Adding and Removing Activation Codes

To add or remove activation codes for SonicWALL appliances, use the activationcode command.

sgms> activationcode xml_file

Syntax

Table 96. Syntax

xml_file

XML file that contains activation code information.

Usage Guidelines

The XML file should contain the following:

<? Xml version ="1.0" >

<Sgmscommand>

: <Activation>command_type</Activation>

: <Activation values>

: <Activation category>category</Activation _category >

: : <Activation type>activation_type</Activation type>

: </Activation values>

: <Codes>

: : <Code>code</code>

: : <Code>code</code>

: </Codes>

</Sgmscommand>

Table 97. Usage Guidelines

command_type	Required. Specifies the action to perform. Options include: add—adds the specified category and type. delete—deletes the specified activation codes. list—lists the activation codes for the specified category and type. To add activation codes, enter add. To remove codes, enter delete.
category	Required for add and list. Enter the category of upgrade. Options include: Anti-Virus Content Filter Subscription PKI End User Certificate Node Upgrade PKI Administrator Certificate VPN Upgrade VPN Client Upgrade HA Upgrade
activation_type	Required for add and list. Enter the type of upgrade for the selected category. Options include:
	Anti-Virus             Content Filter Subscription       PKI EndUser Certificate           Node Upgrade           PKI Administrator Certificate             VPN Upgrade     VPN Client Upgrade         HA Upgrade	• 5 Nodes • 10 Nodes • 50 Nodes • 100 Nodes • 1000 Nodes   • 5 Nodes • 10 Nodes • 50 Nodes • Unlimited Nodes   • 1 Node • 10 Nodes • 50 Nodes • 100 Nodes   • 10->25 Nodes • 10->50 Nodes • 10->Unlimited Nodes • 25->50 Nodes • 50->Unlimited Nodes   • SOHO2/SOHO3 • GX 2500/GX 2500 HA Backup • GX 6500/GX6500 HA Backup • XPRS/XPRS2/PRO 100 • PRO/PRO-VX/RPO 200/PRO 300 • TELE2/TELE3   • 5/10/25/50 Nodes • Unlimited Nodes   • Single VPN Client • 10 VPN Clients • 100 VPN Clients • 50 VPN Clients •   • PRO/PRO 200
code	Required for add and delete. One or more code numbers. Each code number must appear on its own line.

Example

In the following example, four 100 Node Anti-Virus activation codes are added to Dell SonicWALL GMS:

sgms> activationcode new_virus_codes.xml

The following is the content of new_virus_codes.xml.

<? Xml version ="1.0" >

<Sgmscommand>

: <Activation>add</Activation>

: <Activation values>

: <Activation category>Anti-Virus</Activation _category >

: : <Activation type>100 Nodes</Activation type>

: </Activation values>

: <Codes>

: : <Code>12345678</code>

: : <Code>23456780</code>

: : <Code>34567890</code>

: : <Code>45678901</code>

: </Codes>

</Sgmscommand>

NOTE: A sample of the file is available on the SonicWALL GMS CD-ROM. It is called sample_activationcode.xml and is located in the Misc directory.