Service Activation and Billing in Connected Environments

Provides information for administrators about HPE Ezmeral Unified Analytics Software activation and billing in a connected environment, including activation steps.

An administrator needs the following information to activate Unified Analytics in a connected environment:
Information Description
Platform ID Unique, system-generated ID assigned to the HPE Ezmeral Coordinator instance during installation. The ID is displayed when you go to the Unified Analytics URL provided after installation.

Activation key

The license file that the administrator uploads to complete the installation of Unified Analytics. The administrator can download the activation key in their MY HPE SOFTWARE CENTER customer portal. The activation key file is a signed XML file.

Service activation and billing in connected environments is mostly automated. The only manual process that the administrator performs is going to MY HPE SOFTWARE CENTER and downloading the activation key file and then uploading the file into Unified Analytics to activate the product. The activation key is valid for the length of the contract, typically one, three, or five years unless the contract is made invalid, such as product cancellation or failure to meet the contractual agreement.

To activate Unified Analytics, an administrator completes the following steps:
  1. Install and deploy Unified Analytics. For connected environments, select the Connected option during installation. The system provides the URL to access Unified Analytics.
  2. Go to the Unified Analytics UI URL provided. The window displays a Platform ID and requests an activation key. You cannot proceed with activation until you provide the activation key file.
  3. Copy the unique Platform ID.
  4. After purchasing HPE Ezmeral Unified Analytics Software, the activation key is made available to you through the Activate your products button in the HPE Subscription Electronic Receipt email that you receive from HPE. This receipt directs you to MY HPE SOFTWARE CENTER where you can activate your product.
  5. On the Activate EON page, enter the Platform ID (copied in step 3) in the Platform ID field.
  6. Once activation is completed, download the Unified Analytics activation key file.
  7. Return to the Unified Analytics URL and upload the activation key file.

Billing Process in Connected Environments

When the activation key is uploaded, the cluster registers with the HPE billing service. Consumption data is uploaded to the HPE billing service on an hourly basis. Consumption data is based on the vCPU used by applications every hour.