Licensing

Important:

The process for returning and modifying Citrix licenses changed as of November 4, 2020. For more information, see the following articles:

• How to Return a License using My Account
• How to Reallocate a License File

XenMobile uses Citrix Licensing to manage licenses. XenMobile Server and Citrix Gateway require licenses.

For more information about Citrix Gateway licensing, see the Citrix Gateway documentation. For more information about Citrix Licensing, seeThe Citrix Licensing System.

When you purchase XenMobile Server, you receive an order confirmation email message containing instructions for activating your licenses. New customers must register for a license program before placing an order. For more information about XenMobile licensing models and programs, seeXenMobile licensing.

Requirements

• Update your Citrix License Server to 11.16.x or later before updating to the latest version of XenMobile Server. Older license server versions do not support the latest version of XenMobile.
• You must install Citrix Licensing before downloading your XenMobile licenses. The name of the server on which you installed Citrix Licensing is required to generate the license file. When you install XenMobile, Citrix Licensing is installed on the server by default. Alternatively, you can use an existing Citrix Licensing deployment to manage your XenMobile licenses. For more information about installing, deploying, and managing Citrix Licensing, seeLicensing Your Product.
• If you intend to cluster nodes, or instances, of XenMobile, you must use Citrix Licensing on a remote server.
• Citrix建议that you retain local copies of all license files you receive. When you save a backup copy of the configuration file, all license files are included in the backup. If, however, you reinstall XenMobile without first backing up the configuration file, you need the original license files.

XenMobile licensing considerations

In the absence of a license, XenMobile operates fully featured in trial mode for a grace period of 30 days. This trial mode can be used only one time, with the 30-day period beginning when you install XenMobile. Access to the XenMobile web console is never blocked, whether or not a valid XenMobile license is available. In the XenMobile console, you can see how many days are left in your trial period.

Although XenMobile allows you to upload multiple licenses, only one license can be activated at a time.

When a XenMobile license expires, you can no longer perform any device management functions. For example, new users or devices cannot be enrolled, and apps and configurations deployed to enrolled devices cannot be updated. For more information about XenMobile licensing models and programs, seeXenMobile licensing.

To find the Licensing page on the XenMobile console

When theLicensingpage first appears after you install XenMobile, the license is set for the default 30-day trial mode and is not yet configured. You can add and configure licenses on this page.

1. On the XenMobile console, click the gear icon in the upper right-hand corner. TheSettingspage appears.

2. ClickLicensing. TheLicensingpage appears.

To add a local license

When adding new licenses, they appear in the table. The first license added is automatically activated. If you add multiple licenses of the same category, such as Enterprise and type, these licenses appear in a single row of the table. In these cases, theTotal number of licensesandNumber usedreflect the combined amount for the common licenses. TheExpires ondate shows the latest expiration date among the common licenses.

You manage all local licenses through the XenMobile console.

1. Get a license file from the Simple License Service, through the License Administration Console, or directly from your account on Citrix.com. For details, see the Citrix Licensing documentation.

2. On the XenMobile console, click the gear icon in the upper right corner. TheSettingspage appears.

3. ClickLicensing. TheLicensingpage appears.

4. SetConfigure licensetoOn. TheLicense typelist, theAddbutton, and theLicensingtable appear. TheLicensingtable contains licenses you have used with XenMobile. If you have not added a Citrix license yet, the table is empty.

   

5. Ensure thatLicense typeis set toLocal licenseand then clickAdd. TheAdd New Licensedialog box appears.

   

6. In theAdd New Licensedialog box, clickChoose Fileand then browse to your license file location.

7. ClickUpload. The license is uploaded locally and appears in the table.

   

8. When the license appears in the table on theLicensingpage, activate it. If the license is first in the table, the license is activated automatically.

To add a remote license

If you are using the remote Citrix Licensing server, you use the Citrix Licensing server to managealllicensing activity. For details, seeLicensing Your Product.

1. Import the License server certificate into XenMobile Server (Settings > Certificates).

2. By default, host name verification is enabled on outgoing connections except for the Microsoft PKI server. If host name verification breaks your deployment, change the server propertydisable.hostname.verificationtotrue. The default value of this property isfalse.

   当主机名验证失败,服务器日志includes errors such as: “Unable to connect to the volume purchase Server: Host name ‘192.0.2.0’ does not match the certificate subject provided by the peer”

3. On theLicensingpage, setConfigure licensetoOn. TheLicense typelist, theAddbutton, and theLicensingtable appear. TheLicensingtable contains licenses you have used with XenMobile. If you have not added a Citrix license yet, the table is empty.

4. SetLicense typetoRemote license. TheLicense serverandPortfields and theTest Connectionbutton replace theAddbutton.

   

5. Configure these settings:

   • License server:Type the IP address or fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of your remote licensing server.
   • Port:Accept the default port or type the port number used to communicate with the licensing server.

6. ClickTest Connection. If the connection is successful, XenMobile connects with the Licensing server and the Licensing table is filled with available licenses. If there is only one license, it is activated automatically.

   When you clickTest Connection, XenMobile confirms the following:

   • XenMobile can communicate with the license server.
   • Licenses on the license server are valid.
   • The license server is compatible with XenMobile.

   If the connection is unsuccessful, review the displayed error message, make the necessary corrections, and then clickTest Connection.

   

To activate a different license

If you have multiple licenses, you can choose the licenses you want to activate.

1. On theLicensingpage, in theLicensing table, select the licenses that you want to activate. Click any row in the list, theActivatedialog box appears.

   

2. ClickActivate.

3. When you see a check mark in theActiverow against the licenses, clickSave.

   Important:

   • The perUserlicense and perDevicelicense are mutually exclusive, and can’t be activated simultaneously.
   • Only ADV Edition and ENT Edition licenses can be mixed. MDM Edition licenses can’t mix with ADV Edition or ENT Edition licenses.
   • Ensure that the license files in the same edition have the same status. For example, if one ADV edition file is activated, then the rest of the ADV files are automatically activated.
   • For versions before XenMobile Server 10.15 Rolling Patch 3, you can have only one license active at a time. When you activate the selected licenses, the currently active license is deactivated.

To automate an expiration notification

After you have activated remote or local licenses, you can configure XenMobile to notify you or a designate when the license expiration date approaches.

1. On theLicensingpage, setExpiration notificationtoOn. New notification-related fields appear.

   

2. Configure these settings:

   • Notify every:Type:
   • The frequency with which the notifications are sent, such as every7days.
   • When to begin sending the notification, such as 60 days before the license expires.
   • Recipient:Type your email address or the email address of the person responsible for the license.
   • Content:Type an expiration notification message that the recipient sees in the notification.

3. ClickSave. Based on your settings, XenMobile begins sending email messages containing the text you typed inContentto the recipient you typed inRecipient. The notifications are sent with the frequency you set.