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About the license key
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ILEMAKER SERVER 9 HELP 170
About the license key
FileMaker software comes with a unique, 35-character license key. Do not lose this license key. We
recommend that you keep the license key in a safe place in case the software ever needs to be
reinstalled.
You can find your license key(s) on the back of the CD sleeve. If you paid for your software
electronically, you received an email with a link to a PDF file with your license key.
The license key ensures adherence to the single user license agreement, which generally allows for
use of one (1) copy of the Software on a single machine or a single multi-machine deployment
at a
time (refer to your Software License). If the license key is invalid or if another copy of the software
installed with that same license key is running on the network, the FileMaker Server software
displays an error message and does not start.
You can choose to deploy FileMaker Server components across multiple machines that work
together to form a single FileMaker Server deployment. You must have a unique license key for
each multiple-machine deployment, or obtain a volume license for more than one deployment. You
must license one copy of FileMaker Server for each deployment.
Updating the FileMaker Server license
If you want to update your license from a trial version of FileMaker Server 9 or from FileMaker
Server 9 to FileMaker Server 9 Advanced on the same machine, you must update your FileMaker
Server license key.
To update the FileMaker Server license of an existing deployment, see Server information settings
(page 55).
To move your FileMaker Server 9 deployment to a new machine or to upgrade from an earlier
version of FileMaker Server, see F
ILEMAKER SERVER GETTING STARTED GUIDE on the Start Page.