Borrowing a license

A CLC Genomics Workbench using a network license normally needs to maintain a connection to the CLC Network License Manager. However, if allowed by the network license administrator, network licenses can be borrowed for offline use for a period of time. While the license is borrowed, there is one less network license available for other users. Borrowed licenses can be returned early.

The Workbench must be connected to the CLC Network License Manager at the point when the license is borrowed or returned. The procedure for borrowing a license is:

  1. Go to the Workbench menu option:

    Help | License Manager...

  2. Click on the "Borrow License" tab to display the license borrowing settings (figure 1.18).

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    Figure 1.18: Borrowing a license from a CLC Network License Manager.

  3. Select the license(s) that you wish to borrow by clicking in the checkboxes in the Borrow column in the License overview panel.

    If you plan to borrow module licenses but they are not listed, start a job that requires that module. This will check out the relevant module license, so that it becomes available to borrow.

  4. Choose the length of time you wish to borrow the license(s) for using the drop down list in the Borrow License tab. By default the maximum is 7 days, but network license administrators can specify a lower limit than this.
  5. Click Borrow Selected Licenses.
  6. Close the License Manager when you are done.

You can now go offline and continue working with the CLC Genomics Workbench. When the time period you borrowed the license for has elapsed, the network license will be again made available for other users. To continue using CLC Genomics Workbench with a license, you will need to connect to the network again so the Workbench can request another license.

You can return borrowed licenses early opening up the License Manager, going to the "Borrow License" tab, and clicking on the Return Borrowed Licenses button.