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Chapter 1. Automation controller licensing, updates and support


Automation controller is provided as part of your annual Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform subscription.

Ansible is an open source software project and is licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3, as described in the Ansible Source Code

You must have valid subscriptions attached before installing Ansible Automation Platform.

For more information, see Attaching Subscriptions.

1.1. Trial and evaluation

You require a license to run automation controller. You can start by using a free trial license.

1.2. Subscription Types

Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform is provided at various levels of support and number of machines as an annual subscription.

All subscription levels include regular updates and releases of automation controller, Ansible, and any other components of the Platform.

For more information, contact Ansible through the Red Hat Customer Portal or at http://www.ansible.com/contact-us/.

1.3. Node counting in licenses

The automation controller license defines the number of Managed Nodes that can be managed as part of a Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform subscription.

A typical license says "License Count: 500", which sets the maximum number of Managed Nodes at 500.

For more information on managed node requirements for licensing, see https://access.redhat.com/articles/3331481.

Note

Ansible does not recycle node counts or reset automated hosts.

1.4. Attaching Subscriptions

You must have valid Ansible Automation Platform subscriptions attached before installing Ansible Automation Platform.

Note

Attaching subscriptions is unnecessary if your Red Hat account has enabled Simple Content Access Mode. However, you must register to Red Hat Subscription Management (RHSM) or Red Hat Satellite before installing Ansible Automation Platform.

Procedure

  1. To find the pool_id of your subscription, enter the following command:

    # subscription-manager list --available --all | grep "Ansible Automation Platform" -B 3 -A 6
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    The command returns the following:

    Subscription Name: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, Premium (5000 Managed Nodes)
    Provides: Red Hat Ansible Engine
    Red Hat Single Sign-On
    Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
    SKU: MCT3695
    Contract: ********
    Pool ID: ********************
    Provides Management: No
    Available: 4999
    Suggested: 1
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  2. To attach this subscription, enter the following command:

    # subscription-manager attach --pool=<pool_id>
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    If all nodes have attached, then the repositories are found.

  3. To check whether the subscription attached successfully, enter the following command:

    # subscription-manager list --consumed
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  4. To remove this subscription, enter the following command:

    #subscription-manager remove --pool=<pool_id>
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1.5. Component licenses

To view the license information for the components included in automation controller, refer to /usr/share/doc/automation-controller-<version>/README.

where <version> refers to the version of automation controller you have installed.

To view a specific license, refer to /usr/share/doc/automation-controller-<version>/*.txt.

where * is the license file name to which you are referring.

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