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

Please 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.
  • 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.
  • 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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Correct license operation requires the corresponding system process:processes.

Sentinel HASP System processes

HASP licenses

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require the aksusbd

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process and the hasplmd process. In aksusbd version 7.63, both processes are started and stopped by the same service (/etc/init.d/aksusbd). In aksusbd version 8.13, there are two systemd services:

  • the aksusbd service
  • the hasplmd service

Checking the status of the services:

# systemctl status aksusbd
# systemctl status hasplmd

Starting and stopping the services:

  • The two services have a dependency such that starting one of them will start the other, stopping one of them will stop the other, and restarting one of them will restart the other.
  • Starting the services:
    # systemctl start aksusbd
    # systemctl start hasplmd
  • Stopping the services:
    # systemctl stop aksusbd
    # systemctl stop hasplmd

VE License Server Process

VE licensing requires that the licensed service must run on the license server.

Checking the status of the service:

# systemctl status license_server

Starting and stopping the service:

  • Starting the service:
    # systemctl start licensed
  • Stopping the service:
    # systemctl stop licensed

Further Information

Sentinel HASP licenses:

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