License Management Using the CAPEX Subscription Model

The License Management screen provides details about the Organization's OmniVista Cirrus License. Licensing depends on your purchased subscription, which allows you to manage up to the maximum number of devices permitted for the duration of the subscription contract.

There are two ways to access the License Management screen for the current Organization:

• Click on the License Status shortcut located on the Organization Dashboard.

• On the Organization Dashboard, click on the License Management option under the “Organization” section of the OmniVista Cirrus Menu.

If you purchased a CAPEX Subscription for your Organization, the License Management screen displays the following device license information:

The License Management screen for the CAPEX Subscription model provides an overview of the licenses purchased and activated by the user, including the start and end dates for the license as well as the number of devices that can be managed with the current license.

There are two License Management screen tabs:

• Licenses - Provides an overview of the licenses purchased and activated by the user, including the end dates for the license as well as the number of devices that can be managed with the current license.

• Device License Management - Allows you to manage device licenses by assigning or releasing licenses. You also have the option to set up auto-assignment for licenses when creating a new device.

• NaaS Device Licenses - Displays the Network as a Service (NaaS) licensing information for managed network devices.

Licenses

The Licenses tab displays the licenses purchased for the CAPEX Subscription.

• The top section of the Licenses screen provides information about the purchased licenses:

  • Subscription ID - This is the CAPEX Subscription ID number you received in the licensing email.

  • License Mode - Whether the subscription is a Co-termination or No Co-termination license.

  • Subscription Type - The Service and Support bundle for the type of subscription.

    • Base - No service and Support bundle (Support Plus /AVR associated with the part)

    • Business - Business Service and Support bundle included (Business /Partner Plus level with AVR)

    • Premium - Premium/ End customer level bundle included (Premium/End customer support with AVR)

Below the header, the Device Licenses section displays a card for each license category. Each card shows:

• Category name - The category of licenses (e.g., OVCX-APH, OVCX-63, OVCX-ASL-MGT, OVCX-APL).

• Expiration Date - The date when licenses in this category expire.

• Remaining Duration - Number of days remaining until expiration (shown in green when active).

• Max count - Total number of licenses allocated for this category.

• Available - Number of licenses not yet assigned to devices.

• Consumed - Number of licenses currently assigned to devices.

License categories by deployment:

The following license categories are available:

• • OVCX-APL - Stellar AP Low End

  • OVCX-APH - Stellar AP High-density licenses

  • OVCX-63 - OS63 Series Switches

  • OVCX-64 - OS64 Series Switches

  • OVCX-65 - OS65 Series Switches

  • OVCX-68 - OS68 Series Switches

  • OVCX-69 - OS69 Series Switches

  • OVCX-99 – OS99 Series Switches

  • OVCX-APL - Stellar AP Low-density licenses

  • OVCX-ASL-MGT - Legacy OmniSwitch (6X) management licenses.

• The upper-right corner of the Licenses screen provides the following License Management actions:

  • Check for Updates to Subscription - Synchronize and update your subscription data. OmniVista Cirrus automatically synchronizes within 24 hours of when additional licenses or license extensions are purchased. Click on Check for Updates to Subscription to trigger an immediate synchronization.

  • Activate Add-on - If you purchased additional licenses through your Business Partner, the Activate Add-on button is activated. Click on this button to activate the licenses. If you do not click on the button, OmniVista Cirrus will automatically activate the new licenses/extensions when older licenses expire.

  • Details of Extension - If you purchased a license extension, the Details of Extension button will be activated. Click on the button to display the date when the extension will be applied.

  • Refresh - Update to the latest subscription information.

Device Licenses Management

The Device Licenses Management screen is used to manage device licenses. This includes assigning and releasing licenses for selected devices. When you click on the Device Licenses Management tab, the following steps are available for configuring and managing device license assignments.

Step 1. Settings

The Settings screen allows you to specify whether you want licenses automatically assigned to device(s) when the device is added to the Device Catalog.

• If you set the automatic assignment status to “On” (enabled), a license is automatically assigned to a device when the device is added to the Device Catalog.

• If you set the automatic assignment status to “Off” (disabled by default), the device is added to the Device Catalog without a license until you manually assign a license to the device. See Using the Device Catalog online help for information about manually assigning or releasing device licenses.

Once you have set the status for automatic license assignment, click Next to go to “Step 2 Device Licenses” or click Apply to apply the status change.

Step 2. Device Licenses

The Device Licenses screen allows you to assign or release licenses for the selected device(s). This screen also provides information about how many licenses are available in each CAPEX license category.

• To assign a license to a device, move the selected device(s) from the left side (Available Options) to the right side (Selected Options).

• To release a license from a device, move the selected device(s) from right side (Selected Options) to the left side (Available Options).

Once you have completed selecting devices for license assignment and/or for releasing a license, click Next to go to “Step 3 Review” or click Apply to apply licenses to the selected device(s).

Step 3. Review

The Review screen displays the maximum number for each license category and the number of licenses that will be assigned.

Click on Apply to complete the license configuration and management process.

Automatic License Assignment on Device Creation

When you create or import a AOS 6X device on OmniVista Cirrus with a paid subscription:

• The system checks whether an OVCX-ASL-MGT license is available.

  • If a license is available: The device is created, the license usage count increments, and the device's license category is set to OVCX-ASL-MGT.

  • If no license is available: The device is created with an Unlicensed status, but the license category is still set to OVCX-ASL-MGT.

License assignment priority options:

When creating devices, you can choose how OmniVista selects which license to assign:

• Choose licenses that expire last - OmniVista selects licenses with the largest remaining duration. Licenses that are already activated are preferred over licenses that have never been used.

• Choose licenses that expire first - OmniVista selects licenses with the smallest remaining duration. Only licenses that are available and have some operational period left are considered.