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Activating a License

 
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To use the product, you should activate your license. Note that after
the activation, the license usage will be restricted to the hardware of
the server on which the product is installed.

Note: For Plesk, see Binding a License to an IP Address.

The order in which you should perform operations of license
retrieval
and activation depends on the type of
activation supported by your product.

If the product supports activation with an activation code:

  1. Retrieve the activation code from Partner Central.

    1. Go to the Manage Licenses tab and click the license number.
    2. In the menu, click Retrieve License > Show Activation
      Code
      .
  2. In your product, enter the activation code and activate the license.

    The license will be automatically bound to the product GUID.

If the product cannot connect to the Plesk licensing servers or does not
support activation with an activation code:

  1. Activate the license in Partner Central.

    1. Go to the Manage Licenses tab and click the license number.

    2. In the menu, click More > Activate.

    3. Specify the product GUID. The license will be bound to the product
      GUID.

      Note: If a conflict with an existing license occurs during license
      activation, you will need to choose an action. For details, see
      GUID Conflict Resolution further on this page.

  2. Retrieve the XML file with license information from Partner Central.

    On the license information screen select Retrieve License >
    Download License.

  3. To activate the license, install the license file to your product.

License Reactivation

If you change the hardware of the server where the product is installed,
you should reactivate the license.

To reactivate a license, go to the Manage Licenses tab and click the
license number, then select More > Reactivate.

GUID Conflict Resolution

If the system already contains a license that is activated with the same
GUID as the new license that you…

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