The license status of a Site appliance can be easily displayed in the SecureEdge Manager.
License States
The possible license states are as follows:
License | Type | Note |
|---|---|---|
Unlicensed | - | The license is expired or not present on the Site device. Services are not enabled. |
Licensed | PAYG | The Site device is licensed with a pay-as-you-go license. Services are all enabled. |
Licensed | BYOL | The Site deviceis licensed with a bring-your-own license, and will expire on the displayed expiration date. Services are all enabled. |
Licensed | Demo | The Site device is licensed with a demo license, and will expire on the displayed expiration date. Services are all enabled. |
Grace Mode | - | The Site device is unlicensed, but temporarily still usable for 14 days. Services are all still enabled during that period. |
What happens when a license expires?
When a subscription exceeds the expiration date, it enters Grace mode. SecureEdge Site device licenses have a grace period of 14 days. No later than 14 days prior to the expiration date, the Barracuda SecureEdge Manager displays a warning message.
Display the License State
Go to https://se.barracudanetworks.com and log in with your existing Barracuda Cloud Control account.
In the left menu, click the Tenants/Workspaces icon.
From the drop-down menu, select the workspace containing your Site.
Go to Infrastructure > Sites. The Sites page opens.
Select the Site you want to edit. You can either search for the name or serial, or use filters to tailor the list of displayed sites. You can also simply scroll through the list.
Click the arrow icon next to the Site.
The selected Site opens, and the license state is displayed.
Create Notifications for Site Appliance Licenses
You can create a notification for the following license state events:
A Site license has entered grace mode.
A Site license has expired.
A Site license will expire soon.
A Site is licensed.
To create a notification, follow the guide below:
Follow this guide to create a notification: How to Create a Notification. And specify values for the following:
Status – Select All.
Events – Select the events you are interested in and click >.
For example, in this case, various system actions such as Site Licensed, Site License Expired, Site License Entered Grace Mode, Site License Expiring Soon, Subscription Enterred Grace mode, Subscription Expired, and Product License Activated are selected.
Administrators – Enter the administrators that will receive the notification.
Click Save.