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After you transfer NIOS virtual licenses, you can view information about the new and replaced licenses from Grid Manager. Though you can transfer licenses among NIOS virtual appliances more than once, Grid Manager displays information about the first license transfer only. For more information about managing and viewing licenses, refer to the Infoblox NIOS DocumentationNIOS Documentation. You can also use the CLI command show license revoked to view information about the replaced licenses. For information, refer to the Infoblox CLI Guide.

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  1. Configure the new NIOS virtual appliance and join it to the Grid if it is not already in the Grid, as described in Configuring NIOS Virtual Appliances as Grid Members.
  2. Log in to the Grid Master GUI.
  3. From the Grid -> Licenses tab, click the Add icon and complete the following to add the new license keys:
    • Upload License File: Click Select File and navigate to the new license file you obtained from Infoblox.
    • Paste License(s): Paste the license keys in this text field. You must paste the entire string in CSV format: serial number, hardware ID, license type, end date, and license string. If you are pasting multiple licenses, start each string on a new line.
      You can also use the CLI command set license to install the new licenses. For information, refer to the Infoblox CLI Guide.
  4. Click Save License(s).
    Grid Manager displays a confirmation dialog box listing information (license type, license string, and hardware ID) about the member you want to replace and asks if you want to continue. Click OK to install the licenses on the new member, or click Cancel to cancel the operation.
    The new licenses automatically replace the old ones, and the replaced NIOS virtual appliance is evicted from the Grid.
  5. Proceed to remove the replaced appliance from the Grid.

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  1. From the Grid -> Grid Manager -> Members tab, select the appliance whose licenses were removed. Grid Manager displays a license violation warning for this appliance.
  2. Click the Delete icon to remove the appliance from the Grid.
    You can also log in to the NIOS virtual appliance whose licenses are being replaced, and then use the CLI command reset licenses all to reset the licenses and remove the appliance from the Grid.

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    You must stop using the virtual appliance and remove it from the Grid once its licenses are replaced.