Switch AWS Pro license to BYOL

Wowza Streaming Engine
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Hi,

There is a need to switch the older Amazon EC2 Wowza Pro (HVM) to BYOL license keys to cut down costs. However, I am doubtful if just switching the license key from the default EC2 one to Wowza monthly subscription key will stop the client from being charged Wowza license fee by AWS. I suspect we would need to switch to the BYOL AMI, install the key and move data.

Could someone please enlighten on this?

Thanks

Inderjeet

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Hello,

Unfortunately, switching the license key doesn’t convert the Pro AMI to a BYOL and will result in double billing for Wowza Licensing. We recommend that you create a new BYOL AMI and migrate your configuration to this instance. You may find the following article helpful when migrating the Wowza Streaming Engine configuration.

Best regards,

Andrew Ramberg

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Hi Andrew,

Thanks a lot for the clarification. I did suspect so and had contacted AWS for a feedback. They also confirmed the same.

Had to manually do the needful.

Thanks again!

Inderjeet