New License File

[macvicar]

Hi,

For some reason, the license file I had expired. I'm using Teancenter 2005 VisMockup on a Windows machine. I have received a new .dat file, but can't seem to get the server to recognize it. I currently don't have a maint. agreement with Siemens, so there isn't much help there. Has anyone had to go through this procedure ? Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

Jeff

 

[looslib]

No, because license files don't expire unless they are illegal or trial licenses.


"Wildfires are dangerous, hard to control, and economically catastrophic."

Ben Loosli

 

[psiwak]

looslib,

You are wrong
I have license files which expire after one year and it is not trial and illegal.

Regards
Siwy

 

[DavidTolsma]

I've never seen a license expire that was paid for. Technically you buy the software and can run that for ever. If you don't want maintenance you don't need to pay for it, but will be stuck on that version, then when you want to upgrade will need to pay full price for the newer version.

To answer the question, you have a new license.dat file. Make sure the server name is correct in the file, and the MAC address should match as well. Then in the flexLM tool point to the new license file, save, restart license server.

-Dave Tolsma
Tolsnet LLC

http://groups.google.com/group/NX_CAX/

http://groups.google.com/group/plm-exchange/

 

[Dave K]

fyi, partnership or sponsorship type licenses expire yearly...but they also include support.

-Dave
Everything should be designed as simple as possible, but not simpler.

 

[looslib]

Yes, I have some products that have to have new licenses yearly, too.
However, we are talking about NX licenses and unless a trial or special license, they do not expire.

Technically, if you read the contract and licensing agreement, you are not buying the software, either. You are buying the Right to Use the software.


"Wildfires are dangerous, hard to control, and economically catastrophic."

Ben Loosli

 

[hudson888]

Jeff,

There are a few people on here making claims that I don't think are supportable, about the status of a license in the absence of a maintenance agreement. You obviously can't expect help from PLMS if you don't subscribe to maintenance, and those who have allowed theirs to lapse for more than just a late bill payment are usually allowed to pay a catch up fee and resume their licenses. As to whether you may operate a license legally without a maintenance agreement in place I would err on the side of caution by letting you know that I have been told that although occasionally tolerated it MAY not be the legal to do so. This may depend on whether you have variations to the standard maintenance agreement and in accordance with you local jurisdiction.

Please be careful. IMO it isn't so expensive a piece of software as to want to risk getting in legal trouble over. Other software used not strictly for profit I might take a lighter tone with, but there aren't any good reasons to use CAD apart from commercial ones.

I have to finish on a Caveat that I am neither legally trained nor employed by PLMS, so advice I give you carries no weight on either account. Simply put it will cause less problems for yourselves and others if you take steps to ensure that you're operating above board. Let me be clear that what you have written is not I believe ill intended, but in combination with some of the other advice given here I think you might get a wrong impression if you misunderstand the difference between licensing software and owning something in perpetuity.

Sorry to be on a downer. If it is legal then it ought to work quite normally. You haven't indicated versions of NX or any other differences in your installation that would cause it to fail. Like is as like does, unless something changes.

Cheers

Hudson

 

[macvicar]

Thank-you to everyone to responded, I appreciate your help. The issue was simply the server name in the file was incorrect. Once this was changed and the server re-started, the app worked fine.

Thanks again,

Jeff

 

[Xwheelguy]

Jeff,

Make a note...

Your license file up to NX5 will come with the SERVER name in there (just the word SERVER). This is to be changed to the computer name that is serving up the license (as well as the port number). If you move the license server to another machine, then you'll need to change the name in your license file.

From NX6 and beyond, you'll be using a CID, so whoever is generating your license will already know your computer name when you run the CID application and it will appear in your license file when you get it, as opposed to just having SERVER shown in the license file.

Hope that makes sense.

Tim Flater
Senior Designer
Enkei America, Inc.

http://www.enkei.com

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