Activate a New License File
After you set up the Enterprise Manager in the Initial Setup wizard, you need to activate the license file for your deployment.
Until you do so, License Enforcement will apply.
All licenses are activated and updated via a single license file. The license file contains valid licenses for all Licensed Products you purchased for your Forescout deployment. Once you activate the license using a specific Deployment ID, that ID is locked to the machine. If you try to activate a license on another machine using an already locked ID, activation will fail. You must first Deactivate the License File.
If your deployment uses a recovery/resiliency solution for the Enterprise Manager, verify the following before you activate the license file to ensure a successful activation:
- Recovery Enterprise Manager: Verify that the Recovery Enterprise Manager has the same product version as the Enterprise Manager.
- High Availability pairing for Enterprise Manager: Verify that the standby node is up and running.
If you add a Recovery Enterprise Manager to an existing deployment with an already activated license, you will need to Update the Existing License File for licenses to also be valid on the recovery device.
License activation is performed in one of two ways:
If you have completed the Customer Verification process during login AND if your Enterprise Manager is connected to the internet, this activity is performed online.
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