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How to Upgrade licenses to ENVI 6.x / IDL 9.x
What is the new Upgrade function?
Starting with ENVI 6.0 and IDL 9.0, we have implemented an “Upgrade License” feature, which allows you to automatically upgrade your currently active licenses to the latest versions. This feature checks the licensing portal to determine if a license version upgrade is available for you. If any parts of your currently active license are eligible for an upgrade, you will see a list of upgradable activation codes in the License Administrator, where you can select the licenses you want to upgrade by clicking on "Upgrade License".
Note before upgrading your licenses:
1) The "migration" of your license to Next-Gen Licensing System is a precondition for the new “Upgrade” process. For further information on how to migrate to the NG licensing system, see the following help article: How to migrate your active legacy license to a Next-Generation license
2) If your machine is in an offline environment please directly contact Technical Support team.
Upgrade example: Your license was previously activated for ENVI 6.0 / IDL 9.0 locally or on a License Server and therefore, your license is eligible for ENVI 6.0 / IDL 9.0 and lower versions. If your license is on maintenance and with the release of a new version, e.g. ENVI 6.1 / IDL 9.1 in this case, you can now use the automatic “upgrade” function, instead of manually deactivating and re-activating your license on the same machine, to upgrade your licenses to the latest versions.
- Upgrade local licenses
- Upgrade floating licenses on a NextGen License Server
- Upgrade licenses with the Next-Generation License Server 4.1
- Upgrade licenses with the Next-Generation License Server 4.2 or higher versions
- End-user of floating licenses which are active on the NG License Server
1. Upgrade local licenses
To upgrade your local license(s):
1) open the "ENVI-IDL License Administrator" as administrator in your ENVI or IDL main directory, for example "C:\Program Files\NV5\ENVI61\"
2) select "Upgrade License" if not already displayed automatically and use the "Upgrade" button to upgrade all older license versions to the latest versions.
Note: the Upgrade button is only available in versions ENVI 6.0/IDL9.0 and higher versions.
2. Upgrade floating licenses on your NextGen License Server:
The latest Next-Generation License Server available from the download portal can be installed on your system. Please see the latest Next Generation License Server Release Notes on the Download Portal to explore new features, fixed issues and updates.
a) Upgrade licenses with the Next-Generation License Server 4.1
In case you are still using the Next-Generation License Server 4.1, and you do not want to upgrade to a higher version of the License Server, you would need to manually upgrade your license(s). The process requires to first deactivate the license(s) you would need to upgrade, to then activate them again, so that the more up-to-date version of your licenses will be available.
To do that:
- Start the "License Administrator - License Server":
- For Windows: run the license_administrator.exe file located in the "INSTALL_DIR\license_server\bin" directory
- For Linux: run the license_administrator.sh file located in the "INSTALL_DIR/license_server/bin" directory
- Select 'Deactivate Licenses' and deactivate the licenses you would need to upgrade
- Once the deactivation is successful, select 'Activate Licenses' and enter the Activation Code and Count corresponding to your licenses
- Check the 'View Licenses' option to confirm that the action succeeded and the version of your licenses is the expected one.
b) Upgrade licenses with the Next-Generation License Server (NGLS) 4.2 and higher versions
In case you decide to upgrade to the latest version of NGLS, simply download the new License Server installer and install it on your system to replace your current license server service with the new one. After the installation is complete, you can apply the steps below to upgrade your licenses.
If you already have a version of the license server 4.2 or higher, you can directly apply the steps below to upgrade your licenses
1) open the "license_administrator" as administrator in your directory "INSTALL_DIR\NV5\license_server\bin".
2) select "Upgrade License" if not already displayed automatically and use the "Upgrade" button to upgrade all older license versions to the latest versions.
The "View License" view will display licenses you have active on the NGLS. To confirm that the NGLS service is active and to view the licenses being used, open the NGLS Dashboard page on your NGLS computer. For example, on the computer running the NGLS service, open a local web browser page for http://localhost:4080/dashboard/.
3. End-user of floating licenses which are active on the NG License Server
If you are using a license as a client of a License Server machine, please install the latest versions of the product. At the end of the installation you will be prompted to start the License Administrator:
- In case your license server is already up to date with the latest versions of our product, you can ignore this step and directly start your product without further actions.
- In case you are moving from ENVI 5.7 or IDL8.9 to a higher version, you would need to manually connect to the License Server by selecting 'Use License Server' and entering the hostname (or the IP address) of the NG License Server you have access to (please contact your license administrator if you don’t have this information).
If the automatic Upgrade process does not work or if there are any questions or issues, please contact Technical Support team.
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Created by MT on 12/06/2023 / modified by BC on 10/18/2024
Reviewed by TS on 12/06/2023 / reviewed by MT on 10/18/2024