Enrolling DSLS Nodelock Licenses After the Installation

This task explains how to enroll nodelock licenses outside the installation procedure.

Note: the date of licenses enrolled on the server is based on GMT +0.

On Windows
1. Log onto the computer.
2. Select the Start > Programs > CATIA  > Tools > Nodelock Key Management (DSLS) VersionNumber command, or run the program:

install_root\code\bin\DSLicMgt

where "install_root" is the name of your installation folder which is, by default:

WindowsInstallPath\win_b64\code\bin (64-bit code on Windows, x64 Edition)
WindowsInstallPathx86\win_b64\code\bin (32-bit code on Windows, x64 Edition)
The Local License Key Management dialog box appears:

 
  A check is performed automatically to verify whether your license is still valid, and display the number of days before your license expires.

Note:

  • a green light opposite the license means that the license will still be valid for at least 30 days
  • an orange light opposite the license means that the license will still be valid for less than 30 days
  • a red light opposite the license means that the license either has expired or is not valid anymore.

If the license is still valid, note that the number of days left before the license expires is indicated in the Time Left column tab > Licenses Status.
Note that the Computer ID of the computer on which you are performing the installation is displayed in the Properties tab > Licensing Information section as shown below.
 

 
The File menu contains the following commands:
  • Import
  • Clean Expired Licenses
  • Dump Licenses
  • Exit
3. To import your electronic license certificate (if you have one), select the File > Import command.

To be able to import the certificate using this command, you do not need administrator privileges, however you need write access to the folder in the DSLS environment containing the nodelock files.

This displays a file selection box:
Explore your filetree and select the license certificate file which uses the prefix ".LIC", then click the Open button to import the certificate.

If you import a license on a machine without a previous DSLS environment, the following directory is created:

COMMON_APPDATA\DassaultSystemes\Licenses

which is typically:

  • For Windows:

C:\ProgramData\DassaultSystemes\Licenses
This procedure can be used both after installing for the first time and after installing additional products.

 

 The File > Clean Expired Licenses command allows you to clear obsolete nodelock licenses. After a period of time, the nodelock directory may contain a large number of licenses, some of which are obsolete. We recommend that you clean obsolete licenses from the nodelock directory using this command, not by removing the nodelock files manually. To be able to clean the nodelock directory using this command, you do not need administrator privileges, however you need write access to the folder containing the nodelock files.
 

Offline Licensing

The Offline Management tab is used for extracting offline licenses from and returning offline licenses to a DSLS server for the purpose of running Version 5 on a laptop disconnected from the network. For more information, refer to Enabling Concurrent Offline Licensing. To be able to extract and restitute offline licenses, you do not need administrator privileges, however you need write access to the folder containing the nodelock files.

 

On UNIX
1. Log on as root.
2. Go the directory:

UNIXInstallPath/OS/code/command

where "OS" is aix_a64 and enter the following command to display the Local License Key Management dialog box:

./catstart -run DSLicMgt

The user interface on UNIX is the same as the user interface on Windows described above.
This creates a nodelock directory on your computer, and stores your licenses by default in this directory:

/var/DassaultSystemes/Licenses (AIX)

Batch Mode

On all platforms, you can also run the command in batch.

On Windows

install_root\code\bin\DSLicMgtB (Windows)

where "install_root" is the name of your installation folder which is, by default:

WindowsInstallPath\win_b64\code\bin (64-bit code on Windows, x64 Edition)
WindowsInstallPathx86\win_b64\code\bin (32-bit code on Windows, x64 Edition)

On UNIX

UNIXInstallPath/OS/code/command/catstart -run DSLicMgtB (UNIX)

where "OS" is aix_a64 and with the following options:

  • -c yes|no: automatic license validity check mode (default yes)
  • -id: returns the Computer ID of your computer
  • -na: returns the network adapter used to generate the Computer ID on Windows
  • -v yes|no: verbose mode (default yes)
  • -h: help.