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Dremio Enterprise Edition Free Trial

The new licensing introduced in Dremio 26.0 includes the option for you to obtain an Enterprise Edition free trial license to deploy and use Dremio for free for a limited period.

How Does the Enterprise Edition Free Trial Work​

With a free trial license, you will have access to all product features, just like a paid license, but with some conditions:

  • The free trial license is valid for 30 days, with an additional 2-day grace period. The countdown begins as soon as your license key is generated.
  • During the trial period:
    • Dremio displays a persistent banner to all users in the Dremio console that shows:
      • The remaining trial days.
      • A call-to-action with options to activate a license or contact Dremio.
    • Dremio collects Prometheus metrics from your environment. For more information, see Service Telemetry.
  • Once the trial period (including the grace period) ends:
    • All product features become unavailable, including SQL queries, REST APIs, and scheduled operations like Reflections.
    • Any active queries will be automatically stopped.
    • Users accessing the Dremio console won't have access to any features. They will see a notification that the trial has ended with clear instructions on how to proceed.
    • The product will remain inaccessible until a valid license is applied.

To continue using Dremio after the trial, you will need to apply a new and valid license key, which can be done during an upgrade or reinstallation. For more information, see How to Obtain a License Key and Use Your License Key for Kubernetes Deployment.

Obtain Your Enterprise Edition Free Trial License​

Acquiring a free trial license key for Dremio 26.0+ is a fully automated process, without needing to contact Dremio Support or Sales. You will simply have to sign up for the Enterprise Edition free trial and you will receive an email containing:

  1. Register with Dremio at Get Started with Dremio.
  2. After registering, you'll receive an email containing:
    • A link to download your license key, which downloads the values-overrides.yaml file with the deployment configuration, including your free trial license key.
    • A link to the documentation with instructions on how to deploy Dremio on Kubernetes.

Remember, the trial license is valid for 30 days, with an additional 2-day grace period. The countdown begins as soon as the license key is generated.

Deploy Your Enterprise Edition Free Trial​

To deploy your Enterprise Edition free trial, follow the steps in Get Started with the Enterprise Edition Free Trial.

Extend Your Free Trial​

If your free trial has expired, but you want to continue evaluating Dremio without losing your existing settings or configurations, follow these steps:

  1. Contact Dremio to request a free trial license extension using the Get in Touch button in the Dremio console, or reach out to your Dremio contact.

  2. In the email you will receive, download the new values-overrides.yaml file (containing the new license key and image pull credentials), and rename the file to values-overrides-new.yaml.

  3. Create a backup copy of your current values-overrides.yaml file. For example, copy the file and name it values-overrides.yaml.bak.

  4. Update the values-overrides.yaml file with the new license key and image pull credentials from values-overrides-new.yaml. Do not modify any other values.

    Keys to update in the values-overrides.yaml file 
    dremio:
      trialImagePullCredentials: "<NewImagePullCredentials>"
      license: "<NewLicenseKey>"

  5. Install Dremio's Helm chart with your updated values-overrides.yaml file:

    1. Refer to Step 1: Deploy Dremio.
    2. In that section, skip the initial configuration step and begin with the second step.
TROUBLESHOOTING

If the Dremio cluster does not start up normally, try restarting the main coordinator and the telemetry pods.

Feedback​

If you have any feedback about your trial experience, send it to beta@dremio.com.