Multi-Server License Administration window

Multi-Server License Administration window

For most users of Sage 100 Contractor, it is not necessary to allocate license across multiple servers.

If you need to allocate licenses across multiple servers, this window allows you to allocate your Sage licenses to multiple servers. For example, this could happen if you have several corporate offices and want to use separate licenses for each office or if you want to reserve a certain quantity of licenses for a specific group of people.

Because the US Edition license controls the amount of license uses, it is the only license which is “use-counted.” Therefore the only license that is allocated among multiple servers is the US Edition license. The additional modules are not use-based and can be used by anyone with a core US Edition license and the appropriate security permission.

Example 1—Multiple servers with specific allocations

Assume you have three servers that you want to allocate as follows:

Server Licenses
Server A 3 US Edition licenses
Server B 3 US Edition licenses
Server C 4 US Edition licenses

At each of the servers, you would select the Manually specify allocations for this server option in the Multi-Server License Administration window, and select the number of licenses for that server.

If you later purchase additional US Edition licenses, you must go into each server where you want the additional licenses to be allocated and update the allocation.

Example 2—Multiple servers with specific allocations for all but one server

Assume you have three servers that you want to allocate as follows:

Server Licenses
Server A 3 US Edition licenses
Server B 3 US Edition licenses
Server C All remaining licenses

At servers A and B, select the Manually specify allocations for this server option in the Multi-Server License Administration window, and select the number of licenses for each server.

At server C, select the Allocate all available licenses to this server option in the Multi-Server License Administration window.

Note: In this example, it is important to select the option for server C last. If you select to automatically allocate all available licenses on server C first, it will take all the available licenses and there will be none left to allocate to servers A and B.

If you purchase additional licenses, they will automatically be allocated to server C when the license activations are updated, unless you manually select the licenses to go to server A or B first.

Items on this window

Item Notes
Allocate all available licenses to this server (default) If you choose this option, all licenses are allocated to this server. This is the most common scenario. Do not choose this option if you want to allocate licenses across multiple servers.
Manually specify license allocations for this server in the "Uses for [server name] column below Select this option to allocate licenses across multiple servers. The amount of licenses you select in the Uses for [server name] column is the amount of licenses allocated to this server.
Module name

Displays a list of licenses available to this server, based on the products you have purchased from Sage. When you purchase new products, the licenses for those products become available to activate here. "US Edition" refers to the basic program, exclusive of the additional modules. The module licenses that are not part of the core US Edition, but are available for purchase, are listed here:

  • Inventory
  • Service Receivables
  • Estimating
  • Document Control
  • Equipment Management

There is also a column that shows how many US Edition licenses are checked out from this license server to local machines.
Total uses The total number of uses that are available. This displays the total number of licenses you have purchased.

 

Item Notes
Available uses The number of uses available to this server. If some licenses have already been allocated to a different server, it reduces the number of uses available here. For example, if you have 10 total uses, and 2 have been allocated to another server, the available uses for this server is 8.
Uses for [server name]

The number of uses allocated to this server. You can change the number here, but you can only add uses if there are still uses available. You can decrease uses to make more licenses available to other servers.

If you need to have more uses available to this server, you must first relinquish licenses on one of your other servers, or purchase additional licenses.

[OK]

Click to allocate the licenses selected in the Uses for [server name] column to this server.
[Cancel] Click to cancel this window without making any changes.

To open this window, open the License Administration program and on the License Information tab, click [Multi-server licensing].

More resources

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