Upgrading a Data Center Expert virtual appliance demo version to production

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New certificates may be required

FIPS mode requires that certificates must include the Subject Alternative Name with the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) and IP address of the monitored device or connected server. New certificates may be required.

The FIPS mode option was introduced in DCE 8.2.0.

DCE 9.0.0 and newer

To upgrade your Data Center Expert virtual appliance software to the production version, and to monitor additional device nodes and activate supported applications, you must purchase a subscription license.

1. Purchase the subscription license for the virtual appliance on the mySchneider
   Software Management website and associate it with your DCE virtual appliance.
   See Manage your DCE subscription license in mySchneider Software Management
2. Log in to the DCE desktop client. In the System > Server Administration Settings > License option, upload the license file from mySchneider Software Management.
   If you want to modify the virtual appliance settings, continue to Step 4.
3. In your virtualization platform client, gracefully shut down the DCE virtual appliance.
4. Select the option to edit the DCE virtual appliance settings.
5. Modify the hardware, if necessary.
   See Deploying and configuring a Data Center Expert virtual server and Data Center Expert virtual server equivalent configurations
6. Power on the virtual appliance.

 

DCE 8.3.0 and older

To upgrade from the demo to the virtual appliance production version, you must install the activation key.

1. Purchase the activation key for the virtual appliance.
2. Login to the client. In the "License Keys" display, accessed from the Server Administration Settings option in the System menu, and apply the activation key.
3. Apply the new virtual appliance node license keys and application license keys you received from APC Support.
   The upgrade is complete one you have applied the license and application keys. If you want to modify the virtual appliance settings, continue to Step 4.
4. In your virtualization platform client, gracefully shut down the virtual appliance.
5. Select the option to edit the virtual appliance settings.
6. Modify the hardware, if necessary.
   See Deploying and configuring a Data Center Expert virtual server and Data Center Expert server equivalent configurations for VM.
7. Power on the virtual appliance.