Symptoms

Explain what the "Instances" value reflects under LicensesThis can be seen on the DPA GUI under:Admin > System > Manage LicensesThis shows what licenses have been installed.The Name of the license, Instances and Expiry Date is displayed.

Cause

Understanding what the "Instances" value mean under Licenses.

Resolution

The instance is the count of the named license unit and does not have an over-all generic definition. The number has a different meaning, depending on the backup server / application that is being looked at. In the case of Avamar and NetWorker servers for example, the "Instances" number represents TB capacity. For other backup applications, "Instances" of backup clients licenses relates to the number of clients in that backup application.For Virtualization, the "Instances" value is the number of vCenter servers that can be monitored.

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