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License considerations

Relevant software licenses are provided with the ThinkAgile SXN products; they must be accepted by the customer.

Note
Some license agreements might be accepted on the customer’s behalf by Lenovo Manufacturing during the installation and provisioning processes. When required, license agreements will be shipped hardcopy or softcopy with the product.
The following licenses are provided:
ApplicationEULALicense typeLicense installation
VMware vSphere 6 Standard for 2 processor ServerManufacturing60-day evaluationCustomer must obtain a valid license within the 60-day trial period.
VMware vCenter Server 6 Standard for vSphere 6Manufacturing60-day evaluationCustomer must obtain a valid license within the 60-day trial period.
Lenovo XClarity Pro (for XClarity Administrator)Customer3 yearsSoftware is loaded in manufacturing. Customer must log in to Lenovo XClarity Administrator and accept the license.
Nutanix Acropolis Pro or Ultimate editionCustomerSee the Nutanix license management information.
Additional licenses might be available for purchase during the ThinkAgile SXN ordering process.

Nutanix license management

A Nutanix Acropolis license file must be downloaded from the Nutanix customer Web site and install it into the cluster; this applies to both the Pro and Ultimate editions. When additional nodes are added, the license file must be regenerated and reinstalled into the cluster. The Nutanix customer Web site contains information about the license types and expiration.

For information about managing your Nutanix cluster licenses, refer to the “License Management” section in the Nutanix Prism Web Console Guide. To obtain Nutanix documentation, go to the Nutanix documentation site. Filter by the software type and version to see the applicable documents.