License Types

Once you have complete your PTC Arbortext Layout Developer installation, you must setup licensing for the product. You will need to obtain a new license for this release. Licenses issued for previous releases will not work with this release. This release uses licensing information generated by the FLEXnet licensing system. You will be able to use the license generated for this release with the next major release.

There are three basic types of FLEXnet license:

• Node-locked license for use on a single computer. This type of license is usually obtained by the end user.

This is similar in concept to a fixed license generated under the previous Elan licensing system.

Note that you will only be permitted to run a single ALD instance if you choose a node-locked license.

• A floating license pack for a single computer that will be serving floating licenses to end users. This type of license is usually obtained by a system administrator.

A floating license is similar in concept to a concurrent license generated under the previous Elan licensing system.

• A floating license pack for a set of three servers (called a triad license server) that will be serving floating licenses to end users. This type of license is usually obtained by a system administrator.

A triad license server is similar in concept to a redundant license server under the previous Elan licensing system.

You will need either a node-locked or a floating license to run PTC Arbortext Layout Developer— Desktop. Licenses can be obtained from the License Support page in the Arbortext section of the PTC Support site, at www.ptc.com/support. Licenses are available online for customers covered by an active maintenance agreement. You must have a PTC online account and a Customer Number to get a license.

Refer to Obtaining Licenses for information on how to obtain licenses.

A node-locked license file is a local license file that allows PTC Arbortext Layout Developer to be run on an authorized computer. The license file is stored on the computer on which the software is run. License files are generated from a host ID code unique to each system. You can only run one instance of PTC Arbortext Layout Developer on one authorized computer with a node-locked license.

The PTC licensing web site uses your PTC Arbortext Layout Developer version, customer number, and Host ID code to generate a node-locked license.

Floating licenses are made available from a license server on a network to a set of users running the software. A license server allows multiple computers (license clients) on the network to run PTC Arbortext Layout Developer concurrently. The client computer running PTC Arbortext Layout Developer must specify the port and server named of the license server to obtain a floating license. If a license is available the user is allowed to run the software.

The PTC licensing web site uses the PTC Arbortext Layout Developer version, customer number, and Host ID code of the license server or servers to generate a floating licenses.

The system administrator must install the FLEXnet license management software and set up the necessary floating licenses before users can run the PTC Arbortext Layout Developer product. Please refer to Installing a License Server for information.

A single server configuration uses only one computer as the license server. Your site can implement server redundancy by using a triad license server. A triad server configuration uses three license servers. A triad server provides a fallback mechanism to obtain licenses even if the main server goes down. Because a majority rule is in effect, at least two of the servers must be running for the triad server to function.

When you run software with a floating license, you may need to specify the communications port number and license server name the first time you run it. If prompted, enter the server information in the form port@servername, for example 6789@aberdeen.

You should verify the following with your system administrator:

• That the FLEXnet license server software has been installed and configured on the licenser server machine