About selecting the activation machine
Adding a new registered company
Viewing a summary of a machine
Editing information about a machine
If the registered company has no machines
For machine activation, after selecting the entitlements to activate, the next step is to select the activation machine.
For assigned entitlements (entitlements with an end customer), you can only select the machines associated with the end customer.
For unassigned entitlements, you must search for and select a machine that is associated with a specific end customer. That end customer is then assigned as the registered company for the activation.
You may also be able to add a new machine.
If you belong to an end customer, or if the selected entitlements are assigned to an end customer, then the Search Machines form lists the machines associated with that end customer.
Otherwise, the Company name field is displayed and you must provide at least a company name in the search criteria.
You can also search for machines using:
To display additional search criteria, click Advanced Search.
After providing the search criteria, click Search Machines to display the list of machines. If the company name criteria you provided matches more than one company, then the field becomes a combo box containing the list of matching companies. Select the correct company, then click Search Machines again to display the list of machines.
If you are activating unassigned entitlements, and need to create a new company:
The Add Machine form displays. See Adding a new machine below.
To add a new machine to use for the activation:
The New machine name field may be filled in with a default generated name. You can replace the default name with a name of your choosing.
If no default name is provided, type the name in the field. To have the system generate a machine name for you, click Suggest Machine Name. The generated name uses the following format:
RandomNumber@ConcatenatedRegisteredCompanyName
So if the registered company is Super Server Systems, the generated machine name might be:
2314@SuperServerSystems
The Register page of the Activate Entitlements process displays. See Providing registration information.
If you do not need to provide any registration information, the Activate page displays. See Providing activation details.
To view a summary of a machine from the machine search results, click the View summary link for that machine.
The Machine Summary form displays.
At the top of the form are:
Below that is a list of the current items installed on the machine, grouped by product line. The list only includes active items that have not expired.
When you edit a machine, it is automatically selected as the machine for the current activation. To edit the machine:
The Edit Machine form displays.
The Register page of the Activate Entitlements process displays. See Providing registration information.
If you do not need to provide any registration information, the Activate page displays. See Providing activation details.
To select a machine from the search results to use for the activation, click the Select link for that machine.
The Register page of the Activate Entitlements process displays. See Providing registration information.
If you do not need to provide any registration information, the Activate page displays. See Providing activation details.
For assigned entitlements, if the registered company has machines available, then the Search Machines form displays.
If the registered company does not have any available machines, then the Machine Maintenance form displays to allow you to create a machine for the activation.
Note that if you are able to perform batch activation, then the Search Machines form always displays, even if the company has no machines.