Computers and servers running Perceptive Content must have a certain type and number of licenses to operate.
Depending on how you implement Perceptive Content, different types of licenses are required for such things as how users access Perceptive Content, the number of users logged in to Perceptive Content at any one time, or different types of document processing. However, every computer running the Perceptive Content Server must have a hardware node license. Additionally, a Perceptive Content Server license and a minimum number of client licenses are required. Refer to " What is the licensing process? " for more information on licensing the server computer.
All Perceptive Content licenses are bound together by a License Group ID (LGID) created with the Perceptive Content Server license. Licenses are available as Live, Demo, Test, NFR, and Failover licenses. When new licenses are added, the new licenses use the same LGID. If you use all your licenses and need to add more, contact your Perceptive Software representative.
Perceptive Content uses the following licensing types to control access to its components:
- Concurrent use.This is a software license that is based on the number of simultaneous users accessing the system. For example, in a five-user concurrent license, after five users log in to the program, the program prevents a sixth user from logging in. When any of the first five users log off, the next user can log in. Concurrent licensing limits the number of users running Perceptive Content from a centralized location, such as the Perceptive Content Server, based on the current license agreement. The licenses in concurrent licensing are a pool of available licenses that can be used from any client computer and are not node-locked to a specific client computer.
- Per seat.This is a node-locked license that is based on the number of computers on which you install the software. A node-locked license is locked to a computer by specific information about the computer. For example, a Perceptive Content Client per-seat license is node locked by placing a token on the client computer the first time that client runs. For per-seat clients and some Agents, this token is generated in the background and stored locally on the client computer. The token is a file that contains specific information about the license type. The token also contains the encoded hardware information consisting of 5-10 unique properties of the client computer, such as MAC address, disk drive serial number, disk drive size, and processor serial number. The license will work as long as 60 percent of the hardware comprising the original encoded hardware information remains the same.
- Named.This is a license based on Perceptive Content user names. Valid named licenses work regardless of hardware or device. Like per seat licenses, named licenses are token-based and are similarly managed. To access named licensing features, tokens are acquired and licenses are validated by the client on behalf of the user. For example, when a user attempts to access a named license feature, a token is acquired and validated for the user and access is then granted. This named license token is available for accessing the feature on any machine or device. If no named licenses are available, the user is not granted access to the feature.
- Transaction package.This licensing limits the number of transaction, or volume of work, for a specified period. Transaction package licensing is controlled from a centralized location. Transactions licenses are based on counting the number of transactions within the system and decrementing this number over a period. The transactions are usually server calls or object retrievals. Once all of the transactions are used in a specified period, no more transactions can be done until the period expires.
- Feature.This licensing makes functionality available in Perceptive Content. Feature licenses are set at the server level and are either available or not available for all users.
For a list of products that use each type of licensing, refer to Perceptive Content product licenses.