Managing a Spike License

A Spike License enables you to temporarily increase the number of remote users you can support in the event of a disaster or other business disruption. Licensed separately, this feature helps you accommodate spikes in remote access traffic during planned or unplanned events.

When you buy a Spike License it is valid for a given number of users and days (this is the total number of users who are supported when the Spike License is activated, not in addition to your base license number). You can suspend and resume the use of the license as needed.

 

A spike license can be started and stopped multiple times during a 24-hour period, but will only be used for one day during the spike.

You can upload more than one Spike License to your appliance, but you cannot have more than one active at a time.

To activate, pause, and resume a Spike License

 

• You can upload more than one Spike License to your appliance, but you cannot have more than one active at a time.

• Whenever you activate or pause a Spike License, the number of days for which it is valid decreases by one, even if fewer than 24 hours have elapsed.

To automatically activate, pause, and resume a spike license during periods of high usage

1. In AMC, navigate to System Configuration > General Settings > Licensing and click edit.

   A list of current licenses for the appliance is displayed.

2. For upgrading SMA Spike Upgrade, click Renew, and add the Spike license activation keys.

   

   The Spike License is listed. When you need to accommodate more users, click Activate. The maximum number of possible users is updated, and the timeline for your Spike License is displayed.

   

3. Click Pause to suspend use of the Spike License, and click Resume to continue using it.

4. To automatically activate a spike license during periods of high usage go to System Configuration > General Settings > Advanced.

5. Enable the Automatically activate spike license checkbox.

   

6. Click Save.