1- According to article sk125092, do I need a management server if I want see the policies?
yes - starting with R80, that is necessary!
2- Must this management server be fully licenced or not?
No, Plug n Play trial license or EVAL would be enough, but... (see 4 - )
3 - Can I see policies from any cpinfo files (e.g. customers send me cpinfo)
Only for CP <= R77.30 using InfoView
4 - When I try to connect to my management server which I installed only temporally for testing and is running with an eval licence I get the message "Not valid licence". Does it mean the program discovered the management server is not licenced or there is a problem with the cpinfo / migrate export file
After migrate import, SMS now has the license from customers SMS - you have to delete it and replace it by eval lic.
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