licenses have been applied to your appliance, the features included are a composite of the multiple licenses. The appliance will use the license that provides the highest specification limits.

Licensed	License Status
Host ID	Unique identifier of each Exinda appliance software.
Model	Exinda appliance model.
SS Expiry	Expiry date of Exinda Software Subscription. After this date, you are no longer entitled to support and no new software updates can be installed on the appliance.
Max Bandwidth	Maximum monitoring and QoS bandwidth.
Optimizer	Entitlement for QoS and Acceleration.
Max AA bandwidth	Maximum acceleration bandwidth (WAN side).
Max Connections	Maximum concurrent connections through the appliance.
Max Connection Rate	Maximum number of new connections per second. Exceeding this will cause the network problems as any more connections will get dropped at setup time.
Max AA Connections	Maximum number of concurrent connections that can be accelerated. Exceeding this limit will mean the any new connections are not accelerated.
Max PDF reports	Maximum number of PDF reports that can be automatically generated and emailed.
Max SLA Objects	Maximum Service Level Agreement objects.
Max APS Objects	Maximum Application Performance Score objects.
Max Policies	Maximum number of optimization policies. Regardless of Circuit and VC.
SSL Acceleration	Entitlement to SSL Acceleration.
Virtualization	Entitlement to Virtualization.
Edge Cache	Entitlement to Edge Cache Acceleration and the maximum number of edge cache objects.

Please contact your local Exinda representative if you wish to enable a feature.