800xa Licensing
Hi,
In 800xa system, how is the procedure of Licensing works..I have seen .Sla files loaded and a Hardware Dongle key where machine's MAC ID is loaded..
But i would like to know who takes care of License expiry issues..Though expiry date is mentioned in License Manager..Is License manager taking care of License?
In some other systems, i have seen only sla file loaded and no Hardware dongle..but still te feature works..Will the systems be contacting any Server to check the License Validity..?
Another doubt is, if there is a problem with CLS Server, what will be the impact on CLS client?
Pls guide
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Hello,
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In 800xa system, how is the procedure of Licensing works..I have seen .Sla files loaded and a Hardware Dongle key where machine's MAC ID is loaded?
800xA works with licensing mechanism where the .sla (license file) can be loaded only on the license server i.e Primary aspect server & other servers & clients have licensing clients running on them as windows local services to ensure all the all the licensed xA software should run wihout any violations. If there is any violataions may be in wokrplaces,servers,licensed softwares licensing server will generate the license violataion in license status viewer & in turn trigger the violations in all licensing clients in license status viewer of all clients & pop up message also appear as violation.
But i would like to know who takes care of License expiry issues..Though expiry date is mentioned in License Manager..Is License manager taking care of License?
Always Primary Aspect server is the license server for the total 800xA system & will take of the license expiry because license to be managed by this server only.
you can check via start-program files-ABB IndustrialIT 800xA-System-Licensing-License Entry.
In some other systems, i have seen only sla file loaded and no Hardware dongle..but still te feature works..Will the systems be contacting any Server to check the License Validity..?
In 800xA license works based on the Mac ID whether its Network card MAC ID(generally primary network) or separate dongle to be used to run the license in both the cases feature works good.Always license server(Primary aspect server) take care of license & its expiry.
Always using dongle has a sense since if you use the mac id of the network card then if rare condition if something goes bad in the network ports then you can't use the same license in other ports then u have to buy the new license(since its mac id based its common in all systems) & if its dongle even something happen to license server then you can use the same dongle for the new server for which make it use the license server again.
Another doubt is, if there is a problem with CLS Server, what will be the impact on CLS client?
If there is problem with license server(may be licesing not working or license server shutdown or dongle not working) then still you can operate the plant but you will get a license violations messages in all license clients since your license clients are unable to contact with license server.
Only thing you can't do if no license server & license running Graphics edition & CBM operations
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Hello,
in the beginning it was mentioned that a non valid license (expired or no contact with CLS Server) would not prevent an operator to operate his plant, but annoying Licence messages would appear more often as long as you were running without valid license.
If you don't have a valid license you cannot build your system, eg Edit Process Displays and Edit Controller code.
/Ronny
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