Overview
Certificate base license type requires a license file to use the license. An 8 digit alpha-numeric code is also used for Activation and a license file will be provided upon successful activation.
This applies to the following license models:
- MAC locked license - the license is locked to the machine's mac address.
- Triad Redundant license - the license is locked to the 3 triad server's mac addresses.
- USB key license - link to the USB device and requires the USB to be plugged into the machine.
MAC Locked and Triad Redundant License
MAC locked and Triad redundant licenses cannot be transferred from one machine to another. It will be locked to the current machine or the triad machines for the duration of the license.
Certificate based license is not affected by software or hardware changes. Only when the network's mac address is changed or if the license file is used on a different machine, then the license becomes unusable.
USB Key License
The USB key license can be transferred from one machine to another.
Both the license file and the USB key device should be installed into the machine where FlexLM will be hosted.
Activation and obtaining the license file
See Activating and obtaining the license file for certificate based license for details.