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Many sites explain how to renew the license using XenCenter. Is there a way to do this directly from the console?

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It appears that an answer might reside here, in a post on the XenServer forums.

From the post, it appears that you need to do the following:

  • Obtain the license file (I'm assuming you've already done this since you are asking how to renew the license)
  • Place the file on a USB drive and plug it into the host machine
  • Select "XenServer Details and Licensing" from xsconsole

Hope this helps!

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I do not have a license file, I have a server with an expired license. All the computers on my network are linux-only and I'm trying to find a way not to install windows just to install XenCenter just to renew a a license . – Noam N. Kremen Sep 22 '11 at 12:37
Have you tried the xsconsole screen I mentioned to see if you can renew that way? I'm not right in front of it at the moment, but I think there might be a direct option there. I will look more as soon as I have the chance. – goober Sep 22 '11 at 12:39
nope, xsconsole 5.6 does not have this option – Noam N. Kremen Sep 22 '11 at 12:48
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send a polite email to Citrix thanking them for convincing you to migrate to the open source version of Xen running on your favourite distro (or even to KVM) where not only are you not forced to have a Windows box just to renew the license, there's not even any requirement to purchase or renew a license.

If they care enough about the lost sale, they might tell you how to upgrade the license from the command line.

if they don't care, it's hard to see why you should :(

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