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VeloCloud SD-WAN 7.0 - Operator Guide - Edge Licensing Print

Edge Licensing

Only Operators can enable the Edge Licensing and assign the licenses to a Partner user.

The Orchestrator activates the Edge Licensing feature by default. If the feature is inactive, contact the Operator.

To deactivate Edge Licensing, in the Operator portal, go to Orchestrator > System Properties , and set the value of the system property session.options.enableEdgeLicensing to False.

Edge Licenses provide the following components:

Table 1. Edge Licenses Components
Component Supported Attributes
Bandwidth 10M, 30M, 50M, 100M, 200M, 350M, 500M, 750M, 1G, 2G, 5G, 10G
Editions Standard, Enterprise, Premium
Region North America, Europe Middle East and Africa, Latin America, Asia Pacific
Term 12 months, 36 months, 60 months

An Operator can assign different types of Edge licenses from the 324 types of licenses available with various combinations.

Apart from the above list, Arista offers a trial version of license with the following attributes:

Table 2. Trial Version Attributes
Component Supported Attributes
Bandwidth 10 Gbps
Edition POC
Region North America, Europe Middle East and Africa, Asia Pacific and Latin America
Term 60 Months
Note: The system allows assigning the POC license to a customer as a trial. An upgrade to any Edition remains available when required.
To access the Edge Licensing feature:
  1. In the Operator portal, select Services, and then from the left menu, select Edge Licensing.
    Note: Starting from the 5.4.0 release, Edge Image Management is renamed to Services.
    Figure 1. Manage Edge Licensing
  2. Users can view and update the following options on this page:
    Table 3. Edge Licensing - Options and Descriptions
    Option Description
    Search Enter a term to search for a matching text across the table. Select the advanced search option to use filters to narrow down the search results.
    Download Report Select this option to download a report of the licenses, associated customers, and Edges in a CSV format.
    Columns Selecting this option enables the selection of specific columns to display in the table.
    Refresh Select this option to refresh the displayed list of licenses.
  3. Selecting the View link under the Partners assigned column displays the Edge license details of the selected Partner.
  4. Selecting the View link under the Customers assigned column displays the Edge license details of the selected Customer.

To assign Edge Licenses to new Partners, see Create a New Partner.

To manage and assign Edge Licenses to existing Partners, see Manage Edge Licenses for Partners.

To assign Edge Licenses to new Customers, see Create a New Customer.

To manage and assign Edge Licenses to existing Customers, see Manage Edge Licenses for Customers.

Manage Edge Licenses for Partners

An Operator can manage the Edge Licenses and assign them to Partners.

Perform the following steps to manage and assign Edge Licenses to existing Partners. To assign Edge Licenses to new Partners, see Create a New Partner.

  1. In the Operator portal, select Manage Partners.
  2. Select the Partner name link to navigate to the Partner portal.
  3. In the Partner portal, select Edge Management, and then from the left menu, select Edge Licensing.
    Figure 2. Manage Edge Licensing for Partners
  4. Select Manage Edge Licensing.
    Figure 3. Select Edge Licenses for Partners
  5. In the Select Edge Licenses window, choose the relevant licenses based on Bandwidth, Term, Edition, and Region, and then move them to the Selected Edge Licenses pane.
  6. Select Save.
    The Edge Licensing window displays the selected licenses.
  7. Select Download Report to generate a report of the licenses along with the associated customers and Edges in a CSV format.

Manage Edge Licenses for Customers

An Operator can manage Edge Licenses and assign them to Customers.
  1. In the Operator portal, select Manage Customers.
  2. Select the Customer name link to navigate to the Enterprise portal.
  3. In the Enterprise portal, select Service Settings > Edge Licensing .
    Figure 4. Manage Edge Licensing for Customers
  4. Select Manage Edge Licensing.
    Figure 5. Select Edge Licenses for Customers
  5. In the Select Edge Licenses window, choose the relevant licenses based on Bandwidth, Term, Edition, Region, and then move them to the Selected Edge Licenses pane.
    Note: Apart from the existing licenses, Arista offers a trial version of license with the Edition as POC. A POC license selection disables all other license options.
  6. Select Save.
    The Edge Licensing window displays the selected licenses.
    Note: For a POC license, select Upgrade Edge License to upgrade the license to the next level. Choose either Standard, Enterprise, or Premium Edition from the list. The Orchestrator prohibits downgrading a license type to a previous Edition.
  7. Select Report to generate a report of the licenses and the associated VeloCloud Edges in a CSV format.
When creating an Edge, choose and assign an Edge License from the drop-down menu.

To assign a license to an existing Edge:

  • In the SD-WAN service of the Enterprise portal, select Configure > Edges .
  • To assign license to each Edge, select the Edge link, and then select the License in the Properties section of the Edge Overview page. Alternatively, select the Edge, and then select Assign Edge License to assign the license.
  • To assign a license to multiple Edges, select the appropriate Edges, select Assign Edge License , and then select the License.
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