KMIP Licensing Model
You need to purchase one KMIP license per planned client, based on the number of storage controllers or servers that communicate with the CipherTrust Manager appliance. Register KMIP clients, and each client registration contributes to the license limit.
License enforcement on KMIP client communication works as follows:
CipherTrust Manager appliance has activated KMIP license: Valid KMIP license enables the KMIP feature on the CipherTrust Manager. Registered KMIP clients can communicate with the CipherTrust Manager.
Reaching license capacity: The number of KMIP client registrations cannot exceed the number of KMIP licenses. If you exceed this limit, a warning appears indicating that the CipherTrust Manager is running in non-compliance mode.
License expires: A red banner appears on the CipherTrust Manager GUI to inform the administrator of expired licenses. KMIP feature (from API) is displayed as expired. Also, a warning appears indicating that the CipherTrust Manager is running in non-compliance mode. The KMIP clients can access the KMIP functions even after the license expires.
