Administrator Guide

Congure CREDActivate
CREDActivate is packaged in the installation media as a .zip le and contains all the les necessary to launch the application. CREDActivate
can be run with the default parameters (by double-clicking CREDActivate.exe) or with custom parameters.
To run CREDActivate, the following four les must be placed on the computer, anywhere in the le system:
CREDActivate.exe
CCK.dll
CCK.mac
options.xml
Options
A number of optional parameters are available when running CREDActivate. These options are dened in an .xml le that is passed to
CREDActivate on execution and allow you to control the behavior of the activation. These options must be dened and passed in an .xml
le to the CREDActivate executable using the –o parameter either by creating a shortcut or passing the parameters during command line
execution (using the “runas” command).
Required Command Line Parameters
Description
-O<lename>
Name of .xml le containing the optional parameters. The options dened in this le
are processed at runtime by the utility. The le should contain only the parameters
recognized by CREDActivate.
For example, -oMyOptions.xml
Optional Command Line Parameters Description
-A<URL>
Species the URL of the Security Server.
This parameter is required for CREDActivate to contact the Security Management
Server and can be dened in the .xml le.
If your Security Management Server is v7.7 or later, the format is: -ahttps://
securityserver.domain.com:8443/xapi/
If your Security Management Server is pre-v7.7, the format is: -ahttps://
securityserver.domain.com:8081/xapi
Additional options that are specied in the .xml le are dened in the following table. The sample .xml le that can be used as a starting
point for your .xml le can be found in the .zip le.
Name
Required Description
URL No, if dened in
command line using –A
parameter
Species the URL of the Security Server.
If your Security Management Server is v7.7 or later, the format is: -ahttps://
securityserver.domain.com:8443/xapi/
If your Security Management Server is pre-v7.7, the format is: -ahttps://
securityserver.domain.com:8081/xapi
Username No If specied, the username will be automatically populated.
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