Platform features

In a multi-tenant system features exist at both service provider (platform) level and tenant (VCM) level.

Features at service provider level are purchased from Entrust and supplied as licence files. These licence files are then applied to the system using hsmadmin fet.

You can examine a license file with any suitable text editor as the start of the licence file is human readable and gives information about the license type and the ESN to which the license applies.

For handling of features at VCM level see VCM features

Platform specific features

Some features are only relevant at platform level and cannot be set as a VCM feature. They are listed below.

Maximum number of concurrently active VCMs feature

The number of VCMs that can be active at the same time on a given HSM is controlled by a feature licence. If a licence has not been purchased the HSM will be limited to creating and starting only one VCM.

To increase the number of active VCMs you must purchase a license from Entrust and apply it with hsmadmin fet.

Once you purchase a license, regardless of how many active VCMs it is for, you will be able to create up to 1000 VCMs on a High or Mid speed HSM and up to 5 VCMs on a Base speed HSM, the license limit applies only to the number of VCMs that can be simultaneously active.

If the license applied is for a lower number of active VCMs than currently set on the system, the license will still be applied successfully. Any VCMs currently active will still run but you will not be able to start any new VCMs until the number of currently active VCMs is reduced below the maximum. For this reason you should inspect your license to see how many VCMs it is for before applying it. License files can be examined with any text editor and include the value in human readable text at the start of the file.