Purchasing and managing licenses – Support Guides

Learn how to purchase and manage a license in the OVHcloud Control Panel.

Through this process, you will see the different types of licenses we offer and the benefits of purchasing them from OVHcloud versus a third party.

Requirements

Purchasing a license directly from OVHcloud versus a third-party

There are a couple of benefits to purchasing a license from OVHcloud. The first is convenience; you do not have to manage two different accounts. Also, the license is instantly attached to your account. It is important to note that a license purchased from OVHcloud cannot be used with another company, as it is tied to your OVHcloud IP.

Additionally, when it comes to certain licenses (e.g., Windows Server), you can purchase one under the SPLA (Services Provider License Agreement), which allows vendors (i.e., OVHcloud) to charge a monthly rate instead of the full cost. This is beneficial if your organization is looking to use a license for a brief time. In that scenario, there is no need to pay hundreds of dollars for a license when it is only needed for a couple of months.

Types of licenses available at OVHcloud

cPanel: a Unix-based control panel that automates and simplifies website hosting. cPanel utilizes a three-tier structure that provides capabilities for administrators, resellers, and end-user website owners to control various aspects of their website and server administration. In addition to the GUI, cPanel also has command line and API-based access that allows third-party software vendors, web hosting organizations, and developers to automate standard system administration processes.

Plesk: a commercial web hosting platform with a control panel that allows a server administrator to set up new websites, reseller accounts, e-mail accounts, and DNS entries through a web-based interface.

MSSQL: an RDBMS (Relational Database Management System) that supports a wide variety of transaction processing, business intelligence, and analytics applications in corporate IT environments. As a database server, it is a software product with the primary function of storing and retrieving data as requested by other software applications.

Microsoft license: OVHcloud provides Microsoft Windows licenses. The license options are Microsoft Windows Server Standard and Datacenter Editions (2016, 2019, and 2022).

Instructions

Purchasing a license in the OVHcloud Control Panel

To purchase a license directly from OVHcloud, log in to the OVHcloud Control Panel. Navigate to the Licenses section via the Bare Metal Cloud menu.

Click Actions ˅ and Order.

On the following page:

Select the IP block to which you wish to assign the license and click on the logo that corresponds to the license you'd like to purchase.
Select the version.
Choose a duration.
Next, click Pay at the bottom of the screen.

WARNING: If a license expires due to nonpayment, the license will no longer be considered valid. This situation can be remedied by contacting support to purchase a new license for the product in question.

Once complete, the license will be assigned to the IP address you selected.

Adding a Windows license to the OVHcloud Control Panel

You may also purchase a valid Windows license from a third party. If you have a third-party license, you can add it to the OVHcloud Control Panel. We have a great example of this in our Getting Started with Windows Server tutorial.

Canceling licenses

To purchase a license directly from OVHcloud, log in to the OVHcloud Control Panel. Navigate to the Licenses section via the Bare Metal Cloud menu.

Scroll to the right of the license you wish to cancel and click the more options ... button.

From here, you have two options:

To prevent your license from renewing, select Details.

On the next screen, click Edit.

In the pop-up window, choose Yes, cancel.

NOTE: If you wish to undo this action, you will need to reach out to our customer support team.

To remove your license now, select Cancel.

In the pop-up window, click Yes, cancel.

WARNING: You will receive an email with instructions to finalize the cancellation of your license. Your license will not be canceled until you complete the instructions in the email.

Go further

For more information and tutorials, please see our other Account and Service Management support guides or explore the guides for other OVHcloud products and services.