Setting up License Files for Self-Hosted Licenses of AdminStudio
Once you have purchased a self-hosted license of AdminStudio, obtained the AdminStudio installation, and installed the product, you can configure your self-hosted license. Configuring a self-hosted license of AdminStudio requires that you obtain a license file (.lic) from the Product and License Center. The following procedure explains how to obtain and configure the self-hosted license.
To obtain and configure a self-hosted license file (.lic):
| 1. | Launch AdminStudio. Before the product starts, the activation wizard opens. |
| 2. | Select the Configure AdminStudio to get license information from a license file option and then click the Next button. |
| 3. | On the Specify License File dialog, click the Launch Product and License Center link. |
Clicking this link opens a Web page that has a link to the Product and License Center. Click that link and then sign in to the Product and License Center.
Tip: If you do not have an Internet connection on the machine on which you are configuring a self-hosted license of AdminStudio, sign in to the Product and License Center on a machine that does have an Internet connection.
| 4. | In the Product and License Center, acquire the license file for the specific machine on which you are configuring AdminStudio. |
| a. | In the left navigation, under Entitlements, click Product List. |
The Product List page shows all of the product lines to which your account is entitled. If you do not have access to multiple products, clicking the Product List link opens the Product Information page directly.
| b. | If the Product List page shows multiple products, click the AdminStudio link. The Product Information page opens. |
| c. | Click the Licenses link for the product that you are installing and configuring. The License Information page opens. This page shows details about the used and unused licenses of the product. |
| d. | Find an unused license in the list and select the License Applicable to Product(s) option that pertains to that license. |
| e. | At the bottom of the page, click the Generate button. The Generate Licenses page opens. |
| f. | In the Node Host ID box for the license, enter the host ID that pertains to the specific machine on which you are configuring the licensing for AdminStudio. The host ID is displayed on the Specify License File dialog of the activation wizard. |
| g. | Click the Generate button. The View Licenses page opens. |
| h. | Click the Save All button. The Product and License Center displays a dialog box that lets you specify the location where you want to download the license file. |
| i. | Specify a location that is accessible by the machine on which you are configuring AdminStudio. The Product and License Center downloads the .lic file or files to the location that you specified. The file is named HostID.lic, where HostID is the host ID that you specified when you obtained the .lic file. You can change the name of this file if it makes it easier to manage it. |
| 5. | Return to the Specify License File dialog in the activation wizard. |
| 6. | In the License File box, enter the path for the .lic file that you want to use on the machine, or click the Browse button to navigate to the file. The path for the .lic file should be a location that is always accessible by the machine on which you are configuring AdminStudio. |
| 7. | Complete the remaining dialogs in the activation wizard. |
The activation wizard configures the licensing on machine.