Configuring Licenses on the Ivanti Connect Secure Appliance

Evaluation licenses are provided, to add more licenses, the Ivanti Connect Secure administrator needs to leverage the Ivanti License server.

Ivanti License Server in Corporate Network

Ivanti License Server in Cloud Network

Ivanti Connect Secure virtual machines (VM) are enabled to provision licenses through the Ivanti Cloud Licensing Service. For this, administrator needs to obtain an Authentication code from Ivanti Support and apply it in Download Licenses page of ICS admin console. The ICS also periodically sends heartbeat messages to CLS for auditing purposes.

The Authentication code can also be specified in the CloudFormation template. When ICS comes up, it automatically fetches the Authentication code.

•Adding Authentication Code in ICS Admin Console

•Including Authentication Code in CloudFormation Template

Adding Authentication Code in ICS Admin Console

To add Authentication code:

1.Go to System > Configuration > Licensing > Download Licenses.

2.Under On demand license downloads, enter the Authentication code in the text box.

3.Click on Download and Install.

Including Authentication Code in CloudFormation Template

To include Authentication code in the CloudFormation template:

•In the CloudFormation template, go to the ICSConfig section.

•For the element <auth-code-license>, enter the Authentication code as the content.

•Save the template.

For details about the license configuration, refer to License Configuration Guide.