For Instana Standard Edition, in which file should the salesKey be updated?

Licensing in Instana is controlled by a key called "salesKey," which must be placed in thelicense.jsonfile for Standard Edition. Per IBM Instana Observability documentation, "The salesKey is part of the license.json file, which must be updated to activate the Instana Standard Edition license." This file is checked at startup and authorizes agent/server deployment, binding entitlement and features to the account. Instana’s licensing model relies on proper key management within license.json for compliance and support tracking. The config.yaml file manages agent technical configuration, not licensing. Download.pl and gui.api files are not associated with salesKey or licensing. Any update to the license must be done within license.json and validated by Instana’s backend for activation completeness—this procedure is outlined step-by-step in the installation and onboarding guides.