License Creation

Step 1: Run the Hardware Retrieval Script

1. Receive the Script
   We will provide you a bash script called get_hardware_information.sh. This script will gather details about your device’s hardware and generate a JSON file that is necessary to create your license.

2. Ensure System Requirements
   Before running the script, please make sure the following commands and packages are installed on your machine. These are necessary for the script to correctly collect hardware data:
   • nvidia-smi (for GPU information, only on x86_64 server required)
   • lscpu (for CPU details)
   • free (for memory information)
   • lsblk (for block device info)
   • df (for disk usage)
   • ip (for network configuration)
   • ethtool (for network interface details)
     Tip: Most systems already include tools like nvidia-smi, lscpu, free, lsblk, and df. But for network-related tools, you may need to install some additional packages. To install the required network tools, run the following command:
     sudo apt-get install net-tools iproute2 ethtool
     To verify if the tools are installed, use command -v (for example command -v nvidia-smi)

3. Prepare the Script
   Save the get_hardware_information.sh script to your device and ensure it has the correct permissions to run. You can grant executable permissions with the following command:
   chmod +x get_hardware_information.sh

3. Execute the Script
   Important: The script must be run directly on the host machine and not inside a Docker container!

• Execute the script by running the following command in your terminal:
  ./get_hardware_information.sh
• After running the script, it will produce a file named hardware_information.json. This file contains the necessary hardware information of the device where the Redact-Edge will be installed.

Step 2: Submit the JSON File

1. Send the JSON File
   Once the JSON file is generated, send it to our support team via email or through the designated method provided by our team.
   We will use this file to generate a unique license tied to your hardware.

Step 3: Receive the License

1. Get the License File
   After we process the hardware information, you will receive a license file in response. This file is essential for activating Redact-Edge on the designated device.