Introduction: Setting Up Concurrent Licenses

Introduction: Setting Up Concurrent Licenses

Scenario for: CA ERwin Data Modeler® (CA ERwin DM)

Version: 9.0.0

OS: All supported operating systems

This section describes how System Administrators set up concurrent licenses for CA ERwin DM users.

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Setting Up a Concurrent License

Your organization plans to use CA ERwin DM with the concurrent licensing model. In this model, licenses are stored in a server (License Server). When you set up licenses on the License Server, you create a web service to communicate with the CA ERwin DM instances that users open.

The following diagram illustrates how to set up concurrent licenses:

Perform the following tasks to set up a concurrent license:

1. Review the prerequisites.
2. Contact CA Customer Care and get the license.
3. Edit the license file.
4. Install the License Server.
5. Create the License Server service.
6. Start the License Server service.
7. Import the license.
8. (Optional) Edit the Options File.

Review Prerequisites

To use the concurrent licensing model, install the License Server.

Review the following prerequisites:

• Select a computer in your local network or in a remote location.
• Verify that the computer meets the system requirements.
• Verify that the computer has enough disk space to archive log files.

Contact CA Customer Care and Get the License

Contact CA Customer Care by telephone or the web licensing form with your License Server MAC address and the name of the License Server to receive your license files. After you receive license files, copy them to a folder on the License Server.

Note: To get the MAC address, on the License Server, open the Windows command prompt and type IPCONFIG /ALL, or, log on to CA ERwin License Administrator and click the System Information tab.

Edit the License File

If you change the License Server name, edit the license file and include the new name.

Note: If the new name is not included in the license file, CA ERwin Data Modeler does not open.

Follow these steps:

1. Locate and edit the license file.

   Typically, the name of the license file is in the (license number) (Edition name) (“server” MAC address).lic format. For example, 111111-2222 Workgroup (server xxxxxxxxxxx).lic.

2. Go to the line that starts with SERVER and change the name.

   Note: The SERVER line displays the computer name with a MAC address or any other node-locking identifier that you use. If you use only the computer name as the identifier, you cannot edit the file; contact CA Customer Care to get a new license.

3. Save the changes.

Install the License Server

The License Server stores the concurrent license and helps you use CA ERwin DM.

Follow these steps:

1. Double-click the CA ERwin DM License Administrator.exe file. You downloaded this file when you downloaded the CA ERwin Data Modeler.exe file.

   The Install License Server wizard opens.

2. Follow the instructions on the wizard pages.

   The program files are copied and the License Server is installed.

Create the License Server Service

After installing the License Server, create the License Server service. This service enables the License Server to process requests to check in or check out licenses.

To create the License Server service, click Start, All Programs, CA, ERwin, ERwin License Administrator, Create License Server.

Start the License Server Service

Start the License Server service, before you use the License Server. You can start or stop the License Server service using the Windows Start menu.

Click Start, All Programs, CA, ERwin, ERwin License Administrator, Start License Server. The services of the License Server service starts.

Import the License

After you have installed the License Server, import the license into it. Importing the license lets users use CA ERwin Data Modeler.

Follow these steps:

1. Click Start, All Programs, CA, ERwin, ERwin License Administrator, License Server Administrator.

   The CA ERwin License Administrator window opens.

2. Click Administration.

   The Sign In dialog appears.

3. Enter admin in the User Name and Password fields. Click Submit.

   The Administration tab appears.

4. Click Server Configuration, User Interface.
5. Select Concurrent and click Save.

   Concurrent is set as the default view for the CA ERwin License Administrator Dashboard.

6. Click Vendor Daemon Configuration, Import License, Browse and select the license file that you have received from CA Customer Care.
7. Click Import License.

   The license is imported and any errors appear in the Alerts section.

8. Click Dashboard.

   The list of imported licenses appears.

   Your concurrent license is ready for use.

Remove a License from the License Server

After you import licenses to a License Server, many times you have to remove a specific license. Use this procedure to remove a license that is imported to the License Server.

Follow these steps:

1. Log in to License Server Administrator.
2. Click Administration, Vendor Daemon Configuration, Administer.
3. Click License File or Directory and locate the license that you want to remove.
4. Select the line for the license that you want to remove and delete the line.
5. Click Reread License Files.

   The deleted license does not appear.

6. Click Stop to stop the Vendor Daemon.
7. After the vendor daemon stops, click Administer and then click Start.
8. Check the Dashboard to help ensure that the license does not appear.