px pxb activate

Used for activating resource

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The following commands support a set of global flags that apply to all px pxb commands. For details, see the Global Flags section.

px pxb activate license

Activate PX-Backup license using various activation methods.

This command supports multiple license activation methods:

• Activation ID: Online activation using a license activation ID
• License File: Offline activation using a license file (for airgapped environments)
• Usage-Based ID: Activation for usage-based licensing
• Airgapped Usage-Based ID: Activation for airgapped usage-based licensing

Only one activation method can be used at a time. The command will validate the license and activate it for the specified organization.

File Support:

• Use --file for complete JSON configuration
• Use --license-file for binary license file input (airgapped environments)
• Use --license-data-file for base64-encoded license data from JSON file

Examples:

# Activate license using activation ID
pxb activate license --activation-id "ABCD-1234-EFGH-5678"

# Activate license using license file (airgapped)
pxb activate license --license-file /path/to/license.lic

# Activate license using base64-encoded license data from JSON file
pxb activate license --license-data-file /path/to/license-data.json

# Usage-based activation
pxb activate license --usage-based-id "usage-12345-abcde"

# Airgapped usage-based license
pxb activate license --airgapped-usage-based-id "airgapped-67890-fghij"

# Load complete configuration from JSON file
pxb activate license --file /path/to/activate-config.json

# Activate with custom name and labels
pxb activate license --activation-id "ABCD-1234" --name "production-license" --labels "env=prod,team=platform"

# Mix CLI flags with file inputs (file inputs have higher precedence)
pxb activate license --activation-id "ABCD-1234" --license-data-file /path/to/license-data.json

Flags

Flag	Input type	Description	Default	Required
--activation-id	string	License activation ID for online activation	-	Optional
--airgapped-usage-based-id	string	Airgapped usage-based license activation ID	-	Optional
--authtoken	string	oidc auth token	-	Optional
--dry-run	bool	Simulate the operation without making any changes	false	Optional
--endpoint, -e	string	The endpoint of the server	-	Optional
--file, -f	string	JSON configuration file path	-	Optional
--labels, -l	string	Comma separated list of labels as key-value pairs: 'k1=v1,k2=v2'	-	Optional
--license-data-file	string	JSON file containing base64-encoded license data	-	Optional
--license-file	string	Path to license file for offline activation (airgapped)	-	Optional
--name, -n	string	Name for the license activation	-	Optional
--orgID	string	The org id for which to query the object	default	Optional
--output, -o	string	Output format. One of: table|json|yaml|name	table	Optional
--tls-certificate	string	tls certificate	-	Optional
--uid	string	UID for the license activation	-	Optional
--usage-based-id	string	Usage-based license activation ID	-	Optional