You must install valid licenses for services and features to function properly in your Infoblox Grid. Different license types that are available are discussed in this topic. You can choose to obtain licenses for the desired features and services, and install them as static, dynamic, or Grid-wide licenses, depending on your network and business requirements.
After you install your licenses, you can monitor them through Grid Manager. Licenses are listed on the Grid tab -> Licenses tab. Grid Manager also displays the number of licenses that have expired and those that are expiring within the next 30 and 90 days respectively.

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To obtain permanent static licenses from Infoblox:

1. Log in to the support portal (https://support.infoblox.com) using Google Chrome for best performance.

2. Click My Products.
   An overview page that contains the list of appliance (hosts) maintenance contracts, software entitlements (assigned and unassigned) and subscriptions is displayed.

3. For partners only: In the Select Account drop-down list, select the account for which you want to obtain licenses.

4. To obtain the license for a new VM:

   1. Click Create Virtual Host.

   2. In the Create Virtual Host dialog box, enter the virtual host hardware ID and choose the license technology as DDI (for NIOS and BloxOne) or NetMRI. 

   3. Click Save & Assign Software.
      The Manage Software of Host <host name> page is displayed for the host you created.

   4. In the Software available to be assigned to Host section, enter the quantity to be assigned in the Qty to Assign field of the applicable license.

   5. Click Assign Software to assign the licenses.
      

   6. Click the Download License Keys button to download the licenses.

5. To obtain the license for a new physical appliance:

   1. Click the Hosts tab.

   2. In the search box, enter criteria to search for your appliance.

   3. In the Manage column of your appliance, select Manage Software from the drop-down list.
      The Manage Software of Host <host name> page is displayed.

   4. Assign licenses to the appliance or unassign them if not needed:

      1. In the Software available to be assigned to Host section, enter the quantity to be assigned in the Qty to Assign field of the applicable license, and click Assign Software.

      2. In the Software currently assigned to Host section, enter the quantity to be unassigned in the Qty to Unassign field of the applicable license, and click Unassign Software.

   5. Click the Download License Keys button to download the licenses.

6. To obtain the license for an existing physical or a virtual appliance for which you are unsure of license entitlements or want to obtain a new listing of your license keys:

   1. Click the Hosts tab.

   2. In the search box, enter criteria to search for your appliance.

   3. In the Manage column of your appliance, select Download License Keys from the drop-down list.

   4. Additionally, you may assign or unassign licenses and download them from the Manage Software for Host <host name> page as explained in step 5.

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• To download the license information for an individual appliance, click Download License Keys that is available on the My Products tab -> Hosts tab -> drop-down list, or on the Manage Software for Host <host name> page.

• To download the DDI license information for all your appliances at a time, click Download All DDI License Keys that is available on the My Products tab -> Hosts tab.

In the Download License Keys dialog that opens, complete the following steps:

1. Select between TXT or CSV format.

2. Click Download.
   

3. In the Save as dialog, choose the location where you want to save the file.

4. Click Save.

Managing Dynamic Licenses

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• Grid (enterprise)

• Unbound

• DNS Cache Acceleration

• DNS

• DHCP

• DNS Traffic Control

• Response Policy Zone

• Software ADP

• Threat Protection Update

• DNSFW

• NXDOMAIN Redirect

• FireEye

• Threat Analytics

• Security Ecosystem

• Captive Portal

• Microsoft Management

• Cloud Network Automation (only if IB-FLEX is used as a Grid Master).

For more information, see About IB-FLEX. After you install the Flex Grid Activation license, you can view it on the Grid tab -> Licenses tab -> Grid Wide tab of Grid Manager.

You can install the Flex Grid Activation license on a Grid Master even if IB-FLEX is not a part of the Grid, but this license is effective only for an IB-Flex member. The Infoblox License Portal allows you to acquire any number of Flex Grid Activation license keys for each individual Grid. To install a temporary license, use the set temp_license CLI command.

About the Flex Grid Activation for Managed Services License

Flex Grid Activation for Managed Services is a combination of all existing Infoblox licenses that you can implement as a NIOS Grid-wide license. If you install this license, you do not need to install each license separately. The Flex Grid Activation for Managed Services license comprises the following licenses: 

• Grid

• Unbound

• DNS Cache Acceleration

• DNS

• DHCP

• DNS Traffic Control

• Response Policy Zone

• NXDOMAIN Redirection

• Dual Engine DNS  (only for recursive DNS)

• Software Threat Protection

• Threat Protection Update

• Threat Analytics

• Security Ecosystem

• Microsoft Management

• Cloud Network Automation (applies only to the IB-FLEX Grid Master)

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Obtaining Grid-wide Licenses

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