The access and use of Content Services is managed by your license. The license is a file that you upload, which sets limits on the maximum number of users and a maximum number of content objects that you can use. Your limitations are set when you purchase the license. To increase the limitations, contact Alfresco to obtain a new license.
You will receive an email confirming the purchase of your license, and a license file is attached to the email. The license file has a filename of <license-name>.lic. You use this license file to upload the license restrictions into your system.
Before you upload a new license, ensure that Content Services is running and that you can access the Repository Admin Console. When you first run Content Services, it defaults to using a trial license. You must upload your purchased license to run the server before the trial period has expired.
When you’ve uploaded your license, the .lic file is automatically renamed to <license-name>.lic.installed.
When your license is about to expire, you must purchase a new license and upload it to your system. When you purchase further licenses, repeat the same steps using the new license file.
The following should be considered with regard to licensing:
- A license is unique to a specific version. When you upgrade to a new version of Content Services, you need to install a new license.
- In a cluster environment, you can apply the license to a single node and restart all the other nodes to ensure they pick up the changes. If you do not want to restart your nodes you can upload the license to the nodes individually via the Repo Admin Console. The license is shared by all nodes of the cluster.