Licensing components

The main components of the AVEVA Enterprise software licensing system are described in the following. Use the topology concepts and models in this section to design your system, then follow the guidelines and procedures to install and configure the licensing components.

License Server

The License Server handles all server functions related to managing licenses. The License Server:

• Hosts the licenses that enable the product to operate.

• Controls a set of services that handle the activation and deactivation of licenses.

• Provides license usage information.

For more information about managing License Servers, see Administer a License Server.

License Manager Application and Components

You use the License Manager browser-based application to administer License Servers and their associated licenses. The easy-to-use License Manager runs within a secured session in an Internet browser. Using License Manager, you can:

• Activate licenses as new products are included in the topology. License Manager interacts with both the License Server and the Activation Server to complete the activation. For information, see About Activation and Activation Modes.

• Get detailed information on how the licenses are used by the products. For information, see Monitoring License Usage.

The License Manager components include the web services required to handle the interaction between the License Server and the Activation Server. The License Manager components must be installed on at least one node or computer that has Internet access to the Activation Server in order to activate licenses. You can run the License Manager application remotely from the node where the License Manager components are installed.

Access License Manager by opening the following URL in your browser:

https:\\<nodename>\AELicenseManager

where <nodename> is the name of the node where the License Manager is installed.

Activation Server

The Activation Server is an Internet-based server that:

• Creates entitlements.

• Processes license activation and deactivation requests.

• Associates licenses with their corresponding License Servers.

• Keeps track of activated licenses.

The Activation Server is only accessed by the License Manager for license activation and deactivation purposes. The Activation Server is hosted in the cloud by AVEVA Enterprise Software and is not deployed to your network topology.

Note: There are no permanent connections between the installed license components and the Activation Server.

Visual Elements Used in Topology Diagrams

The following visual elements appear throughout the topology diagrams in this section to represent licensing components.