Technical Tip: Reusing or Reapplying a License File for FortiAnalyzer/FortiManager VM

[jasonhong]

Description

This article describes how to reuse or reapply an existing FortiManager/FortiAnalyzer VM license.

For this demonstration, a free trial license for FortiManager/FortiAnalyzer VM running firmware version 7.0.0 will be installed in the new VM. Subsequently, a fully valid FortiManager/FortiAnalyzer license will be used to overwrite the free trial license.

Scope

FortiAnalyzer.

Solution

1. Activate a trial license for FortiManager/FortiAnalyzer VM as per the below guide:

Activating a free trial of FortiManager VM

Activating a free trial of FortiAnalyzer VM

2. Once the trial license has been activated, the serial number and license information will be shown under System Settings. The VM License option displays Trial License.

   

3. To have a fully valid FortiManager/FortiAnalyzer license, download the license file from the FortiCare support portal (support.fortinet.com) and upload it into the FortiManager/FortiAnalyzer VM.

   Products -> Product List and select the Product serial number -> License File Download.

   

4. Verify the IP Address that is bound to the license. If it is different than what is currently configured in the VM, manually change the IP Address on the license.

   

Upon changing the IP Address, re-download and upload the license file into the VM on the FortiManager/FortiAnalyzer GUI.

Note that upon uploading the fully valid license to the FortiManager/FortiAnalyzer VM, the trial license serial number will be overwritten with the serial number associated with the fully valid license.

To avoid license duplication on two separate FortiManager/FortiAnalyzer VMs, it is possible to disable the DNS settings on the old VM before reusing the same license file in the new VM.

Subsequently, it is necessary to decommission or power off the old VM.

FAZ # config system dns

FAZ unset primary

FAZ unset secondary

FAZ end

Note:

Reapplying the License File is also required in the below cases:

• When the license for FortiAnalyzer/FortiManager is upgraded on the support portal.
• Change of IP address of FortiAnalyzer/FortiManager (requires changing the IP address in the support portal as well). 

Technical Tip: How to change the IP Address of the FortiManager/FortiAnalyzer VM License file