Updating an Existing License
1. Start the CONNX License Administrator and press Connect.
The server name and port should be pre-populated with the correct CONNX license server, based on selections during installation. If the server name and port are not correct, enter the proper information.
2. Once connected to a license server, select a license from the list, then press the Update license button.
3. Supply the company name and the license code from the license certificate faxed or emailed as part of the CONNX package and press Activate.
After several seconds, the License Installed/Updated Successfully window appears, confirming valid registration and activation.
If you get the following message instead at this point, the computer that is running the license administrator may not have internet access, or a corporate firewall may be preventing the activation to occur. In this situation, licenses must be activated using the Offline License Activation procedure.
4. To list all licenses currently in use, in the CONNX License Administrator window, click View active license locks.
Important notes about license servers and licenses:
Licenses have an embedded version – meaning that a CONNX 12 client will require a CONNX 12 (or higher) license. A CONNX license will work with a lower version client. For example a CONNX 12 license will work with a CONNX 11.x or CONNX 10.x client. The version of the CONNX license needed for a given version of the client is based on the major version number. For example, a CONNX 12 license will work with any minor version of CONNX 12 (i.e. CONNX 12.x, etc.)
CONNX requires an N-Tier license when used on a “server” operating system. Server operating systems include all Unix/Linux platforms.
CONNX checks the CPU count of the data server against the CPU count generated in the license. On Unix/Linux, Windows and VMS platforms, the CPU count is the number of cores the processor or processors have. On an IBM Mainframe platform, the MSU count is used for licensing purposes. In the License Administrator, the column “CPU/MSU limit” specifies the number of CPUs or MSUs the license is valid for.
A license may be activated only once and is associated with the license server it was activated on.
The License Administrator has a “revoke” feature which will remove a license from a server. This will allow a license to be moved from one server to another.