The trial license (serial number ending with 50
) cannot be deleted using the SnapCenter GUI. If you are using a controller-based SnapCenter Standard license and need to remove the capacity-based trial license from the SnapCenter GUI, you must use MySQL commands to remove the trial license manually.
Before you begin
A
SnapCenter Standard controller-based license must be added before you can remove the trial license. Instructions are in the
Adding a SnapCenter controller-based license using the ONTAP command line
section.
About this task
Removing a trial license manually is only required if you are using a
SnapCenter Standard controller-based license. If you procured a
SnapCenter Standard capacity-based license and add it in the
SnapCenter GUI, the trial license gets overwritten automatically.
Procedure
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On the SnapCenter Server, open a PowerShell window to reset the MySQL password.
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Run the Open-SmConnection cmdlet to initiate a connection session with the SnapCenter Server for a SnapCenterAdmin account.
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Run the Set-SmRepositoryPassword to reset the MySQL password.
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Open the command prompt and run mysql -u root -p to log into MySQL.
MySQL prompts you for the password.
Enter the credentials you provided while resetting the password.
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Remove the trial license from the database: use nsm;
DELETE FROM nsm_License WHERE nsm_License_Serial_Number='510000050';