The Recovery Manager for Active Directory Forest Edition license key file specifies the licensed number of user accounts in the Active Directory domains protected with the product. If the actual number of user accounts exceeds the licensed number, Recovery Manager for Active Directory Forest Edition does not stop functioning but displays a warning message each time you back up data. In this case, you need to purchase and install a new license key file allowing you to back up a greater number of user accounts or revoke licenses from the domains whose backups you no longer need.
To view information about and manage the installed license key file, you can use the License tab in the About dialog box: in the Recovery Manager Console, right-click the Recovery Manager for Active Directory console tree root, and then click About.
The License tab has the following elements:
You need to supply a valid license key file when installing Recovery Manager for Active Directory Forest Edition.
To install a license key file
If you have purchased a new license, use the Recovery Manager Console to update the license key file.
To update the license key file
When the actual number of user accounts exceeds the licensed number, Recovery Manager for Active Directory Forest Edition returns a warning message each time you back up data. In this case, you can revoke licenses from the domains whose backups you no longer need. The revoked licenses are returned to the pool of available licenses and you can allocate them to a different domain.
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Caution: When you revoke licenses from a domain, all backups created by Recovery Manager for Active Directory Forest Edition for that domain get deleted. You should only revoke licenses from a domain if you no longer need backups created for that domain. |
To revoke licenses from a domain
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