Commit 3618660d authored by Tim Noah's avatar Tim Noah Committed by Suzanne Selhorn

Amendments to Activating GitLab

parent 1a9bdace
...@@ -36,13 +36,13 @@ If you receive a license file from GitLab (for example a new trial), you can upl ...@@ -36,13 +36,13 @@ If you receive a license file from GitLab (for example a new trial), you can upl
The first time you visit your GitLab EE installation signed in as an administrator, The first time you visit your GitLab EE installation signed in as an administrator,
you should see a note urging you to upload a license with a link that takes you you should see a note urging you to upload a license with a link that takes you
to the **License** area. to the **Subscriptions** area.
Otherwise, to manually go to the **License** area: Otherwise, to manually go to the **Subscriptions** area:
1. On the top bar, select **Menu >** **{admin}** **Admin**. 1. Sign in to your GitLab self-managed instance.
1. From the top menu, select the Admin Area **{admin}**.
1. On the left sidebar, select **License**, and select **Upload New License**. 1. From the left sidebar, select **Subscriptions**, and select **Upload a license file**.
- *If you've received a `.gitlab-license` file:* - *If you've received a `.gitlab-license` file:*
1. Download the license file to your local machine. 1. Download the license file to your local machine.
...@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ is active until the end of the license period. When that period ends, the ...@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ is active until the end of the license period. When that period ends, the
instance will [fall back](#what-happens-when-your-license-expires) to Free-only instance will [fall back](#what-happens-when-your-license-expires) to Free-only
functionality. functionality.
You can review the license details at any time by going to **Admin Area > License**. You can review the license details at any time by going to **Admin Area > Subscription**.
## Notification before the license expires ## Notification before the license expires
...@@ -111,12 +111,12 @@ before this occurs. ...@@ -111,12 +111,12 @@ before this occurs.
- To resume functionality, upload a new license. - To resume functionality, upload a new license.
- To fall back to Free features, delete all expired licenses. - To fall back to Free features, delete all expired licenses.
### Remove a license ### Remove a license file
To remove a license from a self-managed instance: To remove a license file from a self-managed instance:
1. On the top bar, select **Menu >** **{admin}** **Admin** to go to the [Admin Area](index.md). 1. From the top menu, select the Admin Area **{admin}**.
1. On the left sidebar, select **License**. 1. From the left sidebar, select **Subscriptions**
1. Select **Remove license**. 1. Select **Remove license**.
These steps may need to be repeated to completely remove all licenses, including those applied in the past. These steps may need to be repeated to completely remove all licenses, including those applied in the past.
...@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ The banner disappears after the new license becomes active. ...@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ The banner disappears after the new license becomes active.
## Troubleshooting ## Troubleshooting
### There is no License tab in the Admin Area ### There is no Subscription tab in the Admin Area
If you originally installed Community Edition rather than Enterprise Edition you must If you originally installed Community Edition rather than Enterprise Edition you must
[upgrade to Enterprise Edition](../../update/index.md#community-to-enterprise-edition) [upgrade to Enterprise Edition](../../update/index.md#community-to-enterprise-edition)
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