Software Behavior For Various License Situations

FactorySuite 2000

Software Behavior For Various License Situations

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The various licensing situations and the expected software component behavior are identified in the following table:

Mode
Software Component Behavior
Valid license
Normal operations as constrained by license.
Invalid or absent license
Enters a demonstration mode, if applicable. The demonstration mode may consist of a subset of product functionality. The user will be notified upon start up that a license was not detected, and that the system is running in demonstration mode. The demonstration mode will expire after 2 hours (120 minutes).
License expiration
Continue normal runtime operations, except for IndustrialSQL Server and InControl. IndustrialSQL Server will shut down in an orderly fashion, stopping and disabling the Microsoft SQL Server, if it was installed during the IndustrialSQL Server installation.
License failure (a valid license becomes invalid during runtime)
Continue normal runtime operations. The operator will be alerted to the situation and an appropriate error message will be logged. When the system is restarted, it will operate in the "Invalid or Absent License" mode.
Note

To install ActiveX controls in InTouch, you must have a valid license file installed.

The following table summarizes software component behavior in each of these licensing situations:

Software Component
Invalid or Absent License
License Expiration
License Failure
InBatch
Will not start
Normal operations
Normal operations
InControl*
24-hour demo mode
7-day demo mode
7-day demo mode
IndustrialSQL Server
120-minute demo mode
Shuts down, stopping and disabling MS SQL Server
Normal operations
InTouch
120-minute demo mode
Normal operations
Normal operations
InTrack
Will not start
Normal operations
Normal operations
I/O Servers
120-minute demo mode
Normal operations
Normal operations
Will only run in 24-hour demo mode if a license file was never installed. The 24-hour demo mode includes full operation with some I/O restrictions. The 7-day demo mode is more like a restricted mode. It does not allow the program to be edited, but will continue to run until the user resolves the license issues.