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=== Verteiltes Monitoring und Lizenzübermittlung
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In einem xref:distributed_monitoring#[verteilten Monitoring] werden die Lizenzinformationen für alle verbundenen Instanzen gesammelt und bei der Online-Verifizierung gebündelt über die Zentralinstanz an {CMK} übermittelt.
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Only the xref:cce#[{CE-onprem}] is used here.
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This will be in a 30-day 'Trial' license state with no restrictions when the first site is set up.
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After the trial period expires, {CMK} can continue to be used as a single site with up to 750 monitored services without requiring a subscription.
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If more services need to be monitored, or more sites are required, you will need a xref:license#license_cce[license key].
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If more services need to be monitored, or more sites are required, you will need a xref:license#license_cmk[license key].
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In general, the setup is a bit more involved than, for example, xref:introduction_docker#[Docker image], after all, the image provided must cover various deployment scenarios:
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Only the xref:cce#[{CE-onprem}] is used in such a scenario.
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This will be in a 30-day 'Trial' license state with no restrictions when the first site is set up.
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If more services need to be monitored, or more sites are required, you will need a xref:license#license_cce[license key].
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If more services need to be monitored, or more sites are required, you will need a xref:license#license_cmk[license key].
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In general, the setup is a bit more involved than, for example, xref:introduction_docker#[Docker image], after all, the image provided must cover various deployment scenarios:
If you use one of the commercial editions (beyond the scope of the 'Free' license status), you are required to regularly provide {com} GmbH/Inc. with an overview of {CMK} usage within your company.
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Once you have completed the initial setup -- and, in the case of {CE} variants, after the license has been activated at the end of the trial period (license status 'Trial') -- {CMK} can completely handle the rest of this administrative work for you.
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Once you have completed the initial setup {CMK} can completely handle the rest of this administrative work for you.
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We therefore recommend -- whenever possible -- using this online verification.
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Only if this is technically impossible for you -- e.g., because the system on which your {CMK} runs is not allowed to have internet connection -- do you have to carry out the communication offline (manually).
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{CMK} collects the current service metrics for all connected {CMK} sites at a random time each day.
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These are displayed clearly and transparently in the license usage report.
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{CMK} stores this information for a period of 400 days. Older data is removed.
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As a {CMK} administrator, you leave all communication with the {CMK} customer portal entirely to {CMK}, both for licensing and for transmitting usage information.
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[#generate_application_password]
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== Obtaining licensing credentials from the customer portal
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To do this, open the link:https://portal.checkmk.com/de/[{CMK} Customer Portal^].
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To do this, open the link:https://portal.checkmk.com/de/[{CMK} Customer portal^].
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Log in there with your credentials to generate the [.guihint]#Licensing Credentials#, which you will need to enter in {CMK} in the next step.
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image::license_subscription.png[alt=“The License Subscription in the Customer Portal.”]
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If you do not see the highlighted buttons, your user account may not have the appropriate permissions in the {CMK} customer portal.
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Now click [.guihint]#Generate Licensing Credentials# to initiate the password generation process.
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image::license_generate_password2.png[alt=“Create password in the customer portal.”, width=72%]
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