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Eloquence B.08.40 requires a license key version B.08.40 or above.
For a new Eloquence installation or when upgrading from a previous Eloquence
version a new license key must be obtained to use the Eloquence server components.
Please notice:
Eloquence B.08.40 uses a different license key format that is
not backwards compatible with previous Eloquence releases.
A license key may be obtained with the
eqlictool utility,
using the online license request form
or requested from the Eloquence web site.
In previous Eloquence versions a specific license key was required
for each system to use any of the server components.
As of B.08.40 the Eloquence license server provides additional flexibility.
It allows for simplified installation of license keys
and "floating" licenses that are no longer system specific
but managed by a license server.
The eqlictool utility may be used to create an installation license key
which provides a temporary license valid for 30 days. The installation
process no longer creates a temporary license key during installation.
The Personal Edition license key is no longer included in the license
file template and must be requested with the eqlictool utility.
As of Eloquence B.08.40 the eqlictool utility is included
with Eloquence and provides a convenient option to install a
license key for a system, or to generate an installation license key,
in an automatic way.
The eqlictool utility submits a request to the Marxmeier license
server and installs the received license key.
Write access to the Eloquence license file is required to install
the results. A new license file is created if the request succeeds.
A previous license file will be renamed (license.1 …) and
retained as a backup.
- Request a license key for the system
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If a system is covered by a maintenance agreement
the getlic system request will obtain and
install a perpetual license key.
# eqlictool -v getlic system
System-specific permanent license issued.
Writing license to '/etc/opt/eloquence/8.4/license'.
This request is also used to install a temporary license issued
by the Eloquence support team.
- Request an installation license key
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The getlic temp request will generate and install an installation
license key which provides a temporary license valid for 30 days.
This includes the TurboIMAGE compatibility option.
Please note that an installation license may be requested only once per
system and product. If a license key was issued for a system before then
requesting an installation license will not succeed.
# eqlictool -v getlic temp
Temporary license issued, valid for 30 days.
Writing license to '/etc/opt/eloquence/8.4/license'.
If a system is covered by a maintenance agreement or a
temporary lisense was issued by the Eloquence support team
please use the getlic system request instead.
If different product options are needed, or if a temporary license valid
for more than 30 days is required, please contact the Eloquence support.
- Request a PE license key
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The Eloquence Personal Edition license provides a fully functional
version of the Eloquence product (not time-limited) for
non-commercial use that is restricted to a maximum of 2 concurrent
users and a database size of 50 MB. This license includes the
TurboIMAGE compatibility option.
# eqlictool -v getlic pe
Personal Edition license issued.
Writing license to '/etc/opt/eloquence/8.4/license'.
- Request a server license
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If a system is reqistered as a license server the
associated licenses can be obtained and installed with the
getlic server request.
# eqlictool -v getlic server
Issued 1 server-specific license.
Writing license to '/etc/opt/eloquence/8.4/eloqld.pool'.
The eqlictool utility requires an (outgoing) internet connection
for the https protocol to the Marxmeier license server.
The following information is submitted to the Marxmeier
license server to service the request and also logged
with the results.
- Requested license operation
- Product and version
- System ID
- Platform, operating system type and version
- Hostname
- Outgoing IP address
Please note: By using the eqlictool utility you agree
to submit this information and using it to process and log the request.
Please note: Using the lictool utility implies acceptance
of the Eloquence license terms.
The Marxmeier web site offers an online
license request form
to request licenses for the Eloquence and SQLR products.
This is an automated process and provides an immediate license key if
the prerequisites are met.
This is substantially similar to the eqlictool utility described
above but makes the automated license request also available for systems
that are not connected to the internet and for older product versions.
The following license requests are supported:
- System specific license
- A system specific license is available for a system that was
previously registered and is covered by a maintenance agreement
or where a temporary license was issued for this system.
- License server
- If a system is reqistered as a license server the associated
license keys can be obtained. A license server is currently only
supported with the Eloquence product.
- Installation license
- This obtains a temporary license valid for 30 days.
For Eloquence, this includes the TurboIMAGE compatibility option.
Please note that an installation license may be requested only once
per system and product. If a license was issued before for a system
then requesting an installation license will not succeed.
To request a license key the sytem ID must be obtained with the
gethwid utility. Please be aware that a system may use more then
a single ID number and the system may have been registered with
any of these ID.
The gethwid -a option is used to obtain all results for use
with the online license request form to identify a system.
The online license request form can provide license keys for
the Eloquence and SQLR products. For Eloquence, the product
version must be specified, as the license key format differs.
The online license form is available at
https://license.marxmeier.com.
A temporary license may also be obtained from the Eloquence web site
using the web form to
Request a temporary license key.
To request a permanent license key for a newly purchased license
please use the LRF form for the order or use the permanent
license request form on the Eloquence web site at:
eloquence.marxmeier.com/license/
The Eloquence system ID necessary to request a license key
may be obtained using the gethwid utility.
The installed license keys may be verified using the chklic utility.
When requesting licenses for use with a license server, the
system ID of the license server is used instead of the individual
systems running Eloquence.
It is necessary to install Eloquence to use these utilities. They are
located in the Eloquence etc installation subdirectory, by default:
- HP-UX and Linux
- /opt/eloquence/8.4/etc/gethwid
/opt/eloquence/8.4/etc/chklic
- Windows
- C:\Program Files\Eloquence\8.4\etc\gethwid.exe
C:\Program Files\Eloquence\8.4\etc\chklic.exe
By default, the gethwid utility only returns a primary system ID.
By specifying the -a option all applicable system IDs are output.
For example:
Linux:
$ /opt/eloquence/8.4/etc/gethwid
260497158528436
$ /opt/eloquence/8.4/etc/gethwid -a
260497158528436
260497158528439
80123547085388
80123547085389
On HP-UX:
$ /opt/eloquence/8.4/etc/gethwid
3535806523
$ /opt/eloquence/8.4/etc/gethwid -a
3535806523
P2366910547
M2366910547
On Windows:
C:\> "C:\Program Files\Eloquence\8.4\etc\gethwid.exe"
3247020679
C:\> "C:\Program Files\Eloquence\8.4\etc\gethwid.exe" -a
3247020679
90520736599957
On Linux and Windows, if multiple system IDs are available
any system ID may be used. These are equivalent and the order
may depend on the hardware initialization order.
For HP-UX a leading "P" system ID is used to designate a HP-UX partition.
When using a license file, the license key must be added
manually to the license file.
It is recommended to comment out (or delete) any previous license
keys when adding the new B.08.40 license key to the license file.
When using a license server, the license key is added to the
license server pool file instead of the license file.
The license file then designates the license server and pool.
- HP-UX and Linux
- /etc/opt/eloquence/8.4/license
- Windows
- C:\Program Files\Eloquence\8.4\etc\license
The chklic utility may be used to verify the license file.
When editing the license file on Windows, please pay attention to not modify the
template file by accident, which may happen when your Windows Explorer folder settings
suppress the display of known file extensions (like .sam) by default.
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