Add a new AVEVA Licensing System server

If you are using the AVEVA Licensing System (ALS) you will need to follow this process to add a new server.

Add a new server

1. Select the Servers option in the navigation rail. A page showing your current list of servers will open.

2. Select the Add Server button. The following dialog opens:

   

3. From the Target Licensing System dropdown list, select your chosen licensing system. Some target licensing systems are provided for historical reasons and cannot be selected for a new server.

4. In the Locking Criteria section, leave the Lock to Host slider at the On position to lock the server to the host. To lock the server to a dongle, move the slider to the Off position.

   Note: If you have moved the slider to the Off position the options in the Locking Criteria section vary.

5. If you have opted to Lock to Host, select Upload to upload the locking information file for the server, or specify the locking information manually in the respective fields.

   In a default installation, the location of the script to generate a locking file is as follows: C:\AVEVA\AVEVA Licensing System\RMS\Tools\AVEVA-Locking.bat. An example locking file name generated bu the script is: AVEVA-Server-MYHOSTNAME-info.txt.

6. From the Country list, select the country where the server is located.

7. (Optional) Select Group who can request licenses. You can enter the name of a CONNECT Group. Users in that CONNECT Group with the CALM Write permission can request licenses for the server. This value defaults (for new servers) to the corresponding CALM setting. If left blank, then any account user with CALM Write permission can request a licence for this server.

   Note: You must have CONNECT Admin permissions to edit this Group setting. See CALM user groups.

8. To enable the server for license call-off, leave the Server Enabled slider at the On position. If you do not want to enable the server for license call-off, move the slider to the Off position.

9. (Optional) Use the Server Location Description, Customer Server notes, Server Tags and Disabled server reason boxes to add any notes or tags to the configuration.

10. Select Add Server. The server is added and is displayed in the Servers page.

    Note: To delete a server, select the delete icon corresponding to the server. You can only delete a server that has not been used for an order.