Scenario 4: Computer (offline) Licenses Activation by using Request and Response Files

Overview

In this scenario, the a Request file and a Response file is used as a medium between a computer having internet and GE Cloud server to activate the licenses in the offline computer.

In License Client, select Activate Licenses, to activate licenses on client computers that are not connected to the internet.

Steps

Activating licenses on an offline computer includes the following steps:
  1. Generate a request file from the offline computer. Send the request file to the online computer.
  2. From an online computer, send the request file to the GE cloud license server and generate a response file.
  3. Send the response file to the offline computer and activate the licenses.

Generating a Request File

  1. From License Client, select the Activate Licenses tab. The License Client detects that the client computer is not connected to the internet. The "Do you need to activate a License?" page appears.
  2. Select Yes, for a permanently offline computer. The Generate a Request File to activate licenses page appears.
  3. Browse to the media device or the network location where the request file is saved.
  4. Enter each activation code and select Add Code to add it to the Activation Codes area.
    Note: You can find the activation code(s) in your GE order e-mail.
  5. Select Generate File to create and save a request file to the specified location.
  6. The Complete Offline Process page appears. A message appears indicating the request file location and when it was created.

Generating a Response File

Collect the request file from the offline computer and then generate a response file from an online computer.

  1. Select Complete Offline Process. The Complete Offline Process page appears. A message appears indicating the response file location and when it expires.
  2. Select Generate a response file from an online computer. The Generate a Response File page appears.
  3. If necessary, insert the media device into the computer.
  4. Select the request file and response folder location, then select Generate File. The response file is generated and saved to the specified location on a media device or network drive that can be accessed by the offline computer.
    Note: The response file expires 24 hours after being created. The application indicates the time remaining before the response file expires.

Activating Licenses

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.

  1. On the Complete Offline Process page, select Use the response file to update licenses on the original offline computer.
    The Use the Response File to Update Licenses page appears.
  2. If necessary, insert the media device with the response file into the computer.
  3. Browse to the location of the response file, and select the file.
  4. Select Update Licenses.
    Note: After the response file is imported, the response file extension is modified to ''response_imported''.