License Information

Depending on the availability of the license and the requested capacity, multiple license states exist in A10 Control.

To view the licenses information:

1. In A10 Control with Organization admin scope, navigate to Organization > Licenses.

2. On the Licenses page, expand a license to open the License Information tab.

   The License Information page displays the following license details based on the license type:

   Table 19 : License Information

   Column	Description
   Entitlement Token	The entitlement token is created when you create a new license in GLM.
   Platform	The license platform of the main category of licenses. For example, A10 Control, A10 Control ADO, Capacity FlexPool, and Instance FlexPool. This is applicable only for A10 Control license.
   SKU Description	The SKU (Stock-Keeping Unit) associated with the license pool or type. It is a sub-category of licenses under platforms. For example, A10 Control SW MBU and TPS. Self-Managed MBU: Licenses in this product enable a pool of managed bandwidth units for a defined number of devices that you can use across multiple deployments. This is used only on the on-prem deployment. Self-Managed MBU Unlimited Devices: Licenses in this product enable a pool of managed bandwidth units for unlimited devices in A10 Control. This is used only on the on-prem deployment. Trial: Every A10 Control installation comes with a default trial licenses which is valid for 30 days or until a GLM/LLM issued A10 Control license is added (with-in the first 30 days). ADO: Licenses in this product enables to manage a pool of devices. ADO Trial: Licenses in this product enables to mange only two devices. SaaS Trial 250 Gbps: Licenses in this product enable 250 Gbps managed bandwidth units in the SaaS trial platform. SaaS MBU: Licenses in this product enable a pool of managed bandwidth units in the SaaS platform. SaaS MBU Unlimited Devices: Licenses in this product enable a pool of managed bandwidth units for unlimited devices in the SaaS platform. Modular License: Licenses in this product enable a pool of managed bandwidth units and a set of configurable entitlements such as mentioned below: Enabling or disabling application services such as ADC, CGN, or SSLi Setting up maximum number of device backups, CLI snippets, and users Enabling or disabling Single Sign-On (SSO)
   Start Date	The date and time from when the license have been assigned.
   Name	The name of the license is specified in GLM. This field is displayed when a license is exported using the GLM or LLM option.
   State	Status of the license. For more information about the available licenses, see License Validation Status.
   Expires	The expiry date of the license.
   License Error	The license error description.
   Product	Name of the platform on which A10 Control is running. A10 Control ADO license can be assigned to TPS mitigator. A10 Control license can be assigned to non-TPS example ADC and CGN.
   Managed Bandwidth	Bandwidth is in Gbps or Tbps. It can be modified after creating the license if required. Bandwidth is a shared pool of licenses. This field is not applicable for A10 Control ADO license.
   Managed Devices	Devices that are associated with the license. Most licenses support unlimited devices.
   Billing Serial Numbers	The billing serial numbers of the license.
   Export Node Count	The number of nodes in the A10 Control deployments for which license is exported. This helps GLM to track the number of nodes in user's setup for Redhat licenses. This field is displayed when a license is exported for the LLM option.
   Node Limit	The maximum number of nodes that can be added to the A10 Control setup. This field is displayed only for A10 Control and A10 Control ADO licenses.
   Current Node Count	The number of nodes deployed in A10 Control. This helps GLM to track the number of nodes in the setup and usage of Redhat licenses. The maximum number of nodes supported is 9.
   Basic A10 Control (limited upgrade from HC/AG)	Indicates whether a user has requested for a basic A10 Control license. Yes, indicates that license has swapped from the existing Harmony Controller license or aGalaxy license. No, indicates that license is not a swapped license.

3. Click Capacity Update to update the capacity. For information, see Organization Scope License Tasks .

   This option is applicable only for A10 Control license.

License Validation Status

On the Licenses page, expand a license to open the License Information tab. This tab displays one of the following states:

Table 20 : License Validation Status

Status	Description
Activated	If the requested license is available and if you have chosen the right capacity, then the license state is activated.
Expiring	If the current license is about to expire, a message to renew the license is displayed one month before the expiry date.
Expired	If the current license is expired and a message to renew the license is displayed.
Failed	If there is an error in license activation, the license is not available, or the request capacity does not match the criteria, the license state is failed.
Grace-Period	If the license has already expired, 30 days of grace period is added to the license. You must renew the license before the grace period is over. You can associate or add devices, however you cannot update the license capacity in this period. After license renewal, the A10 Control MBU license will be updated in GLM with a new expiry date. The license expiry date is automatically updated in A10 Control. You do not need to add the token and devices again.

NOTE:

A warning message is displayed on the License page three months before the expiry date of the license. Also, a warning message is displayed on other pages four weeks before the expiry of the license.