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Network Sentinel HASP keys
The Network Sentinel HASP key (red dongle) can be shared between several hosts running CHARON-AXP (including the host on which the network license is installed).
If CHARON-AXP is installed on the host where the network key is connected, no additional steps are required. The Sentinel driver is activated as part of the CHARON-AXP installation. If the host does not have CHARON-AXP installed, the host can still distribute the connected network license to CHARON-AXP instances running on other hosts. In this case the Sentinel driver must be installed on the host manually.
The Sentinel run-time driver is distributed as a separate RPM package in the CHARON-AXP kit. Please see the "License installation" section of this chapter for details.
Once the Sentinel run-time driver is installed and the network license is connected, CHARON-AXP can be started on any appropriate host on the LAN network segment.
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 theIn the current CHARON-AXP
/VAXversions 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-AXP Software License is a "virtual" key with exactly the same functionality as the hardware dongle.
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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" checkbox. Then press "Submit" button to apply this setting:
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" checkbox. Then press "Submit" button to apply this setting:
Accessing Sentinel Admin Control Center from remote hosts
By default, Sentinel Admin Control Center forbids accessing its web interface from remote machines. To allow access, configure ACC for remote management.
The first step is to edit the "hasplm.ini" file:
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License management utilities
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Removing CHARON-AXP software licenses
The following procedure must be applied to remove software license:
- Go to http://localhost:1947 to access the "Sentinel HASP Admin Control Center" (ACC).
- In the "Sentinel HASP Admin Control Center" (ACC), locate the target "Sentinel SL AdminMode" license.
- Press the "Certificates" button at the right side of the SL description:
- Note the name of the correspondent certificate and path to the certificates base in the "Certificates" section.
- Remove the target certificate file from the specified directory (in most cases it is "/var/hasplm/installed/68704/").
- Reboot CHARON host.
- 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-AXP license from a host, it is enough to remove the Sentinel run-time daemon (and the package "charon-license-<...>.rpm" containing the run-time customization) using the following command:
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Special "backup" license keys
Backup keys are provided by STROMASYS along with standard license dongles. It is strongly recommended to order a backup key to recover immediately from damage or loss of the main license key. Backup keys use a counter (integer) value hardcoded inside the key. This integer value is a number of hours CHARON-AXP is allowed to run. Each time CHARON-AXP checks the license (every hour), the value is decreased (by 1 hour). Please note that backup keys have restricted functionality:
- CHARON run time is typically limited to 720 hours (30 days). This should be more than enough time to get a replacement key from STROMASYS.
- Backup license may be valid only until a certain date. Please check with STROMASYS management.