Context & Prerequisites
Thermo Scientific™ software can be sold as yearly renewable subscriptions. In this model, the delivered licenses are time-limited and typically expire after one year.
When a license expires, each client application can no longer run.
To reactivate these licenses (assuming the subscription has been renewed), upgrade them to the same version number by performing the steps below.
Process
1. Open a command prompt/terminal in the directory where you extracted the FlexNet server tools archive, then go to the FlexNetLicenseServerTools subdirectory.
2. Run ServerFNOODActivation -v. This command displays the licenses currently installed on your machine.
3. Copy all fulfillment IDs.
4. Your server is connected to the internet:
- Run the following command for each fulfillment ID: ServerFNOODActivation -u <FulfillmentID> <SameVersionNumber> for every fulfillment ID.
<SameVersionNumber> includes only major and minor numbers (for example, 2019.1, not 2019.1.1).
You can request several reactivations at the same time:
ServerFNOODActivation -u <FulfillmentID1> <SameVersionNumber> -u <FulfillmentID2> <SameVersionNumber> -u <FulfillmentID3> <SameVersionNumber>
Your server is not connected to the internet:
- Run ServerFNOODActivation -u <FulfillmentID> <SameVersionNumber> -offline <File.xml>.
<SameVersionNumber> includes only major and minor numbers (for example, 2019.1, not 2019.1.1).
Example: ServerFNOODActivation -u 52518253 2019.1 -offline request.xml
If you have several activation codes, you can request multiple reactivations in the same file:
ServerFNOODActivation -u <FulfillmentID1> <SameVersionNumber> -u <FulfillmentID2> <SameVersionNumber> -u <FulfillmentID3> <SameVersionNumber> -offline <File.xml>
- Generate and import the response XML file:
Transfer your XML request file to a computer with an internet connection.
Open https://vsg3d.flexnetoperations.com/control/vsgs/offlineActivation in a web browser.
Specify the path to your XML request file in the provided file field.
Click Process. An activation.xml response file is downloaded.
Transfer this activation.xml file to the FlexNet license server.
Back in the command prompt/terminal, enter:
ServerFNOODActivation -response <ResponseXMLPath>/activation.xml
Where <ResponseXMLPath> is the directory where you placed the activation.xml response file.
Your licenses activate within a few seconds.
5. Open http://localhost:8090/vendor in a web browser.
6. Click on the mcslmd line.
7. Click on Reread License Files.
Example:
Your organization has purchased a one-year renewable subscription for 10 Amira licenses, version 2019.1. At the end of the subscription period, the time-limited licenses will expire.
Before they expire, and assuming that you have renewed your subscription, run the ServerFNOODActivation utility for each Amira fulfillment ID, using 2019.1 as the version number.