Licenses

Workbench licenses

The three types of licensing available for CLC Workbenches are described briefly below. The first two listed involve connecting to another system to obtain a license:

QDI Licensing
A Workbench contacts the QDI Licensing Service on startup to check for an available license. A connection to the service is reestablished periodically while the Workbench is running.

Network licenses
A Workbench contacts the CLC Network License Manager at your site to check for an available license. A connection to the license manager is reestablished periodically while the Workbench is running. Please refer to the CLC Network License Manager manual for further details about managing network licenses.

Static license files
A licenses file specific to an individual machine is downloaded and placed in the licenses folder in the Workbench installation area. Note: Remote use of software is not supported when using a static license .

Configuring licensing can be done from within a CLC Workbench using the License Assistant. However, when using QDI Licensing or Network licenses, settings can instead be configured directly in a license.properties file, allowing license configuration without launching the CLC Workbench software. Details are provided in configuring QDI Licensing and configuring a license manager connection.

Module licenses

Modules are plugins that require a license. They use the same licensing setup as the Workbench. A module license is checked for when the first job requiring that module is launched. When using remote licensing, module licenses are released when the Workbench is closed, or four hours after the most recent job requiring that license was launched, whichever is shortest. Once a job is started, its completion does not depend on having the module license available.


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