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This section describes some information that could become relevant during the operation of a VPC license server and Charon-SSP VPC emulator products.

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Sentinel/Gemalto License Tools not Applicable to VPC License Server

Depending on the Charon-SSP version, Sentinel/Gemalto-specific license tools are still available in Charon-SSP VPC. These tools are in particular the following:

  • License Viewer, License Updater, and License Manager in the Tools > License Tools menu of the Charon Manager,
  • the The Regular and Backup License parameter in the emulator license configuration section,
  • the The command-line tools in /opt/charon-agent/ssp-agent/utils/license.

(warning) The above tools cannot be used for managing Charon-SSP VPC licenses. Please ignore them if you have a VPC license.

Actions that can Invalidate a License

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A VPC license server in a supported cloud environment can be moved be moved to a different subnet or zone in the same virtual private cloud environment. It is also possible to backup and restore (to the same instance) the license server data. However, the following actions will invalidate the license:

  • Changing the instance type (AWS) or shape (OCI) of the license server system
  • Copying the license server data to a different instance
  • Seriously damaging the root filesystem of the license server system
  • Running the C2V program again after having installed a valid license

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2020-01-16 11:37:33 INFO  License  Found avaliable license, License ID:01.00000002.001.001.
2020-01-16 11:37:33 INFO  License  Customer name is WaltraudCust1.
2020-01-16 11:37:33 INFO  License  Virtual hardware model Charon-SSP/4V is licensed.
2020-01-16 11:37:33 INFO  License  Maximum concurrent instances are limited to 4.
2020-01-16 11:37:33 INFO  License  Maximum allowed virtual CPU(s) are 4.
2020-01-16 11:37:33 INFO  License  Maximum allowed virtualized RAM is 8192 MB.
2020-01-16 11:37:33 INFO  License  Major version number is 4.
2020-01-16 11:37:33 INFO  License  Minor version number is 1.
2020-01-16 11:37:33 INFO  License  Expiration UTC time: 01-May-2020.

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(License loss detected)

2020-01-13 22:57:53 ERROR License  Failed to connect with license server!
2020-01-13 22:57:53 WARN  License  Charon will be shutdown within 24 hours!

(License server connection restored)

2020-01-13 23:57:56 INFO  License  Found avaliable license, License ID:01.00000002.001.001.
2020-01-13 23:57:56 INFO  License  Customer name is WaltraudCust1.
2020-01-13 23:57:56 INFO  License  Virtual hardware model Charon-SSP/4V is licensed.
2020-01-13 23:57:56 INFO  License  Maximum concurrent instances are limited to 4.
2020-01-13 23:57:56 INFO  License  Maximum allowed virtual CPU(s) are 4.
2020-01-13 23:57:56 INFO  License  Maximum allowed virtualized RAM is 8192 MB.
2020-01-13 23:57:56 INFO  License  Major version number is 4.
2020-01-13 23:57:56 INFO  License  Minor version number is 1.
2020-01-13 23:57:56 INFO  License  Expiration UTC time: 01-May-2020.
2020-01-13 23:57:56 INFO  License  The program runtime environment restored, back to normal operation.

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