Creating a Device
You can create a new standalone device, local license server, or cloud license server. After it is created, a server can submit its own capability requests to FlexNet Operations and serve its own licenses to served devices.
Note:You are permitted to create a server and a nodelocked device with the same Device ID and ID Type.
Tip:Producers who use FlexNet Cloud Licensing Service can support two Deployment options: one to create a server as Local (default) and another to create a server as Cloud.
To create a standalone device:
| 1. | Click Devices > Create Device. The Device | New Device page opens. |
| 2. | Type a device Name. |
| 3. | Optionally, choose a Model from the drop-down list. |
| 4. | Choose an ID Type from the drop-down list. In the field below it, type the ID for the device you want to create. |
| 5. | Optionally, choose an Account from the drop-down list. The account identifies the customer account to which the device belongs. |
| 6. | Optionally, type a Site name. |
| 7. | Click Save. The new standalone device is created and its default view opens. |
To create a local license server:
| 1. | Click Devices > Create Device. The Device | New Device page opens. |
| 2. | Type a device Name. |
| 3. | Select the Runs license server? check box. For Deployment, choose Local server. |
| 4. | Optionally, choose a server Model from the drop-down list. |
| 5. | Choose an ID Type from the drop-down list. In the field below it, type the ID for the server you want to create. |
| 6. | Optionally, specify a Backup server ID. |
| 7. | Optionally, choose an Account from the drop-down list. The account identifies the customer or partner account of the server. |
| 8. | Optionally, type a Site Name. |
| 9. | Click Save. The new local license server is created and its View Server page opens. |
To create a Cloud Licensing Service license server:
| 1. | Click Devices > Create Device. The Device | New Device page opens. |
| 2. | Type a device Name. |
| 3. | Select the Runs license server? check box. For Deployment, choose Cloud server. |
| 4. | Optionally, choose a server Model from the drop-down list. |
| 5. | Optionally, choose an Account from the drop-down list. The account identifies the customer or partner account of the server. |
| 6. | Optionally, type a Site Name. |
| 7. | Click Save. The new cloud license server is created and its View Server page opens. |
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