Get the License

• You can get a 60-day free evaluation license by applying via this link: NVIDIA License Portal
  

• Licenses can be purchased via the NVIDIA Sales Team.

• Licenses are calculated based on the number of HCA Adapters managed by the UFM.
  

Download the License File

1. Once you receive the license, access it via the NVIDIA License Portal:
   

   • Navigate to Entitlements > Networking.

   • Click on the three-dot menu next to your license.

   • Select View License, then Download License File.
     

2. A .lic file will be downloaded to your computer.
   

3. If you are trying to download a purchased UFM Entitlement, you will be asked to provide UFM MAC Address to generate the .lic license file. You can copy it from the System>Interfaces of  Appliance Management Portal of the UFM.
   

4. Click Generate License File

Host the License File for UFM Access

UFM can fetch licenses from HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, or SFTP URLs. In this guide, we use XAMPP to host the license file:

1. Install XAMPP and start the Apache service.
   

2. Move the downloaded .lic file to the htdocs folder under Apache.

3. Open your computer’s IP address in a web browser and locate the .lic file.

4. Copy the URL of the license file.
   

Install the License on UFM

1. SSH into the UFM management interface.
   
2. Enter enable mode:
   

3. enable
   

4. Install the license using the copied URL:

   ufm license install <your_copied_url>

5. You will see the license installation progress.
   

Verify License Installation

After the installation is complete, check the license status:

Restart UFM

1. ufm safe-stop ufm start

If the above command doesn’t work, try:

1. ufm no start

2. ufm start


Access UFM