Manage Subscriptions

Lighthouse has a flexible, simplified subscription model that allows you to add extended functionality if required.

If have a subscription with extra functionality, you can apply any extra functionality to the selected nodes only, giving you the flexibility to use different subscriptions for different nodes.

Notes:
  • Contact sales@opengear.com with a request for the type of subscription, including the number of nodes to which you want to apply the subscription. You will receive an encrypted .zip file.
  • You can apply subscription licenses only to Lighthouse versions from 24.12 onwards.

Subscription Types

The following subscriptions:

  • are currently available to all Lighthouse customers.

  • can support up to 10,000 enrolled nodes.

Subscription Type Description
Lighthouse Core (LC)

Provides base functionality to enroll, monitor, and manage nodes.
This subscription does not contain any NetOps modules. When you apply this subscription, any previously installed NetOps modules are automatically deactivated.
Lighthouse Enhance (LE)

Provides base functionality to enroll, monitor, and manage nodes plus the advanced feature sets Smart Management Fabric and Connected Resource Gateway.
This subscription does not contain any NetOps modules. When you apply this subscription, any previously installed NetOps modules are automatically deactivated.

Note: From version 24.12 onwards, the Lighthouse evaluation license has the same features as the Lighthouse Enhance subscription.

Note: With the LC and LE subscriptions, NetOps modules will no longer be available. However, if you have the LE subscription, you can use the Smart Management Fabric and Connected Resource Gateway features for similar functionality.

The following subscriptions are currently available only to existing Lighthouse customers who already have these subscriptions:

Note: These subscriptions will be replaced by Lighthouse Core (LC) and Lighthouse Enhance (LE). If you are an existing customer, you can renew the subscription for 12 months, and then you must update your subscription. If you are a new Lighthouse customer, these subscriptions are not available.

Subscription Type Description
Enterprise Edition (EE)

Provides base functionality to enroll, monitor, and manage nodes plus the NetOps module IP Access.
Enterprise Automation Edition (AE)

Provides base functionality to enroll, monitor, and manage nodes plus the NetOps modules IP Access, Automation Gateway, and Secure Provisioning and the advanced feature sets Smart Management Fabric and Connected Resource Gateway.

If you install a Lighthouse Enhance (LE) or Lighthouse Core (LC) subscription on a Lighthouse with an existing Automation Edition (AE) or Enterprise Edition (EE) subscription, then:

  • the LE subscription replaces the AE subscription and the LC subscription replaces the EE subscription.

  • you cannot reapply an AE or EE subscription after the LC or LE subscription is applied.

  • NetOps modules are automatically deactivated. It is recommended to perform a clean up of NetOps BEFORE you apply an LC or LE subscription. See Disable NetOps modules via template.

Subscription Expiry

When a Lighthouse subscription expires, Lighthouse enters read-only mode.

The following types of warnings display to inform the user of subscription status:

  • A subscription expiry warning displays when there is:

    • 90 days or less remaining till expiry, and has not been dismissed by the user.

    • 60 days or less remaining till expiry, and has not been dismissed by the user.

    • 30 days or less remaining till expiry, and has not been dismissed by the user in the last 24 hours.

  • A subscription expired warning displays when the license is already expired.

Note: If the subscription is not associated to any nodes, then no expiry warnings are displayed.

View Subscriptions

  1. In the Settings Pane, select > SYSTEM > Subscriptions.
    The SUBSCRIPTIONS page displays with the SUBSCRIPTIONS tab selected.
    This tab displays information on your subscriptions including the type of subscriptions, number of assigned out of the total nodes available, subscription status, and the number of days before expiry.

    Note: In the donut, green represents the number of nodes assigned to the subscription, and gray represents the number of assignments still available.

  2. To view your subscription assignments, select the SUBSCRIPTION ASSIGNMENT tab.
    This tab displays a grid of nodes with the respective subscription assigned.

    Note: Node Filter and Search controls are available.