How to upload an Elastic Enterprise (ECK) license

Once you have the license file, you will need to copy it onto the VQCM VM. You can do so via the terminal on Linux/MacOS, or using a tool like WinSCP on Windows.

Once that is done, you will need to move the file to a specific location, by running the following command from the directory that contains the file on the VM (replace the file name with the file you have). You will have to enter the SSH user’s password to escalate privileges:

sudo mv "<elastic-license-file>.json" /persist/config/es-license.json

You can then run the following command to update the license file used by Elastic:

update_es_license -K

It will run a playbook that will apply the new license, and the final output should look like this:

You can check the status of the Elastic license to make sure it was applied properly by running the following command:

check_es_license -K

VQ Customer Support

If you need assistance with this, please contact our Customer Support Team who will be happy to assist you. support@vqcomms.com