Automating host license updates using provisioning
This procedure uses the Niagara Network Job Builder to create a one-time provisioning job to automate updating the license in one or more host controllers.
Prerequisites: The BatchJobService is available under Services and the ProvisioningNwExt component is available under your NiagaraNetwork.
- Double-click ProvisioningNwExt.The system opens the Niagara Network Job Builder view.
- In the top pane, Provisioning steps to run , click add (
).The New Job Step window opens. - Click the Update Licenses step and click OK.The Update Licenses window opens.
- To continue, click OK (or to exit the License Update, click Cancel).
- In the bottom pane, Stations to include in the job, click add ().The Add Device window opens.
- To select the stations to upgrade, click one or more of the boxes next to the station names and click OK.
- To initiate the provisioning job, review your choices and click Run Now at the bottom of the Niagara Network Job Builder View.The view changes to the Niagara Network Job View, where steps and results appear as they are executed.
The system updates the licenses for all selected hosts. To make updating licenses a regular, automatic event, you need to
create a job prototype.