- Two or more licenses are required to implement a failover switch;
- If a virtual machine stops working, the administrator has to manually restore all relevant licenses;
- If the software of a virtual machine is upgraded or if the virtual machine is moved to a different host, the license has to be reactivated.
The parameters of an online license can also be viewed in the License Manager. However, this can only be done for the license that is currently in use on that particular computer.
How online license works
An online license lets you process a set number of pages throughout a set period of time (e.g. a month or a year). Online licenses can be accessed from different computers. Periodically, the Licensing Server and the ABBYY Licensing Service connect to the internet in order to the synchronize information about the number of processed pages. As such, the licensing service keeps track of all pages that have been processed using a single serial number on all computers tied to that serial number.Licensing service synchronization
In order for online licensing to work as intended, the following licensing services require synchronization:- Licensing Server on the computer or local network where ABBYY FlexiCapture is installed;
- ABBYY FlexiCapture Licensing Service.
Synchronization parameters
Licensing service synchronization is set up using the following parameters:- Synchronization period - determines the frequency with which data about the number of pages processed on all computers for a particular online license is exchanged. This information is collected by the ABBYY Licensing Service, while the frequency with which it is updated is set by this parameter. The duration of the period is determined by the license type.
- Offline functionality period - determines the period of time during which product functionality will be available even if no synchronization occurs between the licensing services. Throughout the whole of this period, the Licensing Server will keep attempting to establish a connection to the ABBYY Licensing Service. The duration of the period is determined by the license type.
Transfer of data between the licensing services
The Licensing Server only sends license identification and page counter data to the ABBYY Licensing Service. Data exchanged between the licensing services is encrypted independently of your hardware and cannot be de-encrypted. Information received by ABBYY about the environment in which the online license is used is completely anonymized.Activating an online license
Online licenses should be activated using the Activation Wizard (ABBYY FlexiCapture 12 License Manager → Activate License…). For more information, see License activation. Once activated, your license will appear in the list of available licenses.
Using a single online license on several computers
You can access an online license using different computers. This may be required for deploying a cluster, migrating to a new environment, or restoring your system after a failure. To get access to an online license on a different computer, use the token that was generated for that particular license when it was activated. Such tokens are encrypted for storage. The number of computers that can be used to access the license is not limited. To access a license on a different computer:- Save the license token on the computer on which the license was activated. To do so, select Service → Save Online Token… in ABBYY FlexiCapture 12 License Manager;
- Upload the token to the computer on which you require access. To do so, select Service → Load Online Token… in ABBYY FlexiCapture 12 License Manager.
A token is tied to all online licenses activated on that computer. As such, if you activate several licenses and save the token file, uploading the token to a different computer will give you access to all of them.