SDX 6.4.x Getting Started Guide > Installing and Configuring Licenses > Obtaining a License

Obtaining a License

Before you install the SDX software, collect information about the system that will run the SAE as described in the following sections; then contact Juniper Networks Customer Services and Support and provide this system information to obtain a license.

Pilot License

To obtain a pilot license, you must provide the following information:

• Host ID of the SAE host (or the host IDs of all hosts if you have more than one)
• Number of concurrent users that you want to be able to connect to the SAE

You can determine the host ID by issuing the following command on the host:

/bin/hostid

Server License

To obtain a server license, you must provide the following information:

• Maximum number of concurrently active SAE services that you require
• Time interval for which you need the server license
• IP address of the license server