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CHARON-AXP/VAX version 4.7 build 171-01 introduced a change with respect to network licenses:

In previous versions of CHARON-AXP/VAX a network license controlled the maximum number of client host systems and CHARON instances per host system (station/instance mode).

In the current CHARON-AXP/VAX versions a network license controls the maximum overall number of active instances, which can be distributed across client host systems according to the preference of the customer.



Software licenses

The CHARON-VAX / CHARON-PDP Software License is a "virtual" key with exactly the same functionality as the hardware dongle.

The CHARON-VAX / CHARON-PDP Software License does not require any hardware but it requires installation of the Sentinel run-time environment.

Software licenses are always network-wide on Windows, so they behave the same way as Network HASP keys.

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Multiple licenses configuration and backup license

For any type of licensing, CHARON VM can use only one valid ("active") license (of given vendor code) at a time.

The "HASP License details" utility (it can be started from CHARON Virtual Machines Manager) displays a range of available licenses, but note that by default CHARON VM may use any of them as the "active" one - unless it is directly specified by the "license_key_id" parameter (see below). The utility provides the license numbers and ID / IP addresses of the hosts where the licenses are installed.

Warning

CHARON VM cannot: 

  • check all the available license keys / software licenses,
  • choose one,
  • automatically switch from one key to another.

The general recommendation is to avoid usage of multiple keys in one network segment. Use only one locally installed license per host or one network license per local network segment containing several CHARON VM hosts.

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When needed, it is possible to use a special parameter in the CHARON VM configuration file to specify exactly which license must be used by each particular CHARON VM:

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license_key_id[N], N=0 or 1Numeric

A number (decimal Sentinel key ID) that specifies regular (N=0) and backup (N=1) license keys to be used by CHARON VM.

Example:

set session license_key_id[0]=1877752571
set session license_key_id[1]=354850588

It is also possible to specify both regular and backup key in one line.

Example:

set session license_key_id[0]=1877752571 license_key_id[1]=354850588

Depending on the presence of the regular and/or backup license key IDs in the configuration file, CHARON VM behaves differently:
 

  1. No keys are specified
    CHARON VM behaves as usual (performs unqualified search for any suitable key). If no keys are found, CHARON VM exits.

  2. Both keys are specified
    CHARON VM performs qualified search for regular license key. If it is not found, CHARON VM performs qualified search for backup license key. If it is not found, CHARON VM exits.

  3. Only regular key is specified
    CHARON VM performs qualified search for regular license key. If it is not found, CHARON VM performs unqualified search for any suitable key. If it is not found, CHARON VM exits.

  4. Only backup key is specified
    CHARON VM behaves as usual (performs unqualified search for any suitable key). If no keys are found, CHARON VM exits.

This parameter also specifies the license which will be used as backup if the active license expires.

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  • Install CHARON-VAX / CHARON-PDP together with Sentinel run-time (Sentinel run-time is an essential part of CHARON-VAX / CHARON-PDP for Windows distribution)

  • Reboot host system

  • In case of Software License installation and if there are already installed network-wide SL's in local network disable access to network licenses in the following way:

    • Open CHARON Virtual Machines Manager, switch to the "Host Information & Utilities" tab and press the "Sentinel Admin Control Center" button: 
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      or - alternatively - go to the http://localhost:1947 page using your browser to access the "Sentinel HASP Admin Control Center" (ACC).
       
    • Select "Configuration" option in the left pane then switch to the "Access to Remote License Managers" tab.

    • Uncheck the highlighted options:


    • Press "Submit" button to apply settings

    • Select "Network" tab.

    • Switch "Network visibility" to "None":


    • Press "Submit" button to apply setting.

    • Do not forget to return these settings back after SL installation.

  • Connect HASP dongle to host system (in case of update of a license in a dongle)

  • Collect CHARON-VAX / CHARON-PDP host fingerprint file ("*.c2v")

    Open CHARON Virtual Machines Manager, switch to the "Host Information & Utilities" tab and press the "License Update tool" button to envoke "License Update Service" utility:

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    In the utility dialog popup switch to the "Collect Status Information" tab (opened by default) then select:

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  • In the utility dialog popup open the "Collect Status Information" tab, then select:


    • "Installation of new protection key" (in case of Software License if no Software License has been installed on the host):

      Example:

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    • "Update of existing protection key" (in case of HL/HASP dongle or Software License that has been already installed on the host and needs updating)

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      Example:


      Note

      In case of HASP dongles use only "Update of existing protection key" option!

      In case of Software License use "Installation of new protection key" option if host does not have Software License installed and "Update of existing protection key" option if already installed Software License has to be updated.

  • Press "Collect Information". In the popup dialog choose the place to store the "Fingerprint.c2v" file and press "Save":

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  • A message should appear similar to this example, confirming the fingerprint has been collected successfully.


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  • Send the ".c2v" file ("Fingerprint.c2v" in the example above) to STROMASYS


  • STOMASYS will send you a ".v2c" file in return. Put it somewhere on the CHARON-VAX / CHARON-PDP host.

  • Open up the  "License Update Service" utility the way described above and open the "Apply License File" tab:

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    Press "..." button beside the "Update File" edit-box. In the popup select the license file received from STROMASYS:

     

    Press the "Open" button and apply the license.

  • Open CHARON Virtual Machines Manager, switch to the "Host Information & Utilities" tab and press the "Sentinel Admin Control Center" button:

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    or - alternatively - start any web browser on this system and go to the     http://localhost:1947 page to access the "Sentinel HASP Admin Control Center" (ACC).


  • Ensure that the license appears in the “Sentinel Keys” menu.

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As the content of the installed software or HL/HASP license is not shown by the Sentinel HASP Admin Control Center, press the "HASP License Details" button in the "Host Information & Utilities" section of CHARON Virtual Machines Manager (see above) to display it:

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Note that the following operations have to be performed on installation phase for network-wide software licenses:

  • On server side (where network license will reside): open port 1947 for both TCP and UDP
  • On the client side, if broadcast search for remote licenses is to be used, UDP traffic from port 1947 of the license server to ports 30000-65535 of the client must be permitted.

  • Both on server and client sides: setup default gateway

Please consult with your Windows User's Guide on details.

If stricter firewall rules are required, it is possible to open the ports 30000-65535 and 1947 only for the "Sentinel HASP License Manager" (hasplms.exe) service (it will be installed by CHARON-VAX / CHARON-PDP).

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To access Sentinel Admin Control Center start any web browser, enter http://localhost:1947 and press Enter. Web interface of the Sentinel Admin Control Center will appear.

Example:

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This example demonstrates that 4 license keys are available:

  1. Network key ("HASP-HL NetTime") on the host "XEON4WAYW7"

  2. Network key installed locally

  3. HASP-HL installed locally

  4. Network-wide software license on the host "RH64"


Sentinel Admin Control Center reports that there is one opened session on key (4). The other keys are not being used at the moment

For a more detailed description of Sentinel Admin Control Center, please refer to its "Help" section.

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Disable remote keys access 

A helpful feature of Sentinel Admin Control Center is the ability to disable access to remote keys. If the network key is installed locally, access to the key from remote hosts can be disabled. The following examples demonstrate how this can be done.

To disable access to remote keys switch to the "Access to Remote License Managers" tab and uncheck the "Allow Access to Remote Licenses" check box. Then press the "Submit" button to apply this change:

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To disable access to the locally installed license key from remote hosts switch to the "Access from Remote Clients" tab and uncheck the "Allow Access from Remote Clients" check box. Then press "Submit" button to apply this setting:

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License management utility

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Removing CHARON-VAX / CHARON-PDP software licenses

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Software Licenses Transfer

Software Licenses (SL) can be transferred from one host to another using the "License Update Service" utility.

The following example demonstrates the transfer procedure.

Let's suppose a Software License must be transferred from a host "SourceHost" to a host "RecipientHost":

 

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Copy the recipient file to the "SourceHost".

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The recipient file is an ASCII file, so use "ascii" option in case of FTP transfer.

       

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Copy the resulting "*.h2h" file to the "RecipientHost".

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"*.h2h" file is an ASCII file, so use the "ascii" option in case of FTP transfer.

      

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It is also possible to remove a Software License completely from a host, the license will then be stored in a specific transfer license file "*.h2h", so it can be re-applied if needed.To remove a Software License completely from a host, follow the license transfer procedure described above. It is possible to use the fingerprint of the "SourceHost" (instead of the one from the "RecipientHost") for the transfer procedure.

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Cloned Software License Removal

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  1. Go to http://localhost:1947 to access the "Sentinel HASP Admin Control Center" (ACC).

  2. In the "Sentinel HASP Admin Control Center" (ACC), locate the target "Sentinel SL AdminMode" license.

  3. Press the "Certificates" button at the right side of the SL description:

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  4. Note the name of the correspondent certificate and path to the certificates base in the "Certificates" section:

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  5. Remove the certificate file. In the example above the file to remove is "C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\SafeNet Sentinel\Sentinel LDK\installed\68704\387285561437702475_base.v2c".

  6. Reboot CHARON host

  7. Start "Sentinel HASP Admin Control Center" (ACC) again to ensure that the SL has been removed.
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License Deinstallation

To completely remove a CHARON VM license from a host, it is enough to remove the Sentinel run-time driver using the following procedure:

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