Understanding the Types of Licenses
ArcSight products allow a short evaluation period before requiring a long-term license. Your products could have the following types of licenses:
90-day Instant-on License for Evaluation
ArcSight products ship with an instant-on evaluation license, which enables functionality for 90 days after you install the product. To continue using the product for a longer term, you must install a valid license key. Installing a term or permanent license will override the instant-on license.
Long-term Licenses
Most valid product licenses cover a specific period of time (a term license) or are a permanent license. If you install multiple term or permanent licenses for a product or function, the expiration date matches the date for the license that expires last.
MSSP License
An MSSP license grants you access to all functions and features available in the Intelligence and Recon capabilities, regardless of the non-MSSP licenses that you might also have installed.
You can purchase an MSSP license, a non-MSSP license, or both to meet your requirements. If you have both licenses, the system responds in the following ways upon expiration:
- If the MSSP license expires and the non-MSSP license is still valid, there is no impact in the accessibility and usage of the product with the non-MSSP license. However, your users will not be able to access any additional features that the MSSP license grants. Renew your license or licenses before the non-MSSP license expires or if its license policy is violated.
- If the non-MSSP license expires or its license policy is violated and the MSSP license is still valid, there is no impact in the accessibility and usage of the product. Renew your license or licenses before the MSSP license expires.