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The AmpCon pool licenses are assigned to the customer account in the license portal, however unlike individual switch licensing, they are not normally accessed through the portal GUI to generate license keys for switches.  Switches still need a license to operate, and all switch licensing should be done through AmpCon which connects directly to the portal, checks the customer license entitlement, and generates licenses keys for the switches that are being managed by AmpCon.  There is one exception to this process, required when AmpCon is unable to access the license portal due to network connectivity or some other issue – this is described further in the section Manual License Generaion Using the License Portal UI.

The AmpCon Dashboard displays the License Usage summary as shown below that includes the following:  

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Figure 1. License Usage in Dashboard

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Manual License Generaion Using the License Portal UI

 The AmpCon Server does the switch licensing automatically during the deployment process.  Typically, this workflow involves installing the PicOS software, provisioning the switch with its configuration details, and licensing the switch.   Since the deployment process also sets up an OpenVPN connection between the switch and the AmpCon server, to operate correctly, it must be performed using the customer’s AmpCon server.  (This explicitly means that a 3^rd party, such as a reseller, cannot pre-install licenses on the customer’s switches using the reseller’s own AmpCon server; they can however, pre-install the PicOS software ). 

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Figure 2. User View of the License Portal

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To configure AmpCon settings for the switch deployment, click on the “New AmpCon Pool License” option and enter the switch details (speed, hardware ID) and an optional license name to generate the license key for the switch and download it to copy and paste manually into AmpCon.  (Note: while the AmpCon pool licenses are not restricted to a specific feature type or speed, generating a license key for a switch still requires the user to specify the switch speed (1G/10G/100G) and Hardware iD (obtained from the switch by executing the license –s command) on the license creation screen.

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