Licensing
Software Key Licenses are bundled into software product keys, which are hosted on the license server. Software product keys are activated on the license server using the License Manager utility. Like hardware key licensing, licenses for software product keys are managed in the LAW Profile Manager. Licenses for activated software product keys can be monitored in both the License Manager and the LAW Profile Manager.
A software product key contains the specific CloudNine™ LAW and/or CloudNine™ Explore licenses and license seats assigned to that key. For more information about the CloudNine™ LAW and CloudNine™ Explore licenses, see License Types.
License Server
A license server is a computer hosting the CloudNine™ LAW and CloudNine™ Explore licenses.
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It is best practice to have the license server be a separate computer from the computer(s) where CloudNine™ LAW, CloudNine™ Explore, and/or CloudNine™ Explore Web are installed, but a license server can also be the same computer if it is also hosting the product licenses. |
For software key licensing, a license server is the computer where the License Manager is installed, and where the software product keys are activated and hosted.
In order for CloudNine™ LAW to access the CloudNine™ LAW licenses on a license server, CloudNine™ LAW needs to be configured to point to the license server by entering the license server in the Change License Server dialog box in the LAW Profile Manager.
In order for CloudNine™ Explore and CloudNine™ Explore Web to access their licenses on a license server, CloudNine™ Explore needs to be configured to point to the license server by entering its information in the License Server field in the Explore Configuration tab of the Environment Settings dialog in CloudNine™ Explore.
Managing Licenses
•LAW Profile Manager - Used for managing the license server used by CloudNine™ LAW, and for managing and monitoring the licenses contained within software product keys. For more information, see LAW Profile Manager.
•License Manager - Used exclusively for activating and managing software product keys on a license server, and for monitoring the license information for software product keys activated on a license server. For more information, see License Manager.
•Environment Configuration dialog box - The License Server field in the Explore Configuration tab of the Environment Settings dialog is used for determining which license server is used for CloudNine™ Explore and CloudNine™ Explore Web. For more information, see CloudNine™ Explore Startup and Configuration.
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Please note that details of the machine hosting the license are used in generating the authorization for licensing. If you are planning to make changes to your license server that would affect the machine’s unique identifiers, then please contact CloudNine™ Explore Support to assist with the license transfer prior to making those changes to avoid any disruption of service. Currently, virtual machines set to auto migration in cluster environments are not supported because the machine's unique identifiers will change, which will invalidate the license server. For cluster environments, it is recommend that you turn off auto migration on the virtual machine being used as the license server to avoid any disruption of service. |
