Managing Service Contract with SmartUpdate

Once you have successfully upgraded SmartCenter server, you can use SmartUpdate to display and manage your contracts. From the License management window, it is possible to see whether a particular license is associated with one or more contracts:

Managing Contracts
The license Repository window in SmartUpdate displays contracts as well as regular licenses:

Clicking on a specific license shows the properties of the license:

Clicking Show Contracts displays the contracts associated with this license:

Selecting a specific contract, then Properties displays the contract's properties, such as contract ID and expiration date as well as which licenses are covered by the contract:

Updating Contracts
Licenses & Contracts on the File menu has enhanced functionality for handling contracts:

• Licenses & Contracts > Update Contracts

This option installs contract information on SmartCenter server. Each time you purchase a new contract, use this option to make sure the new contract is displayed in the license repository:

• Licenses & Contracts > Get all Licenses

1. Collects licenses of all gateways managed by the SmartCenter server
2. Updates the contract file on the server if the file on the gateway is newer.