License Installation and Activation

You will need to configure the License Server and activate your product licenses before using the products you install. For detailed information about product licensing and activation, refer to the AVEVA Enterprise Licensing Guide. You can access it after installation is complete from the AVEVA Enterprise License Manager node, under the AVEVA start directory.

AVEVA Enterprise Licensing

The AVEVA Enterprise License Server acquires, stores, and serves licenses for all installed AVEVA software. The AVEVA Enterprise License Server and Manager work together to provide centralized management of all your product licenses.

For products and roles that do not install the License Server on the same node, you will have to provide the location (node name) of the License Server.

The basic product installation and license activation workflow is:

1. Install AVEVA Batch Management, along with the AVEVA Enterprise License Server and License Manager.

2. Configure the AVEVA Enterprise License Server.

   Ensure the following:

   • The Batch Server is pointed to the License Server.

   • All the licensing activities are performed in the License Server.

     See Configuring the AVEVA Enterprise License Server Location.

3. Start the License Manager. The License Manager is browser-based, and is located in the AVEVA folder (Start > AVEVA > AVEVA Enterprise License Manager). The License Manager uses the following URL:

   http://localhost/AELicenseManager

   Note: If you are running the License Manager from a remote node, substitute the node name for localhost.

   The License Manager opens in your browser.

4. If a License Server is displayed, click on it to select it. If no License Servers are displayed, click the Add Server button, and then enter the computer name of the License Server, or select the computer name from the drop down.

5. Refer to the AVEVA Enterprise Licensing Help for options and procedures to activate licenses.

   Note: Changes to licensing, such as switching license servers or activating a new license, should not be done for a product that is already running. Depending on the product, it may take up to 30 minutes to acquire a new or changed license. To immediately acquire a license, restart the affected product. However, product interdependencies may require you to restart the node to force the immediate acquisition of the license.