5.3 Multiple Activations of the Same License
It is very rare that a CmStick fails. But, in order to avoid any customer inconvenience at a mission critical site, a
backup CmStick holding all licenses with the defined usage periods is pre-accorded to the customer. By contrast,
it is almost a foregone conclusion that a PC on which a license is activated will get updated or replaced quite
frequently. Here the recovery of the initial state requires the activation of a license for an additional Host-ID.
Based on the developer’s marketing experience, one activation per year in case of non-tolerant schemes may be
required irrespective of business or consumer products.
However, when configuring the license (see chapter 8 License Management - Backoffice Integration) the
developer has the option of specifying how often the related license is permitted to be activated. When the
number of permitted activations is reached, the developer’s support staff is able to individually increment this
number for each acquired license. Subsequently, there is no limit to reactivation.
Reactivating for the same product serial number and the same Host-ID is not viewed as multiple activations, and
so, is also feasible when the number of permitted activation has already been reached. In the case where this
product serial number is already activated on several Host-IDs, it is only valid for the last known Host-ID
matching this product serial number.
In order to limit the abuse of multiple activations, the developer has the option to time-limit licenses in different
configurations:
Expiration date: An expiration date is set in the license. The license then automa