Configure Enterprise Licensing

After completing the installation of your product, you need to define the location of the License Server that will host the licenses for the product.

Use the Configurator tool

A configuration tool is available at the end of the product installation process by selecting a Configure button.

Note: You can access the Configurator at any time post-installation to complete or modify your configuration by going to the Windows Start menu and selecting Configurator.

By default, the installation process identifies the local computer as the License Server name, and provides the default server port. Port 55559 and 59200 are the default ports for License server and can be configured.

Important: Before running the Configurator, make sure that the ports 55559 and 59200 are open.

There are two configuration items for the AVEVA Enterprise Licensing:

• Secure Setting: Configures License Server in secure or unsecure mode.

• Select License Server: Configures License Server where the licenses are hosted and maintained.

Configure AVEVA Enterprise Licensing

1. Start the Configurator.

2. In the left navigation pane, expand AVEVA Enterprise Licensing, and select Secure Setting.

   

   Note: Secure Setting node is configured by default.

3. In the left navigation pane, expand AVEVA Enterprise Licensing, and select Select License Server.

   

   Then, in the right pane enter:

   • Primary Server Name: Enter the License Server name, if the License Server is not installed on the local node,

     Note: This is the IP address/machine name of the server that hosts the relevant licenses.

   • Server Port: Enter the server port number. The default port number is 55559.

   • Agent Port: Enter the license server agent port number. The default port number is 59200 (for WCF communication) or 59201 (for gRPC communication).

   • Agent Secure Service Port: Enter the secure service port number. The default port number is 59201.

   • Legacy Server Port: Enter the legacy license server port number. The default port number is 55555.

     Note: Legacy Server Port configuration is required if License Server is prior to version 4.0.

4. Select Test Connection to verify the details are correct.

   If the connection test succeeds, go to step 6.

   If the test fails, messages indicating errors are highlighted in the Configuration Messages box. Verify your information and repeat the test.

5. Select Configure.

   The license(s) are released from the host machine.

   Note: You can configure the License server even when the specified primary server is unavailable.

For more information on configuring license server redundancy, refer to Enable License Server redundancy

Configure System Management Server

The System Management Server must be configured to run AVEVA Enterprise License Server in secure mode. This facilitates encrypted communication for any AVEVA Enterprise Software products that connect with your license server to acquire licenses.

6. In the left navigation pane, under Common Platform, select System Management Server.

   

7. In the right pane, you can connect to an existing System Management Server (SMS), make this node the SMS, or proceed without configuring an SMS (not recommended).

   To run License Server in secure mode, select:

   • Connect to an existing System Management Server (default): The Configurator looks for an existing System Management Server (SMS) on the network. If any are found, they are displayed in a drop down list. Select the server you want to use or enter the machine name of the server.

     • Configure this machine as a redundant SSO Server: If you configure the node to connect to an existing SMS, you can configure the node as a redundant SSO (single sign-on) Server.

   Note: If you have License Manger and License Server installed on one node with System Management Server (SMS) connected, and Licensing API installed on a different node with a different System Management Server (SMS) connected, then both the nodes must to point to a unique System Management Server to enable the secure mode.

   • This machine is the System Management Server: Select this option if this computer will be the System Management Server. Make sure that you are configuring only one SMS for your entire system. All other machines should be configured to this System Management Server.

   To run License Server in unsecure mode, select:

   • No System Management Server configured. (Not Recommended): Select this option to set up your computer without encryption and secure communications.

8. Select Configure.

   License Server is successfully configured in secure or unsecure mode depending on the configuration type selected..