Managing activated components

About managing activated components

When an entitlement is activated, it is the activation components that are activated. Each machine or registration certificate therefore has a set of activated components and quantities that are associated with specific activations and product lines.

You can view these values, and, depending on your security privileges, make changes to the installed components.

Note that even though the components are changed, the keys are not regenerated until the next activation process. To regenerate the keys for the machine or registration certificate based on the updated components, select the Regenerate keys option from the Options list on the View Certificate page toolbar.

Viewing the list of components on a machine

The Components tab of the View Certificate page contains a list of the activation components associated with the machine or registration certificate.

The components are grouped by:

• Product line (if used for key generation)
• Locking technology
• Activation type (activation, upgrade, rehost, return, regenerate keys)

For each component, the list includes component name, description, and quantity.

Adding a component

To add a component to a grouping:

1. Click the Add Component link for that grouping.

• On the Add Component form, in the Activated qty field, enter the quantity for the new component.
• From the Unit of measure dropdown, select the unit of measurement for the component.

• In the Component ID field, enter the pub ID of the new component. Use the find icon to search for and select the component. When you select a component, the component name displays automatically.

• From the Reference entitlement dropdown, select the entitlement to link the component to. The dropdown contains the list of entitlements associated with the machine or registration certificate.
• For machine certificates, from the Locking type/ID dropdown, select the locking ID associated with this component. The dropdown contains the locking IDs associated with the machine.
• In the Expiration date field, provide the expiration date, if any, for the component. Click the date icon to display a calendar tool for selecting the date.
• You can also provide notes concerning the update. This helps manage the history of the activated items on the machine.

• Click Save.

Editing a component

To edit the component quantity or replace a component:

1. Click the Edit link for the component you want to change.

• On the Edit Component form, in the Activated qty field, enter the new quantity for the component.
• From the Unit of measure dropdown, select the unit of measurement for the component.

• In the Component ID field, if you want to change the assigned component, enter the pub ID of the component. Use the find icon to search for and select the component. When you select a component, the component name displays automatically.

• For machine certificates, from the Locking type/ID dropdown, select the locking ID to associate with this component. The dropdown contains the list of locking IDs associated with the machine.
• In the Expiration date field, provide the expiration date, if any, for the component. Click the date icon to display a calendar tool for selecting the date.
• You can also provide notes concerning the update. This helps manage the history of the activated items on the machine.

• Click Save.

Removing a component

To remove an activation component:

1. Click the Remove link for that component.

• On the Remove Component form, confirm that you have selected the correct component.
• You can also provide notes concerning the update. This helps manage the history of the activated items.
• Click Save.