concurrent-activation

FactoryTalk Activation Manager Help

Welcome to FactoryTalk Activation Manager

How FactoryTalk Activation works

Types of activations

Supported dongle types

Install a FlexNet dongle driver

Service dependencies

Firewall ports and rules

Find available activations

Find where activations are in use

Available Activations table

Path to Activations

Change the search path order of servers

Add a server to the search path

Remove a server from the search path

Update Activation Search Path

Get New Activations

Get an activation for a computer with Internet access

Get an activation from another Internet-connected computer

Create or update a data file

Download an activation to a removable storage device

Move an activation to a computer without Internet access

Get an activation when Internet access is not available

Get an activation for a dongle

Tips for selecting a binding

Bind an activation to an Ethernet MAC ID

Borrow activations

Borrow an activation

Return a borrowed activation

Set the borrow term

Requirements and restrictions for borrowed activations

Rehost Activations page

Rehost an activation from a computer with Internet access

Rehost an activation from a computer without an Internet connection

Rehost an activation when Internet access is not available

Rehost activation considerations

Renew activations

Renew an activation from a computer without an Internet connection

Activation renewals

Configure the FactoryTalk Activation server

Network connectivity failure

Set up a backup activation server

Check activation server status

Restart the activation services

Server log file

View the server log file

Advanced FactoryTalk Activation server settings

Refresh the FactoryTalk Activation server

Configure CodeMeter settings

Allow or deny users or computers

Deny access to a firm code

Deny access to a product code

Restrict access to CodeMeter activations on a server

Limit the number of activation checkouts

Reserve activations for users or computers

Change the default CodeMeter configuration

Configure WebSocket Server settings page

Configure Automatic Renewals page

Configure Automatic Renewals

Borrow activations using a data file

Return activations using a data file

File access settings

File folders and extensions

Activation-related messages

Data available in an activation-related message

Configure FactoryTalk Diagnostics Viewer

View messages in FactoryTalk Diagnostics Viewer

Activation feature names associated with products

Activation file details

Damaged or deleted activation files

Show bindings information

Options file

Create or edit the Options file

Options file syntax

Decrease the maximum borrow time of an activation

Reserve activations for individual host computers

Reserve activations for groups of host computers

Exclude activations for lower-precedent products

Exclude a specific computer from borrowing an activation

Example Options file for individual host computers

Example Options file for groups of host computers

Run the FactoryTalk Activation Command-line Utility

Command-line utility commands

Borrow

Configure

ConfigWSCert

ConfigWSPort

ConfirmBorrow

ConfirmRehost

ConfirmReturn

Get

GetBindings

ImportActivations

ImportBorrow

ImportRehost

ImportRenew

ImportReturn

ListAvailable

Rehost

Renew

Return

Searchpath

SelectBorrowDestination

SelectBorrowSource

SelectRehost

SelectReturnSource

UpdateRehost

UpdateRenew

Version

WriteRenew

WriteReturnUpdate

Command-line utility return values

Examples to run a disconnected get, rehost, and renew

Troubleshoot

Activation expirations

Inaccurate display of activation expirations

Activation requests

Insufficient number of concurrent activations

Activation bound to the wrong host computer or dongle

Activation requested for the wrong product

Requested too many concurrent activations

Activations do not appear in available activations list

Activation appears as non-renewable

Borrowed activations

Cannot borrow an activation

Cannot return borrowed activations

Product does not start properly after borrowing activations

Inaccurate display of borrowed information

Bindings

Cannot retrieve a binding from a dongle

Disk drive binding is not available for selection

Dongle activations take longer than expected

Activations not always available on a single computer

Activation server and services

Activation server is not responding

Activation checkout is denied

Startup time is excessive

A computer is consuming too many of the activations on the server

Glossary

A - B

C - F

G - Z

Legal Notices

Concurrent activation

concurrent activation

A type of activation that allows multiple computers across a network to use Rockwell Software products at the same time. Concurrent activations include floating activations and borrowed activations.

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