Startup time is excessive

Network latency is impacting performance of the activation server.

The Microsoft Loopback Adapter can affect local check in and check out of concurrent activations. Review the

Microsoft

hotfix 979612, which can improve TCP loopback latency and UDP latency in Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 to see if it applies to your system.

A computer listed in the

Path to Activations

is not accessible.

From the

Home

page, click

Manage Activations > Find available activations

, and make sure each path in

Path to Activations

is correct. Also, remove any computer from the list that is no longer being used to provide activations and make sure that the order of the locations is optimal for providing activations without delays. Click

Up

or

Down

to reorder the activation paths.

The activation server is not running.

Click

Advanced >Refresh This Server.

If the

Server state

is

Stopped

, click

Refresh.

Network connection type slows down activation time when using virtual machine (VM) images and

CodeMeter

activations.

Configure the virtual machine to use a bridged network connection.