Migrating the License Server from RHEL 7 to RHEL 8¶
Offline Environments Online Environments
The Linux Local License Server does not support RHEL 7. To upgrade the underlying server to RHEL 8, you must first create a new machine and transfer the licenses to it. DO NOT upgrade the operating system in place.
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On the existing RHEL 7 machine, record the number of activated licenses using the
pcoip-list-licenses
command, replacing<password>
with your HP Anyware License Server password:sudo pcoip-list-licenses
Note the number of licenses returned by this command. This number will be used to verify the migration in the last step.
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Depending on your deployment, create an online or an offline RHEL 8 machine.
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Do one of the following:
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For offline deployments, follow the instructions in installing the license server with no internet connection to install the HP Anyware License Server on the new machine.
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For online deployments, follow the instructions in installing the license server in an online deployment to install the HP Anyware License Server on the new machine.
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Return the licenses on the RHEL 7 machine. Follow these instructions for offline deployments. If you have an online deployment, follow these instructions.
The command will provide the number of licenses returned; note this value.
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On the new RHEL 8 machine, activate the same number of licenses that were returned in the previous step, using the instructions for offline deployments or online deployments. When following these instructions, use the number returned in the previous step for
<license count>
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Repeat steps 4 and 5 for each of your activation codes, until all licenses have been returned from the old machine and re-activated on the new one.
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On the new machine, verify that all the licenses have been successfully activated with the
pcoip-list-licenses
command, replacing<password>
with your HP Anyware License Server password:sudo pcoip-list-licenses
The value returned by this command should match the total number of licenses returned on the old license server.