Replacing a VCS keyless license with a permanent license

Last published : Sep 11, 2026
Within 60 days of enabling the VCS keyless license, you must replace it with a permanent license using the vxlicinstupgrade program.
To update product licenses using the vxlicinstupgrade command
  1. Make sure you have permissions to log in as root on each of the nodes in the cluster.
  2. Enter the permanent license key using the following command on each node:
    \# vxlicinstupgrade -k <key file path>
    Note: The license key file must not be saved in the root directory (/) or the default license directory on the local host (/etc/vx/licenses/lic). You can save the license key file inside any other directory on the local host.
    1. Make sure keyless licenses are replaced on all cluster nodes before starting VCS.
    \# vxlicrep