You can install a license before, on or after its start date.
When you install a license, the license key is decrypted and then validated. Initially, the license state is set to pending. If the expiration date has passed, the state changes to expired. If the expiration date is in the future and the start date has passed, the license is activated and its state changes to active. If the start date is in the future, the license state remains pending until the start date and is then activated on the start date.
Note
Expired licenses remain in the system and cannot be removed.
Installing a License from the VAST Web UI
From the left navigation menu, select Support and then License.
On the License page, click Create.
Copy the license key to the clipboard and paste it into the License Key field.
Click Add.
The license is added.
Installing a License from the VAST CLI
Run the license add command.
For example:
vcli: admin> license add --license_key gAAAAABgRHciUs9Mu-y0rTS7grA0Kt-pm852jwMdDlyAqZFxUNDEWHsdmbVA83vbPbS0nyz9bchFWJECWZYyOejzX4dVoXxuvlMj3bl5NbN6qD6CVjtFKA6ITFKocEic-1cY_3dw1063