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Contents

License Services – User Account Control 1

License Manager Application Changes 1

Licensing Permissions 2

Common Scenarios 3

Important Note: Compatibility with Previous Versions 4

Scenarios: 4

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LICENSE SERVICES – USER ACCOUNT CONTROL

Maintenance Release 23 (MR23) of CAE License Services includes a powerful new feature to

allow licenses and/or solutions to be allocated to Windows NT accounts and groups.

Benefits:

• Prevent operational problems at specific sites/departments by pre-allocating a batch of

available licenses

• Control license usage and provide the most cost-effective distribution of licenses through

the organisation

• Prevent license access by unauthorized users that have access to the licensing server

• Provide maximum operational uptime and reduce costs associated with license

unavailability

• Quick and easy management of license allocation on a user- and/or group-based system.

License Manager Application Changes

This facility is provided by a new license type – “Enterprise License Server”, which must be

installed on the License Server before this facility can be used.

Users upgrading from previous versions of License Services should read the

following section – “Compatibility with Previous Versions” – before rolling out this

version, if an Enterprise License Server will be installed.

In this version, additional UI options are available to users of the CAE License Manager

application:

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Selecting this option displays the following dialog:

If an Enterprise Server License is available on the host system, the Add User or Group button is

enabled. This is used to access standard Windows controls to select NT Users and/or Groups,

e.g.:

Licensing Permissions

Once assigned, two permission types are available:

• Use License:

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o Allow: the user or group can access the license/solution remotely from a

compatible CAE Application client, but not check it out (unless the Check Out

License permission has been allowed)

o Deny: the user or group is explicitly denied access to the license remotely, even if

they are part of a group that has remote access permissions.

• Check Out License

o Allow: the user or group can check the license/solution out to a local client

machine but will not permit the user to access the license remotely unless the Use

License permission is allowed.

o Deny: the user or group is explicitly prohibited from checking the license/solution

out to a local machine, even if they are part of a group that has check out

permissions allowed.

Common Scenarios

I wish to check out or remotely access a solution to Site XYZ of my organization only – Site ABC

must not be able to check out or remotely access this solution.

Setup:

1. On the licensing server, ensure the Enterprise License Server is installed and that all members of the XYZ site that require access are added to an NT group (A).

2. Group all qualifying user accounts in the ABC site into a different group (B).

3. Set “Allow” permissions for group A for both Use License and Check Out License options.

4. Set “Deny” permissions for group B for both Use License and Check Out License options.

My organization does not wish to remotely serve licenses – they must always be checked out

before use. I want my geology department to be able to check out the Studio solution license

bundle only and my Mine Planners to access the Studio 5D Planner license bundle only

Setup:

1. On the licensing server, ensure the Enterprise License Server is installed and that all members of the Geology department that require access are added to an NT group (A).

2. Group all qualifying user accounts in the Mine Planning department into a different group

(B).

3. Set permissions for the Studio Solution so that both Group A and B are denied permission

to Use License

4. For the Studio solution, set permissions for Group A only to allow Check Out License

5. For the Studio solution, set permissions for Group B only to deny Check Out License

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6. Set permissions for the Studio 5D Planner solution so that both Group A and B are denied

permission to Use License

7. For the Studio 5D Planner solution, set permissions for Group A only to deny Check Out

License

8. For the Studio 5D Planner solution, set permissions for Group B only to allow Check Out

License

Important Note: Compatibility with Previous Versions

Due to the changes required to support the “User Access Control” feature in MR23 License

Services, it may be necessary to upgrade CAE License Manager clients that will access the

server. This is only the case if an Enterprise License Server is to be installed on the machine(s)

serving licenses to your organisation.

If you do not intend to make use of the Enterprise License Server, MR23 License Services can

co-exist with earlier versions of CAE License Manager clients on the same network

(notwithstanding any previous Technical Notes issued with legacy versions).

If you intend to install an Enterprise License Server, you will need to upgrade CAE License

Manager on all clients that will access it.

Scenarios:

I have an MR16 version of Datamine License Manager installed on my client machines and

server. I wish to upgrade the server to MR23 but do not wish to install the Enterprise License

Server

Procedure: Due to a previous major upgrade with MR20 License Manager (not related to the

feature described in this document), an upgrade from MR16 to MR23 will require all client and

server platforms to be upgraded to the MR23 version, even if the Enterprise License Server is not

going to be installed/used.

I am setting up a new License Server with MR23 installed. I have a mixture of client License

Manager versions on the network, but all are later than MR20. I do not wish to use the

Enterprise License Server.

Procedure: In this situation, as there is no requirement to control access permissions, only the

License Server needs to be upgraded. This will communicate with the clients that are running

MR20 License Manager or later.

I am setting up a new License Server with MR23 installed. I have a mixture of client License

Manager versions on the network, but all are later than MR20. I do wish to use the Enterprise

License Server.

Procedure: To permit control of license allocation, in this situation it is necessary to upgrade the

server and all clients that will connect to it.

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