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Installing a Permanent License
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Installing a Permanent License
During Interplay Engine installation a temporary license for one user is activated automatically
so that you can administer and install the system. There is no time limit for this license. A
permanent license is provided by Avid in the form of a file (*.nxn), usually on a USB flash drive.
A license for an Interplay Engine failover cluster includes two hardware IDs. You install this
license through the Interplay Administrator.
For more information on managing licenses, see the Interplay | Engine and Interplay | Archive
Engine Administration Guide.
To install a permanent license:
1. Start and log in to the Interplay Administrator.
2. Make a folder for the license file on the root directory (C:\) of the Interplay Engine server or
another server. For example:
C:\Interplay_Licenses
3. Insert the USB flash drive into any USB port.
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You can access the license file from the USB flash drive. The advantage of copying the license
file to a server is that you have easy access to installer files if you should ever need them in the
future.
If the USB flash drive does not automatically display:
a. Double-click the computer icon on the desktop.
b. Double-click the USB flash drive icon to open it.
4. Copy the license file (*.nxn) into the new folder you created.
5. In the Server section of the Interplay Administrator window, click the Licenses icon.
6. Click the Import license button.
7. Browse for the *.nxn file.
8. Select the file and click Open.
You see information about the permanent license in the License Types area.