VM Socket Licenses

MSP360 Backup for Windows VM edition is shipped with a two-processor socket license included in the subscription by default. This license allows you to back up virtual machines on a hypervisor that has no more than two physical processors. If your hypervisor has three or more physical processors, an extra processor socket license will be required for each processor.

This chapter describes how to purchase the extra socket licenses and attach them to your MSP360 Backup for Windows VM edition subscription.

Purchase VM Socket Licenses

Before purchasing socket licenses, figure out if you have enough licenses already. To do this, proceed as follows:

1. Run MSP360 Backup for Windows.
2. In the application menu, click Help, then click About.

3. Check if your current license covers the required number of sockets.

4. Once you know the required number of additional socket licenses, open the MyCommerce marketplace, specify the required number of additional socket licenses (in the example below 3 additional socket licenses are being purchased), then make a purchase.

5. Once you have enough additional socket licenses open the CloudBerry Central.
6. Once you log in, your new purchases will be displayed.
7. Allocate the additional socket licenses to your primary VM license. To do this, find the required VM license, then click Manage, then click Allocate License.

8. Select your current MSP360 Backup for Windows VM license and click Apply. Repeat this for the required number of additional socket licenses.

9. Once you are done, open the MSP360 Backup for Windows again.
10. In the application menu, click Help, then click About.
11. Click Update License. The license will be updated shortly.
12. Restart the application. The number of available sockets matches the number of allocated additional VM socket licenses (including the default two).

If you experience any issues regarding VM socket licenses, contact the MSP360 technical support team via the customer support portal.