How to combine NX license files

[cciolli]

Bear with me, this gets a little convoluted.
Back in 2009 we had (13) Mach 1 bundles and (2) Mach 3 bundles all under maintenance.
At renewal time we dropped maintenance on (10) of the Mach 1 bundles.
I believe NX 6 was the current version at the time.
We currently use mostly NX 5. (We provide engineering services and use whatever our customer uses.)
Our primary NX based customer uses NX 5.
Any license file I get today has (5) seats, (3) Mach 1 and (2) Mach 3 bundles.

I would like to know if there is a way to combine an old license file with the new license file so that I have
(3) Mach 1 bundles and (2) Mach 3 bundles available at the current version plus (10) Mach 1 bundles available for
NX 6.

Is it possible to create such a "franken-license"? If so, how?
Or do I have to split them and run the two licenses on separate servers?

These are the solutions suggested by GTAC. I can't get the "franken-license" to play nice. It just loads the latest and greatest.

 

[JohnRBaker]

If you start 'hacking' your license file you're violating your license aggreement with Siemens PLM Software which could you leave you open to legal action (I'm surprised that GTAC didn't warn you of that already). My advice is to contact either Siemens PLM or the VAR which you purchased NX from and ask them if you can modify your license agreement (this is not something that GTAC can do for you, you need to talk to the people who actually sold you the software).

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[looslib]

Besides John's point of legallity, you do not have a license file with (10) Mach 1 licenses. You have 1 license file with (13) Mach 1 and (2) Mach 3 for NX6 or earlier. You also have a licnese file for (3) Mach 1 and (2) Mach 3 licenses for a current version of NX. I am guessing hat both license files were for the same server, so that will not allow you to install both anyway.

You need to contact your sales rep for any solution as GTAC does not handle licensing issues.


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