Bind engine licenses to Layer 2 Firewall elements

After you have configured the Layer 2 Firewall elements, you must manually bind Management Server POL-bound licenses to specific Layer 2 Firewall elements.

Licenses are created based on the Management Server’s proof-of-license (POL) code or based on the appliance's proof-of-serial (POS) code. POS-bound appliance licenses are automatically bound to the correct Layer 2 Firewall element when the engine is fully installed. Each engine is licensed separately even when the engines are clustered.

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Steps

  1. Select Configuration, then browse to Administration.
  2. Browse to Licenses > Engine.
    All installed licenses appear in the right pane.
  3. Right-click a Management Server POL-bound license and select Bind.
  4. Select the Layer 2 Firewall element and click Select.
    The license is now bound to the selected Layer 2 Firewall element.
    CAUTION:
    When you install or refresh the policy on the engine, the license is permanently bound to that engine. Permanently bound licenses can't be rebound to another engine without relicensing or deleting the engine element the license is bound to. Until you do that, the unbound license is shown as Retained.

Next steps

Transfer the configuration to the Layer 2 Firewall engines.