License Management Enhancements in 2023.02
The following enhancements for the management of licenses were added in the 2023.02 release.
| • | New Configuration Option for License Start Date |
| • | License Consolidation for Local License Server and Embedded Devices |
New Configuration Option for License Start Date
When a device is activated and the activation date is equal to the current date in Pacific Standard Time (PST), the start date calculation logic applies a -1 day rollback. This is to compensate for timezones that are ahead of the database server time in PST.
A new configuration option Use Activation start date without compensating time zone (under System > Configure > Embedded Devices > Host Options) has been introduced for producers who do not want to apply a -1 day rollback to the license start date.
The following examples describe the behavior for a 2-year license with and without the configuration option enabled:
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Configuration |
Customer activates license on/at... |
Customer can start using license on/at...* |
A 2-year License expires on/at...** |
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Configuration disabled: -1 day rollback is applied |
27-Jan-2023 PST (equivalent to |
26-Jan-2023 PST |
27-Jan-2025 PST |
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Configuration enabled: -1 day rollback is not applied |
27-Jan-2023 PST (equivalent to |
27-Jan-2023 PST |
27-Jan-2025 PST |
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* The license is valid from 00:01:00 (24-hour format) on 26-Jan-2023 PST. ** A license expires at midnight at the start of the indicated expiry date. In this example, the license is valid until 26-Jan-2025 23:59:59 PST (24-hour format). |
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License Consolidation for Local License Server and Embedded Devices
A new configuration option Consolidate Licenses has been introduced for the local license server and embedded devices. The option is located under System > Configure > Embedded Devices > Host Options. By default, this configuration is disabled.
When this configuration is enabled, FlexNet Operations consolidates the licenses that contain multiple line items for the same feature if the following entities are identical for all line items:
| • | Feature Name |
| • | Feature Version |
| • | Vendor String |
| • | Notice |
| • | Serial Number |
| • | Expiration Date |
| • | Issuer |
This added functionality is part of an ongoing effort to improve the local license server’s performance.