Technical data

License Activation
Dialogic
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Diva
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System Release 8.5.6WIN Reference Guide page 35
Licensing the Dialogic
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Diva
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softIP Software in virtualized environments
In virtualized environments the Diva softIP software license is bound to your system with the PC fingerprint only.
The WIBU-Key USB dongle cannot be used for licensing purposes, because an access to the USB is not supported
by virtualized environments. The license is bound to several hardware components of the PC, including the MAC
address. Each virtual machine (VM) has its own MAC address; therefore, a separate license is required for each
active VM with the Diva softIP software installed. Separate licenses are also needed for environments with parallel
services, e.g., VM 1 operates a fax server using the Diva softIP software and VM 2 operates an IVR system using
the Diva softIP software. Also, since the Diva softIP software license is bound to the hardware components as
well, the Diva softIP software license will become invalid if you move the VM to another hardware platform.
You should assign a fixed MAC address to avoid that it changes, e.g., after copying the virturalized environment
to a different place, or after restarting or reconfiguring the PC, otherwise the Diva softIP software license will
become invalid.
If two VMs are used for failover only and are not active at the same time, the same MAC address may be assigned
to both VMs, the active VM and the passive failover VM. In this case, the Diva softIP software license can be
installed on both VMs, but you need to make sure that only one of the VMs is active, otherwise it may cause a
MAC address conflict and the network communication may be interrupted.