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Working with NerveCenter Serial Numbers

Every NerveCenter Server needs at least one serial number. Each NerveCenter serial number provides:

• The number of NerveCenter Clients that are permitted to connect to that NerveCenter Server
• The number of nodes that the NerveCenter Server can monitor

You can purchase new serial numbers from your authorized sales reseller or representative to increase the number of NerveCenter Clients that can connect to a NerveCenter Server and/or the number of nodes that can be monitored by a NerveCenter Server.

The sequencing of the serial number keys is not guaranteed. There is no way to tell which single serial number is active at any instant. The total number of nodes and Clients that can connect to the Server are a cumulative figure of all the serial numbers that have been accepted.

When managing NerveCenter serial numbers, an administrator may be expected to perform two actions:

• Adding a Serial Number to a NerveCenter Server
• Deleting an Old Serial Number from a NerveCenter Server

To learn about the rules NerveCenter follows and restrictions imposed when adding and deleting serial numbers, see NerveCenter Rules for Managing Serial Numbers.