Confluence license update query

[Sanu Soman]

Hi All,

Please let me know how can I give evaluation/developer license to dev server while restoring production confluence data by using xml? I guess while restoring prodution data automatically the prodution license will get map to the dev server .. right? If so, is there any issue?

Please help

[Daniel Borcherding · Accepted solution]

Sanu,

It depends on how you are doing your restore. If you are restoring from an XML backup you will basically set up a new instance with your dev license and import your data into the instance. Your license does not get transfered necessarily.

If you are taking a clone of your <confluence_home> and a dumb of your DB and restoring that into a test insance it is a bit of a different story. What I would do first is install a new copy of confluence on your dev machine and take a copy of the <confluence_home>/confluence.cfg.xml. Use your Dev license to set this up.

You will notice that file contains a few interesting elements.

<property name="confluence.license.hash">xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx</property>
<property name="confluence.license.message">yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy</property>
<property name="confluence.setup.server.id">zzzz-zzzz-zzzz-zzzz</property>

These guys contain all of the licensing informtion on your instance. I would then restore your <confluence_home> <confluence_install> and dump of your DB into your test instnace. Then modify the production <confluence_home>/confluence.cfg.xml with your deve appropriate paths and DB configurations. Then replace your production licensing information with that generated above.

Please lt us know if that makes sense.

[Sanu Soman]

Thanks Daniel for your reply.

Anyway I'm going for XML restore only.. so no need to worry about the license .. right?

[Daniel Borcherding]

Sanu,

That should be correct. You will be prompted for license details before being asked to restore from backup. That will be your chance to use your dev license.

[Sanu Soman]

Many thanks Daniel :)

Cheers brother