Importing the licenses and license types
Before you can execute any operation in BMC Client Management, you need to download and import your license. Licenses are hosted on https://license.bmc.com. Log in to this site using your support credentials or register with BMC Support Central to receive your credentials.
Attention
You must install the master on the device for which you provided that data to the Support Team, because this information is used to generate the license; it is not valid for any other device.
To download license
- Go to https://license.bmc.com.
- Log in with your BMC support login credentials.
- Click the desired license number to download it.
To import license
- Click the Global Settings node and select from its children the Licenses node in the left window pane.
- Select Edit > Import License
.
A dialog box opens displaying the directory structure in a Windows Explorer-like format. - Select the file containing your license.
- With the file selected, click Open at the bottom of the window. The information is then read from the file and displayed in the table in the right window pane as follows:
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| Name | The fields in this column display the names of the licenses. |
| Count | This number indicates how many agents the license contains (that is, on how many devices you can install clients). If you have a temporary license for testing purposes, this number is 20. For all other licenses, this field displays 1 if the license is activated (that is, purchased) or 0 if you do not have this license. |
| Available | This column indicates the number of remaining licenses. It is applicable to all functionalities with agent counts, such as the agents themselves, patch management, inventory, compliance management, software distribution and so on. It displays how many licenses are still free to be used. For all other purchased licenses this field always displays 1. |
| Expiry Date | This field is empty, if you have an unlimited license for use in your system. If the license is temporary and thus limited, this field displays the expiry date of the license, in the default format defined in the user preferences. A temporary license is valid 30 days. |
| Status | This field shows the current status of the license, which should be Valid. If you are using the test license it displays Expiring. |
Available licenses for BMC Client Management
The following table lists all available licenses and describes their functionalities:
| License | Description | Commercial License Module |
|---|---|---|
| Application Management | Activates all the different options of application management, that is, the monitoring and prohibiting of applications and self-healing functionalities as well as the software license management for Windows devices, application monitoring, prohibiting and software license management for Linux devices. | BMC Client Management - Inventory |
| BCM Agents | The basic license of the product; it provides you with the maximum number of agents installed on clients which the database accepts. For the initial and evaluation license this number is fixed at 20. Note that unconnected devices for which the inventory is integrated do not decrease this value (that is, these devices are not counted for licensing purposes). | All licenses |
| Compliance Management | Activates the device compliance management of BMC Client Management. If you want to include software compliance you require the Software Catalog-specific license as well. | BMC Client Management - Compliance Management |
| Direct Access | Provides the direct access features to the remote clients of your installation. | Remote Manager |
| Inventory | Activates all base inventories: software, hardware, custom, connectivity, security, and the inventory of unmanaged devices. All other inventory types are part of their respective functionality. | BMC Client Management - Inventory |
| Multicast | Activates the multicast transfer option for transferring packages and other information between the CM agents. | All licenses |
| Operating System Deployment | Activates the operating system deployment module which allows you to create OS images and deploy them to any device within your network. This feature is only available for Windows devices. | BMC Client Management - Deploy |
| Patch Knowledge Base Update | Required to maintain the patch knowledge base up to date on which the patch management functionality is based. | BMC Client Management - Patch Management |
| Patch Management | Defines how many devices can be patched at the same time. For the initial and evaluation license this number is fixed at 20. This license is not available for Linux or Mac OS devices. | BMC Client Management - Patch Management |
| Power Management | Activates the Green IT / Power Management feature. | BMC Client Management - Compliance Management |
| Remote Control | Activates the remote control feature. This feature is not available for Linux devices. | Remote Manager |
| Security Configuration Updates | Required to maintain the Security Products catalog up to date, which is required for the Security Products inventory. | BMC Client Management - Compliance Management |
| Software Catalog Updates | This license is required to maintain the Software Catalog up to date. | BMC Client Management - Compliance Management |
| Software Catalog | Activates the Software Catalog option. It is used for software inventory, software compliance, software license management and application management. | BMC Client Management - Compliance Management |
| Software Distribution | This license activates all software distribution features of the product such as package generation and scheduling the distribution. | BMC Client Management - Deploy |
| Super Master | This license is required for a super master architecture with a super master and a number of site masters. | BMC Client Management - Compliance Management |
| Topology Graph | Activates the graphical display of your network topology. | All licenses |
| Windows Device Management | This license activates the peripheral device monitoring and controlling functionalities for Windows devices. | BMC Client Management - Compliance Management |
Was this page helpful? Yes No
Submitting...
Thank you
Comments
Log in or register to comment.