App Control Server: How To Find Server Activation State and SID

Products

• Carbon Black App Control (formerly Cb Protection)

Issue/Introduction

To find the activation state and SID of a App Control Server

Environment

• App Control Server: 7.x - 8.x
• Microsoft Windows: All Supported Versions

Resolution

1. Open SQL Management Studio
2. Run query:

   use DAS;
   SELECT name, value FROM dbo.shepherd_configs (nolock) WHERE name in ('ParityServerVersion', 'ActivationState', 'ActivationVerified', 'ActivationKey', 'ParityCenterSIDHash')
   

3. Sample output:

   ParityServerVersion = 8.0.x.xxxx or 7.0.x.xxxx
   ActivationVerified = true or false
   ActivationState = 0 or 1
   ActivationKey = Parity Knowledge key
   ParityCenterSIDHash = SID