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Renew or update a license key or file

Use this procedure to renew or update an existing license key or file, switch from a license key to a license file, or switch from a license file to a license key.

Note: To request a new license to renew or expand your InfluxDB Enterprise cluster, contact sales@influxdb.com.

To update a license key or file, do the following:

  1. If you are switching from a license key to a license file (or vice versa), delete your existing license key or file.
  2. Add the license key or file to your meta nodes and data nodes configuration settings. For more information, see how to configure InfluxDB Enterprise clusters.
  3. On each meta node, run service influxdb-meta restart, and wait for the meta node service to come back up successfully before restarting the next meta node. The cluster should remain unaffected as long as only one node is restarting at a time.
  4. On each data node, run killall -s HUP influxd to signal the influxd process to reload its configuration file.

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InfluxDB 3.9: Performance upgrade preview

InfluxDB 3 Enterprise 3.9 includes a beta of major performance upgrades with faster single-series queries, wide-and-sparse table support, and more.

InfluxDB 3 Enterprise 3.9 includes a beta of major performance and feature updates.

Key improvements:

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Preview features are subject to breaking changes.

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  • Telegraf Controller: A control plane (UI + API) that centralizes Telegraf configuration management and agent health visibility.
  • Telegraf Enterprise Support: Official support for Telegraf Controller and Telegraf plugins.

Join the Telegraf Enterprise beta to get early access to the Telegraf Controller and provide feedback to help shape the future of Telegraf Enterprise.

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