Specifying the quantity to upgrade
About providing proof of eligibility for the upgrade
Requesting the required upgrade entitlements
Applying existing LACs to meet the requirements
Upgrade activation can happen in the following ways:
These types of upgrade activation require that you:
The Upgrade page displays if:
In the Upgrade Path Selection section, if you have more than one option for performing the upgrade, select the correct option from the Upgrade path selection dropdown, then click Select.
When activating upgradeable entitlements, you also have the option to activate the current version instead of upgrading.
After you select the upgrade path, the Upgrade Path Selection section expands to include a table listing the available:
For each line, if you can set the quantity to upgrade, the Qty to Upgrade field is editable. For example, if you have 20 seats installed on a machine, you may want to upgrade only 10 of those seats.
After setting the quantities to upgrade, click Apply.
Some upgrades require that you purchase upgrade entitlements in order to be eligible. If upgrade entitlements are required for the selected upgrade path, then the Proof of Upgrade Eligibility section displays beneath the Upgrade Path Selection section.
To display a list of the required upgrade entitlements, including the required quantity, click What's Required to Upgrade.
If you have not yet purchased the required upgrade entitlements, then from the Proof of upgrade options dropdown, select I need to request the upgrades.
When you select this option, the list of required upgrade products and quantities displays. In the Request Qty column, type the quantity you need to request.
If you already purchased the required upgrade entitlements, then from the Proof of upgrade options dropdown, select I want to apply existing LACs or entitlements.
The section expands to include:
The LAC selection dropdown contains LACs you can apply to the upgrade requirement.
To apply a LAC to the upgrade requirement:
The Qty Validated column in the entitlement list is updated to apply the available quantities from the selected LAC.
The selected LAC is added to the LACs Applied list below the LAC selection dropdown.
To remove a selected LAC from the applied LACs, click the Remove link for that LAC. The Qty Validated column in the entitlement list is updated to remove the quantities from the removed LAC.
In the entitlement list, to view the details for the LACs to apply to an upgrade requirement, click View Details.
The Target qty is the value from the Qty Needed column.
Below that is a list of the current entitlements applied to the upgrade requirement. For each entitlement, the list includes:
You can use the Qty to Apply field to edit the quantity applied. To remove a selected LAC from the list, click the Remove link.
To manually add a new entitlement to the list:
When you have finished making changes to the entitlement list, click Validate to update the validated quantity for the upgrade requirement.
When you have finished providing the upgrade information, click Next.
If you needed to request the required upgrade entitlements, the Confirm page displays. See Confirming and completing the activation.
If you were able to provide the required upgrade entitlements, then: