Acronis Backup for Windows Server Essentials - User Guide - Manual (Page 377)

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Right-click on the column headings bar to choose the details to display: License key, Expiration date,
Import date, and Total number of license keys, as well as how many of them are Available (i.e. free)
and Used.
To view information about each specific license key, expand the required product and then expand
the key. To obtain information about machines that use the license, click Show machines that use
the license.
15.4.6.1 Adding licenses
To be able to manage licenses, add them to the license server first.
To add licenses
1. Click Add license.
2. In the Specify licenses to add window, type the license keys or to import them from a file. To
import licenses from a .txt, .eml, or .xml file, click Import keys from file and specify the file
containing the list of license keys. You can specify multiple files one by one or enter the license
keys manually.
3. Click OK.
15.4.6.2 Changing the license server used by the management server
By default, the management server uses the integrated license server. You can make the
management server use a different license server. If you already have a separate license server, this
functionality helps you to migrate the license server to new hardware.
Before changing the license server, make sure to export (p. 377) the licenses from the old license
server and then add (p. 377) them to the new one.
To change the license server
1. Connect the console to the management server.
2. In the Actions menu, select Change license server.
3. Specify the name or IP address of the machine with the license server.
4. Click OK.
After changing the license server, the management server deploys the new license server's IP
address to the registered machines and they start using the new license server.
15.4.6.3 Exporting licenses
Before changing the license server, export the licenses from the license server that you plan to
change (p. 377). All licenses are saved into .xml file. Later on, you can import (p. 377) these licenses
to a new license server.
To export licenses
1. Click Export licenses to XML.
2. Specify the file destination (and optionally, the file name).
3. Click OK to save the file.