Whenever you upgrade to a new version of PeerGFS, you need to install a new license. If you downgrade PeerGFS to a lower major release, you may need to install the older license.
An expired license will stop current jobs, and a new license will need to be applied to start the jobs again.
See Step-by-step guide for instructions on obtaining and installing a new license.
Step-by-step guide
To obtain a new license:
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Request the license using the Peer Global File Service Upgrade Form.
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Download the license file and store it in a readily accessible place.
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If you are using the Peer Management Center rich client, place the license file on the desktop of the Windows Server hosting the PMC.
To install a new license file:
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Open Peer Management Center client. This can be the rich client on a Windows Server or the web client.
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If you are installing a license for a version of PeerGFS prior to v6.0, select Preferences from the Window menu.
If you are installing a license for a version of PeerGFS v6.0 or above, select Open Preferences from the Tools menu. -
Select Licensing.
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Click Add/Update.
If you are using the Peer Management Center rich client on Windows, you see will a dialog similar to:
If you are using the web client, you will see a dialog similar to:
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Browse to the location of the new license file.
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Click Open.
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Click Yes to overwrite the existing license.
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Click Apply or Apply and Close to update the new license file.
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If syncing has stopped, you will need to restart all the jobs.
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