mc license info

The mc license info command displays information about the AIStor deployment’s license status.

The command shows:

  • Organization name
  • License plan and trial status
  • Organization-level storage capacity limit
  • License issue and expiration dates
  • License ID (if available)
  • API key (if available)

When a license is expired, the expiry date displays in red to highlight the issue.

For complete information about license management and renewal procedures, see Licenses.

Syntax

Parameters

ALIAS

Required

The alias of the AIStor deployment.

Output

The command output varies depending on the license status.

Valid license

When a valid license is installed, the command displays a table with the following fields:

Field Description
Organization The organization name associated with the license.
Plan The license plan type. Displays (Trial) suffix for trial licenses.
Org-level Capacity Limit The storage capacity limit in TiB. Displays N/A if not set.
Issued The date and time the license was issued.
Expiry The license expiration date and time. Displays N/A for free licenses.
License ID The unique license identifier (if available).
API Key The API key associated with the license (if available).

Free license

Free licenses do not expire. For free licenses, the Expiry field displays N/A.

Support for free licenses was added in AIStor Server RELEASE.2025-12-20T04-58-37Z and AIStor Client RELEASE.2025-12-19T20-11-44Z.

Expired license

When an expired license is installed, the command displays the license information with the expiry date highlighted in red.

Version changed
Red highlighting for expired licenses and improved error messages were added in AIStor Client RELEASE.2025-12-19T20-11-44Z.

The red highlighting indicates the deployment is operating in one of the following states:

  • Grace period - Full functionality maintained, but renewal recommended
  • Safe mode - Read-only access, write operations blocked

For more information about license states, see License expiration.

To renew an expired license, use mc license update.

No license installed

When no license is installed, the command displays an error message:

License is not installed. Please run 'mc license update <alias>' to install a license.

To install a license, use mc license register to register the deployment with SUBNET, or use mc license update to retrieve the latest license from SUBNET or apply a license file.

Global flags

This command supports any of the global flags.