SIOS License Details Test

To track and control every server involved in mirroring, the SIOS DataKeeper requires a unique license for each server. If valid licenses are not available, then the servers will go unmanaged by the SIOS DataKeeper, thus increasing the risk of losing the synchronization among the servers. Likewise, if the license is not renewed in time, administrators will not be able to maintain the data integrity if any server goes down. To avoid this, administrators can use the SIOS License Details Test.

This test auto-discovers the licenses installed with the SIOS DataKeeper, and for each license determines when the license is likely to expire.

Target of the test : A SIOS DataKeeper

Agent deploying the test : An internal agent

Outputs of the test : One set of results for each license on the SIOS DataKeeper being monitored.

Configurable parameters for the test

Parameter	Description
Test period	How often should the test be executed
Host	The host for which the test is to be configured.
Port	The port number at which the specified host listens to.
DataKeeper License Path	Provide the full path to the location where the license files of the SIOS DataKeeper have been installed. By default, this parameter is set to 'None' indicating that the eG agent will monitor the license files in the install directory of the SIOS DataKeeper by default. In case, the license files are installed in a different location, you should explicitly specify the exact location of the license files here. For example, D:\programs\SIOSData\dklin
Show Expired License	By default, this flag is set to No indicating that this test will not monitor the licenses of the SIOS Datakeeper that have expired. Set this flag to Yes, if you want to monitor the licenses that have expired.

Measurements made by the test

Measurement	Description	Measurement Unit	Interpretation
Days to expire	Indicates the number of days by which this license will expire.	Number	A very low value for this measure indicates that the license is nearing expiry. You may have to request for a license extension if you want the server to continue . If the Show Expired License parameter is set to Yes, this test will display Expired against this measure to denote the expired licenses (if any). If the license comes with life time validity, then this test will display Permanent against this measure. The values that this measure can report and their corresponding numeric values have been discussed below: Measure Value Numeric Value Expired -6 Permanent 99999 Note: By default, this measure reports the Measure Values listed in the table above. The graph of this measure however, represents the same using the numeric equivalents only.