Migrate your license
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Migrate your license
- If you are migrating from 4.0.x to 4.1, your license will work with version 4.1 and you don't need to do anything.
- If you are migrating from a version that is older than 4.0, you must procure an updated license.
When you install Splunk 4.1, your existing 3.x license will be moved aside and replaced with a 4.x Enterprise trial license, which you can use while you procure an updated license:
- If you are an current Enterprise customer, check your splunk.com orders page for an updated license.
- If you are running with a 3.x Free or Enterprise trial license, delete the
$SPLUNK_HOME/etc/splunk.licensefile before you start Splunk 4.1. The instance will then pick up the 60-day Enterprise trial license. If you want to switch back to Splunk Free immediately, use the instructions in "More about Splunk Free" in this manual. - If you see your license expiration date in year 2283, you will notice that days remaining appear to be off. This is due to the Year 2038 problem. Please request a new license key by submitting a support case.
This documentation applies to the following versions of Splunk: 4.1 , 4.1.1 , 4.1.2 , 4.1.3 , 4.1.4 , 4.1.5 , 4.1.6 , 4.1.7 , 4.1.8 View the Article History for its revisions.