Overview
HOPEX Must licensing is a technology of network licenses provided by MEGA.
To obtain or update your license, contact your sales representative.
• A UNC will be requested.
• A .must license file will be sent with installation instructions.
A Must license:
• Is a file with a .must extension.
• Contains the definition of the license (locking information, expiration date and list of products).
• Is locked on a shared folder (UNC address).
Must license installation mainly consists in:
• Installing the license.
• Configuring the license folder in the HOPEX installation.
If you want to directly install a Must license, go to the section 'Installation procedures' of this document.
After installation, the Must license can be configured to better control execution:
• Configuring the command line (/RW code)
• Configuring user x license mapping.
• Configuring user to product mapping.
A Must license utility is available for the license administrator to make these configurations and monitor license use.
The Administration Console is still used to create and configure HOPEX users.
The list of available services varies with the front-end:
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Service
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HOPEX Web Front-End
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HOPEX Windows Front-End
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Locking
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Shared licenses
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Dedicated license
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Concurrent license
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Multiple licenses
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Cluster license
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NR: not recommended because execution warning regarding are not displayed in HOPEX Web Front-End.
Definition of services:
• Locking:
o The license is programmed for a specific UNC address. The availability of this address is checked at runtime.
• Dedicated licenses:
o It is possible to program a license when a token for a product will be dedicated to a user. The number of tokens equals the number of users. The product is said to be programmed in dedicated mode.
• Shared licenses:
o It is possible to program a license when a token for a product will be assigned to a list of possible users. The number of tokens is lower than the number of possible users. The product is said to be programmed in shared mode.
• Concurrent licenses:
o It is possible to program a license when a token for a product will not be assigned to any user. The number of possible users is set to 0. The product is said to be programmed in concurrent mode.
• Multiple licenses:
o For the same HOPEX installation, it is possible to use different licenses to enable different access policies for different populations of end-users.
• Cluster license:
o The same license can be used for a set of HOPEX installations on different machines (cluster).