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Keycode Manager Welcome Kit -MEN Network Management Licenses

Elisabeth Roy

January 31st, 2011

V1.0


MEN Network Management License Key Overview

On January 31st, 2011, Ciena migrated KRS from Nortel Business Services to the Ciena designed and owned Keycode Manager. These applications are used to generate licenses on the MEN Network Management solution.

MEN Network Management is comprised of the following products:Optical Manager Element Adaptor (OMEA)Optical Service Provisioner (OSP)Network and Service Viewer (NSV)Wavelength Service Provisioner (WSP)Pre-Planned Wavelength Restoration (PPWR)TeleManagement Forum (TMF)

The following slides provide a general overview of how to obtain software and licenses for the above products.

Keycode Manager provides a secure environment for managing license keys.


Software and License KeysSoftware:

All MEN Network Management software can be ordered via hard media (CD, DVD)

Alternately, active releases of MEN Network Management software can be downloaded from the Ciena Portal https://portal.ciena.com

Please consult the engineering rules in the OSR Fundamentals Guide to identify software ordering guidelines

License Keys:

All MEN Network Management licenses need to be ordered.

Each software package is Encrypted so that the software is protected when downloaded from the Ciena Portal or when shipped on media.

Decryption is done within the installation or upgrade procedure with the validation of the license (entitlement) file

License keys need to be updated per release and are unique to each server. A unique System ID represents each server and can be obtained by running the System ID Utility on each server.


MEN Network Management License Key Generation Process Overview

Customer has registered for Ciena Portal Software and Keycode download

Ciena Portal Registration Complete

Customer is able to download System ID Utility file

Customer is able to download software files (Or has ordered and received physical CD/DVD)

Customer has run System Utility ID file on

required server to obtain unique System ID

Contact Ciena’s Keycode Manager Specialists for

assistance

DOWNLOAD SYSTEM ID LICENSE KEY

To download the System ID Utility file or Software

To obtain the unique System ID for each server

To generate a new or update an existing license key

Customer provides request details

Ciena’s Keycode Manager Specialist contacts

customer to complete License Key Generation

Request

Please refer to the following slides for additional information on each topic or click Hyperlinks (or right click -> Open Hyperlink)


Download

Ciena Portal Registration:

All users will have to register to gain access to the System ID Tool and/or OSR Software from the Ciena web portal. Please register via the Ciena support portal, https://portal.ciena.com, or your Partner Portal as appropriate. Click on the ‘Register’ button and follow the instructions to complete the process.

To Download Software Loads:

https://portal.ciena.com Click on the Software tab. Under Browse Available Downloads For, select the appropriate product from the drop down list: OMEA, NSV, OSP, WSP, PPWR or TMF

To Download the System ID Utility:

https://portal.ciena.com Click on the Software tab and select Software Keycode Management from the menu then select System ID Tool and related Readme file


System ID

Keycode License Server Utility (SystemIDTool_Solaris10) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Keycode License Server enforces entitlements to software. You

must install and run this utility on each server where the network management software will be installed. The output of the system ID utility is called a system ID file. Uploading the system ID file to the Keycode Manager registers your system and provides a unique system reference.The format of the system ID file is XML

For more information, please refer to the System ID Tool – Readme file available at the following link:

https://portal.ciena.com Click on the Software tab and select Software Keycode Management from the menu then select System ID Tool and related Readme file


License file

A license file contains one or more keycodes. The keycodes represent the entitlement to use the purchased features.

The format of the license file is XML

Specifying a license file at the start of an installation decrypts the software, and renders it usable.

License keys are unique to each server.

Generally license keys are release specific, the deployment of a new release will require the purchase of an upgrade license.


Sample license file<?xml version="1.0" standalone="yes"?><keycode>

<uid>2e6f65377afbcbce17a440febfdccdaf9edabf10</uid><keytype>3</keytype><sequence>2112</sequence><datestamp>2008-08-11 13:00:00</datestamp><regioncode>1</regioncode><eid>0x22cfbc5540967d8ac5a0f7ecd5e4e61d16e0cf5eac60fffdd725d7d942fb3bdc1e050ce28aaf4a7f7716bd6a4c12fc54da3744673b

0286887d41ad0cbeeca8122670272a97fbc7c340b47f223f3166a9173266efc06e0d767b30bd933b36255b4d55f8fb91421ec2a1a250635f96001757efb73545bec69db9e4ad1f24315ecd0c4cb1f6485851da3d4f2172213bc9ea4f65222ea2c8c6f42a81dcc84a080089e66f423a5d763e3a32a5da049f594c102d9572ac9709cc967139fc3275a3ccf4ac51f6febfe4b0e2a680940bf3b4270b8b7c6efcfc7a06d64a2209ac7f514fa41e085deecf0543a3540387716e7da6a55ca4da7facab82977616903d53f76896</eid>

<feature> <code>OMEA_INST_7.0</code> <data>1</data> <name>Optical Manager Element Adapter Rel 7.0 server software license</name> <expiry></expiry>

</feature> <feature>

<code>NSV_INST_4.0</code> <data>1</data> <name>Network Service Viewer Rel 4.0 server software license</name> <expiry></expiry>

</feature> <feature>

<code>OSP_INST_7.0</code> <data>1</data> <name>Optical Service Provisioner Rel 7.0 server software license</name> <expiry></expiry>

</feature><signature>kBgWx6c+ehdGEqADytkeYNrHMLpZvwiAQRLL4rNhrygXF2UOtnQC1W/

KvM2Z0Ud8u0MRjsSzglSl2h954vaqt7J+q9UBgJ5RsH9O8SYtsTkzNGes4XVjpo5k1f/wG5R64ILJEZ5wlON3UpyanJua6vLscko4raaJfTTGd+XgVyk5Ofz7vOg6MssGr6BzaTQgEwdgJI29oUJv7is3znpZGtqYIoiuvLaw9LO+4HIBX+/slmRX+DflWRFb9KPWMbJj7FC/UeaIsdblnwel4BT6ExHCx8/P7I/0QuCsJM7WHrjNSY2JU1ClO8P4jR0jIJDe7xD+bl3z1tOwBtk3NDBKaA==</signature>

</keycode>


License Generation

Until the new Ciena Keycode solution is online, customers can send their request to [email protected] or alternatively follow the instructions at the link below for assistance with any of the following:

https://portal.ciena.com Click on the Software tab and select Software Keycode Management

To help register System IDs for a new server

To generate license keys for any new features ordered under a purchase order.

To retrieve a previously generated license key

To transfer licenses from failed server to a new server


Register System IDs for a new server

When requesting the registration of a new server, the following details are required:

System Name (choose a name that will uniquely identify the new target server in your network)

City

State/Province

Country

SystemID file (output of the SystemID tool executed on the new target server)


Generate license keys

When requesting a keycode (a license), the following details are required:

Purchase order number(s) for their order

Part number(s), description and quantity to be used in the keycode

System Name (name that was used to uniquely identify the server during registration)

The most current keycode associated to this server unless this is the first license to be created on this server


Retrieve a previously generated license key

When requesting to retrieve a previously generated license key, the following detail is required:

System Name or SystemID file


Transfer licenses from failed server to a new server When requesting the transfer of a keycode (a license) from a failed

server to a new server, the following details are required:

System Name of the failed server (name that was used to uniquely identify the server during registration) or the SystemID file of the failed server.

The most current keycode of that failed server

All details listed above required for the registration of a new server.


Support Request

For any technical issue related to Optical Solution Release (OSR) – (OMEA, OSP, NSV, TMF, WSP, and PPWR) software or license keys

Beginning January 15th, please use 1-800-CIENA24 (1-800-243-6224 and regional versions) to contact our customer care specialists for all technical and other issues.

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