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Phoenix
Getting Started Guide
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License key code types
Phoenix requires the installation of a license key code. There are three types of
license key codes:
1. Node - a license key code that activates the software on the machine on
which it is installed. The license agreement restricts installation of the soft-
ware and license to a single personal computer (PC) per node license.
2. Floating - a license key code that enables multiple PCs in a networked envi-
ronment to run Phoenix using a shared pool of software licenses. The number
of simultaneous users is limited to the total number of licenses on the license
server.
3. Commuter - a floating license key code that is retrieved from a network.
Commuter licenses give users temporary offline authorization to use Phoenix
while away from the network where their floating license server resides.
Commuter licenses can be used for a specified period of time and are sub-
ject to a hold time during which they cannot be checked out by another
user. This protects users who need to make changes to a Phoenix project
after they close Phoenix from immediately losing their license key to
another user on the network.
Customers must work with Pharsight Sales and the Licensing Administra-
tor to determine how many of their floating licenses should contain the
commuter feature and the length of time that commuter enabled licenses are
valid after they have been checked out from the license server. The time-out
period can not be altered after the license has been installed.
Note: The commuter license option is only available if the Sentinel™ RMS 8.x
license server is used with Phoenix.
For more on using a license server with Phoenix, see “Setting up a license server”
on page 30.
Product and authorization codes
A product code and an authorization code are included with each license or set of
licenses purchased. The primary delivery system for acquiring the Phoenix appli-
cation is downloading the installation files from a Pharsight server. Pharsight’s
download and support page is located at http://www.pharsight.com/support/
support_home.php.