dlweber said:
...All of the "client" computers have FTAM already, I did find out how to look in different places it just didn't see them because I copied and pasted them there and they were not hosted there, RA guy told me I could d/l them move them on to server then they would be fine, liar
You do not Host licence files to a computer folder or directory.
You do not Host licence files full stop.
You Host or ReHost software product Activations.
An Activation is the association of a piece of software with a piece of hardware, namely a Host ID.
An Activation is not a licence file.
A licence file only stores the association information between the software and Host ID. It is a reference used to activate the software product when the associated Host ID is present.
Once you have a licence file or files, you simply copy/paste them to the path you are currently pointing your FTA Server at.
If you place any *.lic licence files in a folder that you have set as the search path in FTA, and FTA has a valid physical path to that folder, then FTA should be able to see and display each Activation's information. Nothing is activated at this point. The software products within the licence files are only primed and ready to be checked out when the software product is opened.
When opened, the software products will only check out the Activation if the associated hardware Host ID is present. If the associated Host ID is not physically present or cannot be physically connected to the computer, then the Activation cannot be checked out.
If a licence file has an associated hardware Host ID that is no longer available or valid, then you must ReHost the Activation so as to re-associate the software product with a valid hardware Host ID. This is done online via Rockwell. You will be issued a new licence file with the new association between the same software and a new Host ID of your choosing. Usually a local hard disk drive or LAN adapter, or a portable USB Dongle.
You then place this licence file in the search path for FTA and refresh the Server. This will update the Activation information displayed in FTA showing the newly associated Host ID. Now when the software is opened, the Activation can check out once the valid Host ID is present.
They were not lying to you. They were simply telling you where to copy your licence files to. But if those licence files do not have valid associations in them, then they are of no use and, as you said yourself, will need ReHosting.
Because you want to use an FTA Server setup, you should ReHost all your Concurrent Activations to a hardware Host ID available to the FTA Server computer. The HDD is usually the number one choice. This way, and because all the licence files will reside in a folder on the Server, all the Activations will check out to the local Host ID before being floated or borrowed across the network.
You can do all this online yourself, but if unsure or stumped, you can contact Rockwell and explain the setup you require. You can even ReHost multiple software products using a single licence file associated with the same Host ID.
You have been refreshing the FTA Server whenever you've added licence files to the search path folder?
Regards,
George
Regards,
George