You can use VMware Aria Operations for Logs only with a valid license key.

You obtain an evaluation license when you download VMware Aria Operations for Logs from the VMware website. This license is valid for 60 days. When the evaluation license expires, you must assign a permanent license to continue using VMware Aria Operations for Logs.

The VMware Aria Operations for Logs Operating System Instance (OSI) license model defines an OSI as a single installation of an operating system on a non-virtualized physical server or virtual machine. For VMware Aria Operations for Logs, an OSI can also be a single system identified by an IP address such as virtualized physical servers, storage arrays, or network devices that can generate log messages.

When a host, server or other source stops sending logs to VMware Aria Operations for Logs, the OSI count on the License page is unchanged during the retention period. The retention period is based on license use calculated as the average of the OSI count over the last three months.

You use the Management section of the VMware Aria Operations for Logs web user interface to check the VMware Aria Operations for Logs licensing status and manage your licenses.

As part of solution interoperability, VMware NSX users on Standard, Advanced, or Enterprise editions can license VMware Aria Operations for Logs with their NSX license key. For more information, consult VMware NSX documentation.

Prerequisites

  • Obtain a valid license key from My VMware™.
  • Verify that you are logged in to the VMware Aria Operations for Logs web user interface as a Super Admin user, or a user associated with a role that has the relevant permissions. See Create and Modify Roles for more information. The URL format of the web user interface is https://operations-for-logs-host, where operations-for-logs-host is the IP address or host name of the VMware Aria Operations for Logs virtual appliance.

Procedure

  1. Expand the main menu and navigate to Management > License.
  2. In the License Key text box, enter your license key and click Set Key. If you have a VMware NSX license key, enter it here.
  3. Verify that the license status is Active, and the license type and expiry day are correct.