Describe processes and procedures for license management, including AOS and Prism licenses
The Portal Connection feature simplifies license management by integrating the licensing workflow into a single interface in the Prism web console. Once you enable this feature, you can perform most licensing tasks from Prism without needing to explicitly log on to the Nutanix Support Portal. It is disabled by default.
Nutanix Xtreme Computing Platform Licenses
Starter License
Each Nutanix node and block is delivered with a default Starter license, which does not expire. You are not required to register this license on the Nutanix Customer Portal account assigned to you when you purchased your nodes. These licenses are automatically applied whenever you create a cluster, including after you have destroyed a cluster. You do not need to reclaim Starter licenses in this case.
Pro and Ultimate Licenses
The Pro and Ultimate license types require you to download a license file from the Customer Support Portal and install it on your cluster. When you upgrade to a Pro or Ultimate license or add nodes or clusters to your environment with these licensed features, you must generate the license file, download it, and install it. Define features.
Prism Central/Prism Pro
AOS 4.6 introduced the Pro license for Prism Central. The Prism Pro license adds additional capabilities to Prism Central, including most of the features available through the Prism web console of an individual cluster (also known as Prism Element).
Add-Ons
Individual features known as add-ons can be added to your existing license feature set. When Nutanix makes add-ons available, you can add them to your existing Pro or Ultimate license. For example, Acropolis File Services is an add-on.
Viewing License Status
The most current information about your licenses is available from the Prism web console. It is also available at the Nutanix Support Portal from the My Products link. You can view information about license types, expiration dates, and any free license inventory (that is, unassigned available licenses). See Displaying License Features and Details.