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Activating the SDL License server manager offline

After you installed the SDL Licensing Server Manager, generate an Installation ID (locking code) and use it in your SDL account to generate an activation certificate. Only with that certificate you will be able to license the server.

Generate the Installation ID

About this task

Use the Locking Utility to get the Installation ID (locking code) of your license server machine. With the Installation ID, you can then generate the activation certificate that enables you to activate the network license on your server.

Procedure

  1. Launch the Locking Utility (wechoid).
  2. Enable Ethernet Address and Disk ID and disable all the other available criteria.
  3. Make sure that the New Style option is selected and that the Selector field shows 0x14. This indicates that only the Ethernet Address and Disk ID criteria are enabled and that the corresponding code will generate a compatible license file.
  4. Copy and save the locking code string available in the Code field.

Generate the offline activation certificate

About this task

The activation certificate is issued based on the Installation ID. This ensures that the network license is used on the system to which it is locked. To issue an activation certificate:

Procedure

  1. Go to Products & Plans > Licenses in your SDL Account.
  2. Locate your activation code and click Can´t activate online? - Get an offline Activation Certificate.
  3. Copy and paste the Installation ID (generated above) into the Installation ID field and click Generate Offline Activation Certificate.
  4. Save the generated activation certificate (by default named lservrc).

License the server

Procedure

  1. Launch the SafeNet License Manager utility. On startup, the SafeNet License Manager utility automatically discovers all the servers in the subnet where the SDL License Server Manager is installed. These are listed under the Subnet Servers tree.
  2. Expand the Subnet Servers tree and select the hostname of the license server where you want to add the network license.
  3. Right-click on the hostname and select Add Feature > From a File > To Server and its File.
  4. Browse for and select the generated activation certificate. If the license code corresponds to the locking code, the SafeNet License Manager utility confirms that the network license is active and shows the number of product features included in your license.

Product features

About this task

The number of product features displayed after licensing the server is NOT the number of user seats available for your license. To check how many users can access your network license at the same time, select a feature and check the Total column on the Total users row in the Feature information section.

The product features installed for your network license are listed in the hostname tree under Subnet Servers.

Serving licenses

About this task

The license server is now good to go - clients can connect to the license server using the server's name. Make sure you have the licensing computer turned on when users request network license seats.

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