Viewing information about keys in use

Information about the keys being used can be viewed in the Kaspersky Security Center Administration Console:

• In the Kaspersky licenses folder in the console tree
• In the properties of the application installed on the SVM
• In the properties of the application activation task
• In the key usage report

Viewing details of the key in the Kaspersky licenses folder

To view details of the key in the Kaspersky licenses folder:

1. In the Kaspersky Security Center Administration Console, select the Kaspersky licenses folder.

   The workspace shows a list of keys added to the Kaspersky Security Center key storage.

2. In the list of keys, select a key whose details you wish to view.

On the right of the key list, the following key details appear:

• <Unique alphanumeric sequence> (key).
• Application. The name of the application for which the key is intended, and license information.
• Type. License type. Possible options: trial, commercial or subscription.
• License term (days). The number of days during which you may use the application activated by adding this key (for example, 365 days). If you are using the application under subscription, the field value is <Unavailable>.
• Expiration date. Key expiration date. You can activate the application by adding this key and use it only before this expiration date. If you are using the application under unlimited subscription, the field value is Unlimited.
• License expiration date. The date when your right to use the application activated with the current key expires. If you are using the application under unlimited subscription, the field value is Unlimited.
• Restriction – depending on the key type:
  • For a server key – the maximum number of virtual machines running a server operating system that you can protect.
  • For a desktop key – the maximum number of virtual machines running a desktop operating system that you can protect.

    For server and desktop keys, the license restriction count includes all virtual machines that were under the protection of the application over the last 30 days, even if those virtual machines are currently powered off. If you do not want a virtual machine to be included in the license restriction count, you can exclude the virtual machine from the protected virtual machines.

  • For a key with a limitation on the number of processor cores – the maximum number of physical processor cores used on all hypervisors whose virtual machines you can protect.
  • For a key with a limitation on the number of processors – the maximum number of physical processors used on all hypervisors whose virtual machines you can protect.
• Devices on which the key is active – the number of SVMs on which the key has been added as an active key.
• Devices on which the key is additional – the number of SVMs on which the key has been added as an additional key.

If you have selected a subscription key in the list, the following information is also displayed to the right of the list:

• Type of validity period restriction – if the application is being used under an unlimited subscription, Unlimited is displayed in the field. If the subscription is limited, the field is not displayed.
• Grace period. The number of days after subscription suspension during which the application retains its functionality.
• Subscription provider's web address – web address of the service provider with whom the subscription is registered.
• Subscription status. The current status of the subscription. Possible values: active, paused, expired, canceled, grace period activated.

Subscription details are also displayed in the subscription key properties window in the About subscription section.

If both a server key and a desktop key have been added on an SVM, the Kaspersky licenses folder of Kaspersky Security Center shows information on these keys and the following information about the combination of the server key and desktop key:

• <Unique alphanumeric sequence> is the combination of a server key and a desktop key.
• Validity period – the longer of the following two application usage periods: the period of application usage under the server key, or the period of application usage under the desktop key.
• Expiration date – the later of the following two dates of key expiration: server key expiration date or desktop key expiration date.
• License expiration date – the later of the following two dates: the end date of application usage under the server key, or the end date of application usage under the desktop key.
• Restriction – the sum of the following values: the maximum number of virtual machines with desktop operating systems plus the maximum number of virtual machines with server operating systems that you can protect with the application.
• Grace period – only for subscription keys: the longer of the following two grace periods: the grace period corresponding to the server key or the grace period corresponding to the desktop key.
• Subscription status – only for subscription keys: the field shows the Active status if a subscription corresponding to at least one of the keys (server or desktop) has the active status. If both subscriptions are inactive, the field displays the better status (for example, if one subscription has Not active status and the other one has Grace period activated status, the field displays the Grace period activated status).

Viewing key details in the properties of the application

To view information about a key in the properties of the application installed on an SVM:

1. In the Kaspersky Security Center Administration Console, open the properties window of the SVM for which you want to view key details:
   1. Select the administration group containing the KSC cluster that includes the relevant SVM.
   2. In the workspace, select the Devices tab.
   3. In the list, select the SVM and open the SVM properties window by double-clicking or by selecting Properties in the context menu.

   The Properties: <SVM name> window opens.

2. In the SVM properties window in the list on the left, select the Applications section.

   A list of applications that are installed on this SVM appears in the right part of the window.

3. Select Kaspersky Security for Virtualization 6.0 Agentless and open the application settings window by double-clicking or by selecting Properties in the context menu.

   The Kaspersky Security for Virtualization 6.0 Agentless settings window opens.

4. In the application settings window, in the list on the left, select the Keys section.

The details of the key added to the SVM appear in the right part of the window. The Active key section shows the details of the active key. The Additional key section shows the details of the additional key. If no additional key has been added, the Additional key section shows the <Not added> string.

The following key details appear in the Active key section:

• <Unique alphanumeric sequence> (key).
• License type. Type of license. Possible options: trial, commercial or subscription.
• Activation date – the date when the application was activated with this key.
• License expiration date. The date when your right to use the application activated with the current key expires. If you are using the application under unlimited subscription, the field value is Unlimited.
• License term. The number of days during which you may use the application activated by adding this key (for example, 365 days). If you are using the application under subscription, the field value is <Unavailable>.
• Restriction – depending on the key type:
  • For a server key – the maximum number of virtual machines running a server operating system that you can protect.
  • For a desktop key – the maximum number of virtual machines running a desktop operating system that you can protect.

    For server and desktop keys, the license restriction count includes all virtual machines that were under the protection of the application over the last 30 days, even if those virtual machines are currently powered off. If you do not want a virtual machine to be included in the license restriction count, you can exclude the virtual machine from the protected virtual machines.

  • For a key with a limitation on the number of processor cores – the maximum number of physical processor cores used on all hypervisors whose virtual machines you can protect.
  • For a key with a limitation on the number of processors – the maximum number of physical processors used on all hypervisors whose virtual machines you can protect.

The following key details appear in the Additional key section:

• <Unique alphanumeric sequence> (key).
• License type. License type: commercial.
• License term. The number of days during which you may use the application activated by adding this key (for example, 365 days).
• Restriction – depending on the key type:
  • For a server key – the maximum number of virtual machines running a server operating system that you can protect.
  • For a desktop key – the maximum number of virtual machines running a desktop operating system that you can protect.

    For server and desktop keys, the license restriction count includes all virtual machines that were under the protection of the application over the last 30 days, even if those virtual machines are currently powered off. If you do not want a virtual machine to be included in the license restriction count, you can exclude the virtual machine from the protected virtual machines.

  • For a key with a limitation on the number of processor cores – the maximum number of physical processor cores used on all hypervisors whose virtual machines you can protect.
  • For a key with a limitation on the number of processors – the maximum number of physical processors used on all hypervisors whose virtual machines you can protect.

If both a server key and a desktop key have been added on an SVM, the Kaspersky Security Center properties window shows the following information about the combination of the server key and desktop key:

• <Unique alphanumeric sequence> is the combination of a server key and a desktop key.
• License expiration date – the later of the following two dates: the end date of application usage under the server key, or the end date of application usage under the desktop key.
• Validity period – the longer of the following two application usage periods: the period of application usage under the server key, or the period of application usage under the desktop key.
• Restriction – the sum of the following values: the maximum number of virtual machines with desktop operating systems plus the maximum number of virtual machines with server operating systems that you can protect with the application.

Viewing key details in the properties of the application activation task

To view key details in the properties of the application activation task:

1. In the Kaspersky Security Center Administration Console, perform one of the following actions:
   • If you want to view the properties of an activation task that activates the application on all SVMs, select the Managed devices folder of the console tree. In the workspace, select the Tasks tab.
   • If you want to view the properties of an activation task that activates the application on SVMs of one KSC cluster, in the Managed devices folder of the console tree select the administration group containing this KSC cluster. In the workspace, select the Tasks tab.
   • If you want to view the properties of an activation task that activates the application on one or multiple SVMs, select the Tasks folder of the console tree.
2. In the list of tasks, select the activation task whose properties you want to view, and open the task properties window by double-clicking or by selecting Properties in the task context menu.

   The Properties: <Task name> window opens.

3. In the task properties window, select the Adding a license key section.

In the right part of the window, the details of the key that this task is adding on SVMs appear:

• License Key – a unique alphanumeric sequence.
• License type – the following options are available: trial, commercial, or commercial (subscription).
• Restriction – depending on the key type:
  • For a server key – the maximum number of virtual machines running a server operating system that you can protect.
  • For a desktop key – the maximum number of virtual machines running a desktop operating system that you can protect.

    For server and desktop keys, the license restriction count includes all virtual machines that were under the protection of the application over the last 30 days, even if those virtual machines are currently powered off. If you do not want a virtual machine to be included in the license restriction count, you can exclude the virtual machine from the protected virtual machines.

  • For a key with a limitation on the number of processor cores – the maximum number of physical processor cores used on all hypervisors whose virtual machines you can protect.
  • For a key with a limitation on the number of processors – the maximum number of physical processors used on all hypervisors whose virtual machines you can protect.
• License term. The application usage period specified in the License Certificate (for example, 365 days). This field is not displayed if you are using the application under a subscription.
• Expiration date. Key expiration date. You can activate the application by adding this key and use it only before this expiration date. If you are using the application under an unlimited subscription, the field's value is Unlimited.
• Grace period. The number of days after subscription suspension during which the application retains its functionality. The field is displayed if you are using the application under subscription and the service provider with which you registered your subscription offers a grace period for renewing your subscription.
• Functionality. The list of application components and features whose availability depends on the license edition associated with the selected key:
  • The application components and features that are available when using the application under the license corresponding to the selected key are marked with the icon in the list.
  • The application components and features that are not available when using the application under the license corresponding to the selected key are marked with the icon in the list.

Viewing the key usage report

To view the key usage report:

1. In the Kaspersky Security Center Administration Console, select the Administration Server node.
2. In the workspace of the node, go to the Reports tab.
3. In the list of report templates, select the Key usage report template and open the report window by double-clicking or by selecting Show report from the context menu.

   This opens a window containing the report that was generated from the Key usage report template.

The chart in the upper part of the window, shows the following key usage details for each key:

• Number of licensing units on which the key is already in use
• Number of licensing units on which the key can be used according to the licensing restrictions
• Number of licensing units by which the licensing restrictions for the key are exceeded

The key usage report consists of two tables:

• The summary table contains information about the keys in use
• The detailed information table contains information about SVMs on which keys have been added, or about virtual machines for whose protection the key is used

You can configure the content of fields shown in each table. See Kaspersky Security Center documentation on how to add or remove fields in the report tables.

The summary table contains information about the keys in use:

• Key is the unique alphanumeric sequence.
• Total keys used as active. Depending on the key type:
  • For a server or desktop key, this is the number of virtual machines for whose protection the key is used.
  • For a key with a limitation on the number of processor cores – the number of physical processor cores used on all VMware ESXi hypervisors on which SVMs are deployed.
  • For a key with a limitation on the number of processors – the number of physical processors used on all hypervisors whose virtual machines you can protect.
• Total keys used as active for workstations – the number of virtual machines with a desktop operating system for whose protection the key is used.
• Total keys used as active for servers – the number of virtual machines with a server operating system for whose protection the key is used.
• Total keys used as additional. The number of SVMs on which the key has been added as an additional key.
• Restriction – depending on the key type:
  • For a server key – the maximum number of virtual machines running a server operating system that you can protect.
  • For a desktop key – the maximum number of virtual machines running a desktop operating system that you can protect.

    For server and desktop keys, the license restriction count includes all virtual machines that were under the protection of the application over the last 30 days, even if those virtual machines are currently powered off. If you do not want a virtual machine to be included in the license restriction count, you can exclude the virtual machine from the protected virtual machines.

  • For a key with a limitation on the number of processor cores – the maximum number of physical processor cores used on all hypervisors whose virtual machines you can protect.
  • For a key with a limitation on the number of processors – the maximum number of physical processors used on all hypervisors whose virtual machines you can protect.
• The license expiration date. The date when your right to use the application activated with your current key expires.
• Use key until. The key's expiration date.
• Additional properties – additional key properties.
• Service info. Service information relating to the key and license.

  The row below contains the following consolidated information:

  • Keys. Total number of keys in use.
  • Keys are more than 90% used. Total number of keys that have been used up by more than 90% of the usage time available under the licensing restriction. For example, the restriction is set at 100 virtual machines. A key is used on two SVMs: the first one protects 42 virtual machines and the second one protects 53 virtual machines. The key is therefore 95% used and is included in the number of keys specified in this field.
  • Keys with exceeded limit. Total number of keys that have exceeded the license limit, for example, imposed on the number of protected virtual machines with server or desktop operating systems, or on the number of physical processor cores used on all hypervisors (depending on the key type).

The detailed information table shows information about the SVM on which the key has been added (for keys of all types) and information about the protected virtual machine for which the key is being used (for a server or desktop key):

• Group. The administration group that includes the SVM with the added key.
• Device name. The name of the SVM for which the key was added or the name of the protected virtual machine for which the key is used.
• Application. The name of the application that was activated by adding this key on the SVM.
• Version number. The version number of the application that was activated by adding this key on the SVM.
• Active key. The key that was added as an active key on the SVM or that is used for protection of the virtual machine.
• Additional key. The key that was added as the additional key on the SVM.
• License valid until. The expiration date for using the application with this key.
• Use key until. The key's expiration date.
• IP address. The IP address of the SVM on which the key was added or the IP address of the protected virtual machine.
• Last visible on the network. The date and time when the SVM or virtual machine was last visible on the corporate LAN.
• Last connection to Administration Server. The date and time of the last connection between the SVM and the Kaspersky Security Center Administration Server.
• NetBIOS name. The name of the protected virtual machine and the path to it in the virtual infrastructure.
• DNS name. The domain name of the SVM or the name of the protected virtual machine and the path to it in the virtual infrastructure.
• Used. Depending on the type of key:
  • For a server key and desktop key – the number of virtual machines with a server operating system or desktop operating system that are protected by the application.
  • For a key with a limitation on the number of processor cores – the maximum number of physical processor cores used on all hypervisors on which SVMs are deployed.
  • For a key with a limitation on the number of processors – the number of physical processors used on all hypervisors on which SVMs are deployed.
• Used for workstations – the number of virtual machines with a desktop operating system that are under the protection of the application.
• Used for servers – the number of virtual machines with a server operating system that are under the protection of the application.

If both a server key and a desktop key have been added on an SVM, the Kaspersky Security Center key usage report shows the following information about the combination of the server key and desktop key:

• Key, Active key, Additional key – unique combination of a server key and a desktop key.
• Earliest date of key expiration – the later of the following two dates: the end date of application usage under the server key, or the end date of application usage under the desktop key.
• Use key until – the later of the following two dates of key expiration: server key expiration date or desktop key expiration date.
• Total keys used as active – the total number of virtual machines with server operating systems and desktop operating systems for whose protection the key is used.
• Restriction – the sum of the following values: the maximum number of protected virtual machines with desktop operating systems plus the maximum number of protected virtual machines with server operating systems.
• Used – the total number of virtual machines with server operating systems and desktop operating systems that are protected by the application.