7.8. Request/install license server licenses

[Note]Note

Before you enter the licenses, please close all possibly running PARTsolutions applications!

[Note]Note

The license (and thus a possible license server) must be available at the start of PARTapplicationServer, as it configures its functionality at the start. A "pulling" of licenses is not possible and intended.

The following describes how to apply for and import licenses for a MASTER and a BACKUP server.

  1. Open the license server administration from any client by clicking on the Start license server administration... [Start license server management...] button. button.

    -> The Establish connection with FLM server... [Connect to FLM server...] dialog box opens.

  2. Select the Configure newly installed license server [Configure newly installed license servers] option.

    -> All license servers found in the network are displayed.

    Single-click to select the servers with which you would like to create a server network and confirm with OK.

    [Note]Note

    The order does not matter. Which server becomes MASTER and which BACKUP (several are also possible) is defined in the license file.

  3. The selected license servers are displayed in the Connected servers dialog area (type and role still set to PASSIVE).

    [Note]Note

    After installation, a server initially has no special functionality. It is neither MASTER nor BACKUP. It is displayed as PASSIVE until a license has been installed.

    See also Section 7.6, “Background information”.

  4. Switch to the Tabbed page Request licenses online and click on the button You have no valid license - click to request a license .

    -> A corresponding form is opened.

    The network card addresses of each server and the required interfaces are already entered in the form. See also Section 1.4.4.12, “Tabbed page "Apply for licenses online"” in PARTsolutions Administration - Manual .

    With Click on Configuration save... [Saving configuration...] you can save a *.json-Datei (text file), which also contains the network addresses (hostids).

  5. Click on Save to save the configuration of the server network.

  6. You can disconnect the connection to the server network with Disconnect. -> The display area is now empty.

  7. To install the license sent to you, reconnect to the cluster you have created.

    Click to connect.... [Connect...]

    -> The Establish connection with FLM server... [Connect to FLM server...] dialog box opens again.

    This time, select the Configure existing license server option.

  8. Select the server group you have created and confirm with OK.

  9. Select the Licenses Tabbed page and click on Add file.... [Add file...] In the Explorer window, select the desired license file.

    -> The license is displayed in the dialog.

  10. Switch to the Security Tabbed page.

    You must assign a password. To do this, activate the Enable password protection [Activate server password] option. (The password may also be assigned when the hostids are read out).

    Enter a password and confirm by clicking on Set password [Activate password].

    [Note]Note

    The person who administers the licenses does not necessarily need admin access to the license servers; after initial assignment, the password is sufficient.

  11. Click on Save.

    -> The license is automatically saved in the correct directory.

    -> After entering the password again, the display under Type / Role changes to MASTER / BACKUP.

    [Note]Note

    Background information:

    In the installation path of CADENAS License Server (default path "C:\Program Files\PARTsolutions Licenseserver") the file is start.env.

    Please note!

    The environment variables of the license server have the same names as in the PARTsolutions installation, but point to other directories!

    [ENVIRONS]
    CADENAS=%DirOfThisFile%
    CADENAS_SETUP=C:\ProgramData\PARTsolutions Licenseserver\setup
    CADENAS_DEFAULTUSER=$CADENAS_SETUP\user\default_user
    CADENAS_SITESETUP=C:\ProgramData\PARTsolutions Licenseserver\sitesetup
    CADENAS_USER=%UserAppData%\PARTsolutions Licenseserver\user
    CADENAS_LICENSE=$CADENAS_SITESETUP\lic
    CADENAS_POOL=C:\ProgramData\PARTsolutions Licenseserver\pool
    CADENAS_DATA=C:\ProgramData\PARTsolutions Licenseserver\data

    The well-rehearsed license is for example on the CADENAS License Server under C:\Program Files\PARTsolutions Licenseserver\lic\keys.

    If you would like to copy the license yourself, please make sure you use the correct path.

    Location of Nodelocked licenses, on the other hand, are available in the PARTsolutions Enterprise installation e.g. under C:\ProgramData\PARTsolutions\sitesetup\lic\keys!

  12. Now check the license.[7]

    All individual packages and license keys should be set to OK and green.

See also Section 1.4, “ License administration ” in PARTsolutions Administration - Manual and Section 9.3, “Licensing ”.




[7] You can find detailed information on this at Section 9.3, “Licensing ”.