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Product Licensing for version 8.x
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You need either a trial or full license to use Active Administrator. If you have questions about your license, contact your sales representative.
NOTE: The full and evaluation versions of Active Administrator are identical. The license file is the sole determinant of program functionality.
Limitations during the free 30-day trial period if using AA 8.6.2 or later include
• Unlimited auditing of domain controllers.NOTE: Staring with 8.6.2 there are only 2 licenses, Active Administrator and Active Administrator for AD Health. The Active Administrator license for 8.6.2 includes the Azure Active Directory, Certificate Management, and DNS Management features, a separate license is no longer required for these 3 features.
Limitations during the free 30-day trial period if using AA 8.6 or earlier include:
• Unlimited auditing of domain controllers.
• Azure Active Directory, Certificate Management, and DNS Management are not included.
NOTE: The Azure Active Directory, Certificate Management, and DNS Management features each require a separate license if you are using AA 8.6. If you do not have a license file to apply, the module does not appear in Active Administrator. You will see the Azure Active Directory and Certificate Management features listed under the Configuration module, but when you select the feature, a warning displays that a license is required.
You apply the license the first time you launch the AA Configuration Wizard following the installation of the server component. You must have your license available prior to beginning the install process.
NOTE: If you are upgrading to Active Administrator 7.x from a previous version, you must obtain a new license key prior to installing the new version.
To obtain a new license key:
- Start Server Management, and choose Help | About.
- Click License.
- Select the license, and click Details.
- Copy the license key that displays.
- Go to the Licensing Assistance page (https://support.quest.com/licensing-assistance).
- Fill out the form.
- Paste the license key into the License Key field.
- Click Submit. A Quest License Representative will contact you within one business day.
To apply the license file when you first start the configuration wizard:
If you are installing Active Administrator, the configuration wizard opens automatically. Otherwise, open the AA Configuration Wizard from the Start menu.
The first time you start the configuration wizard, you must apply a valid license file.
- Select Active Administrator, and click Update License.
- Locate the license file. The license file is approximately 1KB in size and has an .asc file extension. Once applied, the License Status should indicate Installed or Trial depending on the type of license.
- Click OK to continue with the configuration wizard.
To update your license:
- From the Start menu, open AA Server Manager.
- To view details about the current license, click Details.
- To update the license, click Updated License.
- Locate the license file (*.asc), and click Open.