Managing License

If you plan to use Veeam Agent for IBM AIX with Veeam Backup & Replication, you must have a license installed in Veeam Backup & Replication. The license must have a total number of instances that is sufficient to protect IBM AIX machines for which you plan to create backups on a Veeam backup repository. The number of backup jobs configured in Veeam Agent for IBM AIX does not affect instance consumption. To learn more about per-instance licensing in Veeam Backup & Replication, see the Licensing section in the Veeam Backup & Replication User Guide.

Veeam Agent for IBM AIX supports paid types of license. Mind the following limitations:

• Starter license package is not supported.
• Standard license edition is not supported.

After Veeam Agent for IBM AIX connects to Veeam Backup & Replication, Veeam Agent for IBM AIX automatically starts consuming the license.

Veeam Agent for IBM AIX keeps information about the license in its database. Information about the license is valid for 32 days. If Veeam Agent for IBM AIX does not connect to Veeam Backup & Replication during this period, Veeam Backup & Replication will revoke its license.

Related Tasks

• Managing Instance Consumption by Veeam Agents
• Viewing Licensed Agents and Revoking License