Retrospect Virtual is licensed differently from Retrospect Backup. Instead of individual license keys for each component, Retrospect Virtual has a single set license credentials–a name and a key–that enables specific components.

The licensing page for Retrospect Virtual is accessible from the home screen under "License". There are two components to a Retrospect Virtual license:

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Retrospect Virtual includes a 60-day trial. You do not need to license the software to try it. Trial license allows unlimited number of users but limited to a maximum of 100GB. You can specify the modules that are enabled and how many.

Certified partners can request an not-for-resale (NFR) license for Retrospect Virtual. This license will run for a year, although individual trial users created as part of the NFR are still restricted to 60 days. The following modules are included:

When you purchase a full version of Retrospect Virtual, your fulfillment email will include the license components: a name and a key. Enter these into the Retrospect Virtual License Manager and click "Update License".

If you have already been using a trial, clicking "Update License" will reconfigure your software to use the new license.

To upgrade Retrospect Virtual, contact Retrospect Sales (sales@retrospect.com) for a link to the latest version of Retrospect Virtual.

You do not need to uninstall your current version of Retrospect Virtual to install the latest version. You can double-click the installer, and it will auto-detect an existing version and upgrade it.

Retrospect Virtual supports closed networks with an off-line license activation mechanism. Customers can generate an activation file, and Retrospect will send back a license to activate their Retrospect Virtual instance with the correct parameters. Please see Retrospect Virtual Documentation for more information.