User Guide

15
System-related Functions
Licensing
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Siemens User Guide Version 2.1 A6V10415471_en_a_21
Building Technologies 2015-07-15
License Check
On system startup, and at 5-minute intervals afterwards, the Desigo CC server
carries out an automatic check on the installed license features and counts the:
 Installed Clients, Web Clients, and Windows App Clients. If a Client
disconnects from the server (because it is manually shut down, or owing to a
malfunction), the count decreases.
 Physical objects in scan, such as Desigo CC data points, and third-party
objects (for example, SCADA data points). These objects are grouped by
disciplines (physical/logical objects). Every physical/logical object is
represented by the corresponding data point in the database. Out of scan
objects are not counted.
This check determines whether Desigo CCcan run normally (Normal Mode) or
under special restricted license modes [➙ 378] (Demo or Courtesy).
15.10.1 License Modes
The Desigo CC server checks at regular intervals whether there is a valid license
[➙ 376] (with sufficient license features) installed.
As a result of this check, the Desigo CC clients will run in one of the following
modes: Normal Mode, Demo Mode, Courtesy Mode, or Engineering Mode.
Normal Mode
Desigo CC is functioning normally with a valid and sufficient license (basic required
license set with sufficient license features to cover the field hardware). In this case
you will not see any special messages on the Summary bar.
Demo Mode
On initial startup, or during normal operation, if a valid license (basic required
license set) is not found (for example, because it expired, or was lost for any
reason) the Desigo CC server switches to Demo Mode, and the system operates
for 30 minutes. When the 30-minute Demo Mode time limit expires, the Desigo CC
server stops the project and the operators are forced to log off. If the project is
subsequently restarted, the system will run in Demo Mode for another 30 minutes.