Licensing Models
Ixia provides the following licensing models for its products:
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Subscription Licenses
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Perpetual Licenses
Subscription Licenses
Subscription licenses are floating and limited licenses, stored on a license server. They are checked
out from the defined license servers and allow only a limited number of licenses to be used
concurrently.
Note: For specific details on subscription licenses, please refer to the documentation of your
product of interest.
Perpetual Licenses
Perpetual licenses are node-locked licenses, stored on a chassis. They are checked out from the
individual chassis and cannot be installed on a different license server.
Note: For specific details on perpetual licenses, please refer to the documentation of your
product of interest.
Prerequisites
Before activating a license, you must have the following:
The e-mail message from Ixia with the activation code. The key contents of this e-mail message are as
follows:
l Entitlement Code: If you provide the entitlement code, ILU loads all the available activation
codes associated with that entitlement code.
l Product: The product name for which the license is being activated.
l Quantity: The number of licenses.
l Activation Code: A unique number for the license.
l Start Date: The date from which the license can be activated.
l End Date: The date on which the license will expire.
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