Adding a License Using the MapR Control System
About this task
Procedure
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On a machine that is connected to the cluster and to the Internet, perform the
following steps to open the MapR Control System and install the license:
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In a browser, view the MapR Control System by navigating to the node that is
running the MapR Control System:
https:/<webserver>/:8443
Your computer won't have an HTTPS certificate yet, so the browser will warn you that the connection is not trustworthy. You can ignore the warning this time. - The first time MapR starts, you must accept the Terms of Use and choose whether to enable the MapR Dial Home service.
- Log in to the MapR Control System as the administrative user you designated earlier. Until a license is applied, the MapR Control System dashboard might show some nodes in the amber "degraded" state. Don't worry if not all nodes are green and "healthy" at this stage.
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In a browser, view the MapR Control System by navigating to the node that is
running the MapR Control System:
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In the navigation pane of the MapR Control System, expand the System
Settings Views group and click Manage Licenses
to display the MapR License Management dialog.
- Click Add Licenses via Web.
- If the cluster is already registered, the license is applied automatically. Otherwise, click OK to register the cluster on MapR.com and follow the instructions there.