How to Purchase Additional Licenses for Managed Objects
During a discovery operation, if the number of discovered computers exceeds the number of managed computers for which you have client licenses, Essentials 2007 deploys the agent to these computers, but they are not managed by Essentials. The excess computers appear in the Pending Management view of the Administration pane in a management state of "License Pending."
Essentials 2007 is technically limited to management of a maximum of 30 Windows-based server operating systems and 500 Windows-based client operating systems. Essentials 2007 comes with the management licenses to manage 10 server operating systems and 50 client operating systems.
When a licensing limit is reached, you can use the following procedure to purchase add-on packs to extend the number of licenses. Add-on packs can extend Essentials 2007 up to a maximum of 500 clients and 30 servers. When the maximums are reached, no additional add-on packs can be purchased. The add-on packs come in a number of sizes:
Add on 5 client licenses
Add on 20 client licenses
Add on 1 server license
Add on 5 server licenses
To add additional client licenses
Close System Center Essentials.
Click Start, click All Programs, click Accessories, right-click Command Prompt, and then click Run As Administrator.
In the command window, navigate to the folder in which Essentials 2007 is installed (the default folder is %PROGRAMFILES%\System Center Essentials 2007). Run the following command:
msiexec /i licensingwizard.msiFollow the instructions to purchase additional client licenses.
After completing the wizard, start Essentials 2007. You can now manage the computers that were previously in the License Pending state by approving them in the Pending Management view in the Administration pane.
See Also
Tasks
How to Discover and Prepare Objects for Management