Rehost activation considerations

If multiple FlexNet Publisher (FNP) activations of different product versions but the same serial number and binding or host ID are either partially rehosted or renewed, the product version of the activations after the completion of the partial rehost or renew will all indicate the same product version. This indicated product version will be the latest downloaded product version before performing the partial rehost or renew. This behavior can have adverse effects if activations of different product versions are required, including Rockwell products not being activated and node-locked activations being changed to concurrent activations.

When performing a disconnected rehost for multiple FNP activations of different product versions but the same serial number, the quantities displayed in the

# to Rehost

and

Available

columns will not be correct. All of the activations will be removed and entitlements will be returned as expected upon completion of the disconnected rehost steps.

If there is a hard drive crash, contact Rockwell Automation Technical Support.

Do not rehost borrowed activations. To rehost an activation that is currently borrowed, confirm that the activation is returned to the activation server before you rehost the activation.

Rehosting is not intended for moving activations frequently. It is intended to be used only for unexpected or infrequent events such as a computer upgrade or failure, or a change to the system.

Each serial number can be rehosted using the website up to three times in any 12-month period. Rehosting an activation a fourth time requires a call to Rockwell Automation Technical Support.

Rehosting deletes activation files from the local computer, always run this process on the physical computer where the activation files reside.

For concurrent activations with a quantity greater than 1, there is the option to select a quantity less than the total activations. This leaves a quantity of the activations on the local computer while allowing the rest of the activations to become available for download to other computers. By default, all activations are removed from the local computer. Once an activation is rehosted, borrows of that activation appear in the

Find Available Activations

table until they expire.

Both

FlexNet

and

CodeMeter

activations rehosted on a disconnected computer require confirmation to complete the rehost. You need the product key originally provided with the software to download the activations again after the rehost.