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Manage license assignments

Learn how to manage your license assignments in SAM Core on Snow Atlas.

The licenses can be assigned to specific organization nodes, sites, computers/datacenters, or users depending on the assignment type. For more information, see Assignment types.

Assign licenses to organization nodes or sites

You can assign licenses to organization nodes or sites if the assignment type is Organization or Site, respectively.

  1. Add a new or edit an existing license with the assignment type Organization or Site. For more information, see Add licenses and Edit licenses.

  2. Select the Assignment tab.

  3. Select the arrow to the right of the list, select the organization node or site, and then select Add.

  4. Select Save.

Assign licenses to computers or datacenters

You can assign licenses to computers or datacenters if the assignment type is Computer/datacenter.

  1. Add a new or edit an existing license with the assignment type Organization or Site. For more information, see Add licenses and Edit licenses.

  2. Select the Assignment tab.

  3. Select Add.

  4. To search for a computer/datacenter:

    1. Optional: Enter search criteria.

    2. Optionally: Select More options and then select to filter the search, according to the following table.

      note

      The starting point for the search function is to find all machines with the application installed to which the license can be assigned to, based on the use rights selected for the license. The use rights that are taken into account are downgrade rights, upgrade rights, cross platform rights and cross edition rights. To refine the search result, add filter options to the search.

      Filter optionDescription
      PhysicalShows all physical machines with the application installed and all physical machines hosting a virtual machine with the application installed.
      VirtualShows all virtual machines with the application installed.
      Datacenter / ClusterShows all datacenters or clusters hosting physical or virtual machines with the application installed.
      Show only machines hosting VMs with the application installedShows all physical machines, datacenters, and clusters hosting virtual machines with the application installed.
      Show only machines hosting VMs with application family installedShows all datacenters, clusters, and physical machines hosting virtual machines with the application or an application from the same application family installed.
      Show only machines requiring a licenseShows all machines* with the application installed, which are not compliant and require a license.
      * Physical machines, physical machines hosting a virtual machine, and datacenters or clusters hosting physical or virtual machines.
      Ignore use rightsShows all datacenters, clusters, and physical and virtual machines.
      Use this option to find and assign a license to a machine where the application is not yet installed.
      EXAMPLE

      You want to find all physical machines with the application installed that are currently not covered by a license. The machines should host virtual machines. To find the physical machines, select the following filter options:

      • Physical

      • Show only machines hosting VMs with the application installed

      • Show only machines requiring a license

      EXAMPLE

      You want to find all datacenters that host at least one virtual machine with the application installed, that is currently not covered by a license. To find the datacenters, select the following filter options:

      • Datacenters

      • Show only machines hosting VMs with the application installed

      • Show only machines requiring a license

      EXAMPLE

      You want to find all virtual machines with the application installed that are currently not covered by a license. To find the virtual machines, select the following filter options:

      • Virtual

      • Show only machines requiring a license

      EXAMPLE

      You want to find all virtual machines where the application is not yet installed. To find the virtual machines, select the following filter options:

      • Virtual

      • Ignore use rights

    3. Select Search.

  5. In the search result list, select computers, and then select Add.

  6. For each computer, enter the number of Assigned licenses.

    The number of Total licenses, Total assigned, and Total remaining is changed according to the number of Assigned licenses.

  7. For licenses with VM use rights, set the VM use rights for the host with virtual instances:

    1. Select Change.

    2. In VM use rights, select the option that meets the license purchase conditions.

    3. Click outside the VM use rights dialog to close it.

      VM use rights are now set for Unlimited or Any (number) virtual instances.

  8. To override the Unlimited or Any (number) setting and assign VM use rights to specific virtual instances:

    1. Select the VM use rights cell of the host computer.

    2. Optionally: Filter the list of virtual instances.

    3. Select the virtual instances to be assigned with a license.

    4. Select OK.

  9. Select Save.

Assign licenses to users

You can assign licenses to users if the assignment type is Users.

  1. Add a new or edit an existing license with the assignment type Organization or Site. For more information, see Add licenses and Edit licenses.

  2. Select the Assignment tab.

  3. Enter search criteria in Username, Full name, or Organization, and then select Search.

    note

    Use % as a wild card character.

  4. Select the user to whom the license should be attached, and then select Add.

  5. Select Save.