Manage Licenses

Managed Backup is distributed on a per-instance basis. In other words, each instance must be assigned a license to access Managed Backup services. If your IT environment consists of multiple computers, each computer requires a separate license.

Licenses can be purchased in bulk and thereby shape a global pool or they can be purchased in separate transactions that can be matched with particular companies. License availability also depends on operation system and license mode:

• macOS: the Desktop product edition is only available in post-payment mode. For pre-payment mode there are no limitations.
• Linux: the Server and Ultimate product editions are only available in post-payment mode. The Desktop product edition is not available in pre-payment mode.
• Windows Server: the Desktop product edition is not available.

Refer to the chapters below for step-by-step instructions:

• Allocate Licenses
• Edit Licenses
• Group Actions with Licenses
• Assign License to Computer
• Release Licenses
• Renew Licenses
• License Lifecycle

Manage and Purchase Licenses

If you already have some trial or commercial licenses, check their expiry dates/renewal status to figure out if you need to purchase some more licenses.

To purchase licenses, proceed as follows:

1. Open the Management Console.
2. Expand the + Add control on the top right corner of the screen, and click License to open Buy New Licenses dialog.

3. Specify the required number of licenses to purchase, then click Buy and proceed to payment. You can also add Premium Support and/or Onboarding service to keep your service organized.

To view and manage all licenses you already have, proceed as follows:

1. Open the Management Console.
2. In the Organization menu, select the Licenses item.
3. Use the search box or filters above the grid to select the required license category. The following filters are available:
   • Company. Displays the licenses used for the selected company. Click All to clear the filter
   • Commercial/Trial. Filters the trial or commercial licenses to display. Click the required category to apply the filter
   • All/Valid/Expired. Filters the valid (active) or expired licenses to display. To clear the filter, click All
   • All/Used/Unused (applicable to commercial licenses). Filters the licenses assigned or not assigned to a specific computer or domain to display. To clear the filter, click All
   • All/Auto-Renew Only. Filters all or the licenses with enabled Auto-Renewal feature to display
4. In case the number of licenses of one type is more than 1, they are grouped by the type. To view the license list, expand the group by clicking on it.
5. Calculate how many licenses you need (if you do not need any, skip this and the next step), then click Buy New Licenses or use + Add control in the top of the screen.
6. In the Buy New Licenses dialog select licenses you need, specify the required number of licenses to purchase, then click Buy and proceed to payment. You can also add Premium Support and/or Onboarding service to keep your service organized.

Group Actions with Licenses

You can manage licenses in bulk by selecting the required ones and applying the same action to the selection. To do this, proceed as follows:

1. In the Organization menu, select Licenses.
2. Expand the required license type, then select the licenses to apply the group action.

3. Select the group action to apply to the selection. The following group actions are available:

• Enable Auto-Renewal
• Disable Auto-Renewal
• Release
• Delete

Also you can use group actions button for the following group actions:

• Remove all expired licenses
• Remove all expired licenses without auto-renewal
• Remove all expired licenses that are not activated or granted