Node Manager Details and Actions

The Node Manager in the Node Manager-Administration panel enables you to view and manage various product details, including certificate details, product activation, and license details.

Procedure

You must set up the Node Manager to integrate the products on the node and establish the connection within Configuration Hub. To setup and manage the Node manager details in the Node Manager-Administration panel:

Log into Configuration Hub with Proficy Authentication credentials.
The NAVIGATION panel appears.
In the NAVIGATION panel, select Administration.
The Node Manager and License Server panels appear.
Select Node Manager.
The Node Manager-Administration panel appears, displaying the Configuration Hub, Proficy Authentication product details, and the Node Manager row.
Note: Add Node Manager to the Node Manager-Administration panel if it is not already added.
Select the Node Manager row.
You can perform the following actions in the DETAILS panel:
- NODE MANAGER: Select of the NODE MANAGER and, if required, edit the Display Name field to update the Node Manager display name.
  Note: You can modify the Node Manager display name only after adding the Node Manager.
  - Select the Manage button.
    
    The Manage Plug-ins window appears displaying the Products Installed. Select the checkbox against the product, and then select Register to register the plugin to Configuration Hub, or Unregister to unregister the plugin from Configuration Hub, or Update to modify the display name of plugin as required. Only after registering a product, the product plugin will appear in the Administration panel.
  - Select the Delete button to remove the node manager from the Node Manager-Administration panel. Refer to Removing a Node Manager for more details.
- CERTIFICATE DETAILS: The Configuration Hub certificate details are displayed. For more information, refer to Server Certificates for Configuration Hub.
- LICENSE DETAILS: The product(s) license details are displayed. Also, the license establishment through Local License Server or Cloud Server will be indicated.
  Note: If the activation code for the Proficy product license is added using the Local License Server (refer to Adding an Activation code to the Server) then the server connection is established through Local License Server, and hence only the Local License Server icon will be appeared.
- LICENSES ACTIVATED:
  - Select the View Licenses button.
    The Licenses Activated window appears indicating the list of product licenses activated. If required, select Clean to clean the unused product licenses.
  - Select the Activate License button.
    The Activate License window appears to activate the product licenses.
    Note:
    You must establish a connection to either of these servers (Local License Server or Cloud Server). You can establish the server connection by clicking on Local License Server or Cloud server below the License Server-Administration panel. However, you are restricted to connecting to only one server at a time. When connected to the Local License Server, you will be able to retrieve licenses stored there. On the other hand, if connected to the Cloud Server, you will have access to licenses available for activation on that server. If you have already added activation codes using the Local License Server, the network connectivity to the Cloud Server will be disabled. When you add a Local License Server (refer to Adding a Local License Server for more details) and added activation code(s) for the Proficy product licenses to the Local License Server (refer to Adding an Activation code to the Server) then the server connection is established through Local License Server, and hence the Cloud Server will be disabled for any activation of product licenses from the cloud server. Also, in the Activate License window, only the activation codes added to the Local License Server are retrieved and displayed in the grid for Proficy product license(s) activation.
    
    Important: To activate activation codes from the Cloud Server, ensure that the Local License Server connection is not established in Configuration Hub. You can achieve this by not adding the Local License Server in the Node Manager-Administration panel. This will allow you to add the product activation codes from the Cloud Server and activate them.
    
    Check the checkbox for the product activation code corresponding to the product(s), and then select Activate to activate the product licenses.
    You can click the Column Chooser option to 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, Product Name, Available, and Description) or unselect the checkbox if you do not want to view it.
    
    Select to close the Column Chooser window.
    The selected columns will be displayed on the table.
  - Select the Return Licenses button.
    The Return License window appears displaying a list of product licenses categorized as either in use or unused, corresponding to their respective product activation codes. Check the Activation Code checkbox in the Applied Licenses grid to select the applied licenses for each product. Uncheck any product licenses that you do not want to return, and then select Return. This process will return the selected license(s) to the server from which they were originally applied, whether its the License server or Cloud Server. However, you can retrieve the returned product licenses and their activation codes from the server where you initially applied the licenses.
- 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.