Install a license
This topic describes how to install new Enterprise licenses.
If you install a Dev/Test license over an Enterprise license, it replaces the Enterprise license.
Install a license for a distributed deployment
To install a license for a distributed deployment of Splunk Enterprise:
- Choose an instance to function as the license manager, if you have not already done so. See Configure a license manager.
- On the license manager, navigate to Settings > Licensing.
- Click Add license.
- Do one of the following:
- Click Choose file and browse for your license file and select it, or
- Click copy & paste the license XML directly... and paste the text of your license file into the provided field.
- Click Install.
- If this is the first Enterprise license that you are installing on the license manager, you must restart Splunk Enterprise.
Install a license for a standalone instance
To install a license for a standalone instance of Splunk Enterprise:
- On the instance, navigate to Settings > Licensing.
- Click Add license.
- Do one of the following:
- Click Choose file and browse for your license file and select it, or
- Click copy & paste the license XML directly... and paste the text of your license file into the provided field.
- Click Install.
- If this is the first Enterprise license that you are installing on the instance, you must restart Splunk Enterprise.
Add a note to a license file
Once an Enterprise license is installed, you can add a note or other text to your license file:
- Navigate to Settings > Licensing.
- Under Licenses, click Notes.
- In the Notes field, add a note or other text.
- Click Save.
The Notes field is only available for licenses installed in an Enterprise license group.
Configure a license manager | Configure a license peer |
This documentation applies to the following versions of Splunk® Enterprise: 9.0.0, 9.0.1, 9.0.2, 9.0.3, 9.0.4, 9.0.5, 9.0.6, 9.0.7, 9.0.8, 9.0.9, 9.0.10, 9.1.0, 9.1.1, 9.1.2, 9.1.3, 9.1.4, 9.1.5, 9.1.6, 9.2.0, 9.2.1, 9.2.2, 9.2.3, 9.3.0, 9.3.1
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