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Note

Important information for software upgrades:

Charon-HPA version 2.0 and higher is incompatible with licences of earlier versions. Earlier product versions are incompatible with licenses for Charon-HPA 2.0 and higher. Software licenses may have to be newly created from a fingerprint file during an upgrade from versions before Charon-HPA 1.10.

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In some emulator products it is possible to configure the number of retries and the waiting time between them by adding parameters to the emulator configuration file. Please refer to the product documentation for the details regarding the relevant parameters: license_retry_period and license_retry_count parameters (obsolete starting with version 1.10)

2. At regular intervals during the runtime of the emulator (the default license check period of 1 hour can be changed by Stromasys using the appropriate license parameters):

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A software license is a "virtual" key with functionality very similar to a HASP network-enabled hardware dongle.

A software license does not require any special hardware but it still requires installation of the Sentinel runtime environment

Note

To avoid unexpected problems, do not use any Sentinel runtime software that was not provided by Stromasys without being advised to do so by your Stromasys representative.


Note

Software licenses are best suited for stable environments, because their correct function depends on certain characteristics of the host system. Changing any of these characteristics will invalidate the license.

  • If the Charon host runs on real hardware, software licenses are by default tightly bound to the hardware for which they were issued. If major hardware characteristics of the system are changed, the license will be disabled.
  • If the Charon host runs in a virtual environment (e.g., VMware), software licenses are normally bound to the virtual machine ID and a set of additional characteristics of the virtual machine. If any of these parameters are changed, the license will be disabled.

For a more detailed description of the restrictions, please refer to Software Licensing restrictions or contact your Stromasys representative.


Warning

Software licenses are very sensitive to even small changes on the host system. Therefore, it is especially important to provide for a backup license that will ensure continued operation should there be a problem with the software license. See Handling Multiple License Keys and Product Licenses for details.


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Info

With these settings, when you connect to the HASP GUI from a remote system, you may be prompted for a username and password. It is enough to just enter the configured password and leave the username field empty.


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Setting Linux File Protections

To prevent unprivileged access and modifications to the Sentinel HASP configuration file on Linux, enter the following commands:


# chmod 0700 /etc/hasplm

# chmod 0600 /etc/hasplm/* 

(info) The file hasplm.ini on Windows is readable by normal users but cannot be modified. Password information is encrypted.

(info) Should it not be possible to open a local browser on a Linux server, the remote access setting can also be modified by editing the file /etc/hasplm/hasplm.ini and changing the value of the parameter ACCremote from 0 (access disabled) to 1 (access enabled). The parameter to enable network visibility is bind_local_only. It must be set to 0. Changed settings are recognized automatically by aksusbd.

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Viewing Existing Licenses

It is important to know which licenses are visible on a system. For example, the user can

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License Manager running at host: Host1

License Manager IP address: 192.168.2.001

HASP Net key detected

The Physical KeyId: 1015925129

License type: License Dongle (Network capable)

CHARON Sentinel HASP License key section

Reading 4032 bytes

The License Number: 000.TEST.CENTER

The License KeyId: 1015925129

The Master KeyId: 827774524

Release date: 11-APR-2018

Release time: 16:52:33

Update number: 68

End User name: STROMASYS

Purchasing Customer name: STROMASYS

Product License Number: AXP_4_9_TEST

Virtual Hardware: AlphaServer_DS10, AlphaServer_DS10L, AlphaServer_DS15, <items removed>

Product Name: CHARON-AXP

Product Code: CHAXP-490xx-LI

Major Version: 4

Minor Version: 9

< Parameters Maximum Build and Minimum Build are no longer shown>

32bit and 64bit OS requirements: 64bit <replaces parameter Host CPU supported>

Host Operating System required: LINUX

CPU's allowed: 16

Maximum virtual memory: 65536MB

CHAPI enabled

License expiration date: 01-Nov-2018

Instances allowed: 3

Feature number: 1

Check interval: 15 minutes


  

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Installing the License

This section provides a short overview of the initial license installation. For more in-depth information, please refer to the licensing handbook.

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Check if the license shows the correct product, expiration date etc.

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Handling Multiple Keys

A Charon host system can have access to several local and remote license keys. Each license key can contain one or more product licenses.

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To get information about modifying the Charon configuration files, refer to the appropriate sections in the user's guide.

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Updating an Existing License

If you need to update an existing hardware or software license, for example because the time limit on the license has expired or to upgrade to a new product versions, perform the following tasks:

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