1.2.6. Installing your license file

A license key is required to unlock Virtual Accelerator features and capacities. Refer to the License management section for detailed information about the Virtual Accelerator licensing mechanisms.

Note

The Virtual Accelerator service must be restarted to take the new license configuration in account.

Offline mode

In this mode, a license code and a license file are provided.

Download and install the license file in the /etc directory. You can assign this file any name, for example va.lic:

# wget -O /etc/va.lic <url-to-license-file>

Note

Any file transfer protocol (FTP, SCP, …) can be used to transfer the license file. Copying and pasting the contents of the file is also possible.

Create a configuration file for this license:

# vrl-conf --product=virtual-accelerator --code=<license-code> --license-file=/etc/va.lic

Online mode

In this mode, only a license code is provided. An Internet access is required to validate the license online.

Create a configuration file for this license:

# vrl-conf --product=virtual-accelerator --code=<license-code>

You may add additional connection parameters like --proxy=[USER:PASSWORD@]HOST[:PORT] if you wish to connect through a proxy, or --netns=NETNS to connect from a specific network namespace.