Node Manager-Administration

The License Server within the Administration plugin facilitates easy integration of the product licenses into License Server.

Local License Server: You have the option to use a Local License Server for storing and managing all product licenses. Connecting to the Local License Server provides access to the list of licenses added to License Server. The Local License Server also supports tasks such as adding, removing, and returning product licenses.

Before you begin

Ensure that you have the Local License Server or Cloud Server connection established with the License Server in Configuration Hub.

Procedure

You must add the License Server in Configuration Hub which provides a central location to access and return the required product licenses. To add the Local License Server in the License Server-Administration panel:
  1. Log into Configuration Hub with Proficy Authentication credentials.

    The NAVIGATION panel appears.

  2. In the NAVIGATION panel, select Administration plugin.

    The Node Manager and License Server panels will appear.

  3. Select License Server.

    The License Server-Administration panel appears.

  4. Select to add the License Server.
    The New Local License Server window appears. Enter the following details:
    • SERVER DISPLAY NAME: Enter a name that displays as the License Server name.
    • SERVER NAME (OR IP ADDRESS): Enter the host name of the Local License Server in the <Fully Qualified Domain Name> format. Alternatively, you can enter the IP address of your device.
    • PORT: Enter the port number of the Local License Server. The default port number is 3333.
  5. Select Test to check the connection establishment with the provided entries. If the status is NOT CONNECTED, validate the values entered. If the result is CONNECTED, proceed to select Add.

    The License Server added successfully message appears, and the product license(s) that are added on the server will be populated.

    The licenses added on the server provide details such as the activation code, license description, total number of licenses, licenses in use, count of available licenses, and license expiration date.

  6. You can additionally, select to add the licenses to the License Server.
  7. For each license you want to add, enter the ACITIVATION CODE, and then number of licenses in the LICENSES TO ADD field.
  8. Select Add.

    These activation codes are added to the ACTIVATION CODES table. If you want to remove the license, select in the Actions column to remove the license.

  9. Select Activate.

    The Activation code added successfully message appears. You can view the added license(s) on the Licenses activated on server grid. Additionally, the DETAILS panel displays the Local License Server details.

  10. You can perform the following actions in the DETAILS panel:
    • GENERAL: You can modify the following details.
      • Logging Threshold: It determines the level of detail logged by the system. You can select INFO, DEBUG, ERROR, or FATAL from the drop-down list.
      • Communication Timeout: It represents the timeout duration. You can modify the parameter value which indicates the maximum duration the system will wait for a response during communication processes.
    • ADVANCE SETTING: Select .

      The Configure server proxy window appears. If required, you can modify the proxy server details and select Apply to establish the proxy server.

    • SERVER SETTINGS: Select .

      The Edit Local License Server window appears. If required, you can modify the Server Name (or IP Address) and Port number.

    • SERVER INFORMATION: It provides the License Server information.
    • CONNECTED CLIENTS: It provides information on client devices that are currently actively connected to and using licenses from the license server.
  11. You can click the overflow icon to perform the following actions against any of the license(s) activated on the server. Ensure that you have connectivity to both the Cloud Server and the Local License Server . Otherwise, the link to perform the actions will be disabled.
    • Remove Licenses: You can remove licenses from the Local License Server that are no longer in use.
      • Select Remove Licenses.

        The Remove Licenses from Server window appears listing all the activated licenses.

      • For each activation code, enter the number of licenses to delete from the server in the Remove column.
      • Select Remove.

        The Activation code removed successfully message appears.

    • Reserve Licenses: You can reserve available licenses on a Local License Server to use at a later time. After you reserve a license, it is no longer accessible to any client.
      • Select Reservation Licenses.
        The Reserve Licenses from Server window appears displaying the following columns:
        • Total: The total number of licenses on this server.
        • Available: The number of available licenses for clients connected to this server.
        • Reserved: The number of licenses currently reserved on this server for later use. Expired licenses remain in this column until you remove them.
        • Desired Reserve: The number of licenses that you plan to reserve on this server.
      • In the Desired Reserve column, enter the number of licenses that you want to reserve for each desired product.
        Note: You can increase and decrease this number as well as enter a zero to clear the license from the reservation list.
      • Optional: Select the overflow icon , and then select:
        • Clear All Reservations to remove all reservations.
        • Reserve All to reserve all available licenses for all products.
      • Select Reserve Licenses.

        The Activation code reserved successfully message appears.

    • Refresh licenses from cloud server: You can refresh the licenses on the Local License Server with newer versions from the Cloud Server. A refresh also retrieves any new licenses from the Cloud Server.
      • Select Refresh licenses from cloud server.

        The Refresh from Cloud Server was updated successfully message appears.

    • Clean: You can permanently remove all license information from the Local License Server. If you remove a license that is currently in use, you can no longer extend the lease on that license.
      • Select Clean.

        The Clean licenses on Server window appears with a following message.

        Cleaning is irreversible. By clicking on the Clean Button, you agree on removing all existing licenses from your computer. These licenses will have to be reconfigured once the process is completed.

      • Select Clean.

        The Your server was reset successfully message appears.

    • Export List: You can download license information from the Local License Server.
      • Select Export List.
        The Export Licenses window appears with the following export options:
        • Export As Text and
        • Export As CSV
      • Select the export option as required and select Export.

        The license information is downloaded at <location:\License_List.txt or csv> and status message File exported successfully appears.

    • View Logs: You can view and download error logs as well as access logs from the Local License Server.
      • Select View Logs.

        The Server Administration - Logs window appears, listing log-level types, message descriptions, and date and time stamps, with options to download logs.

      • Select Error, Access, or Transaction log types separately, or choose all log types from the Download drop-down list.
      • Select Download.

        The logs will be downloaded to <location:\License Server Logs.zip>.

      • Select Close.
    • Generate Offline Activation Request:

      A Request file and a Response file are used as a medium between a computer having internet access and the Cloud server to activate the licenses on the offline computer. Refer to the steps mentioned in Generate Offline Activation Request.

    • Generate Response File:

      Collect the request file from the offline computer and generate a response file from an online computer. Refer to the steps mentioned in Generate Response File.

    • Update Licenses from Response File:

      After generating a request file from your offline computer and a response file from an online computer, you can activate licenses on the offline computer. Refer to the steps in Update Licenses from Response File.

    • Column Chooser: The Column Chooser option helps you customize the columns in the table according to your preferences.
      • Select Column Chooser.

        The Column Chooser window appears.

      • Choose the columns that you want to view in the table by selecting the checkboxes next to them (Activation Code, Description, Total, In Use, Available Licenses, Expiration, and Product Name) or unselect the checkbox if you do not want view it.
      • Select to close the Column Chooser window.

        The selected columns will be displayed on the table.