Solution
For most run-time or deployment engine licenses,
upgrades are free. Therefore, if you purchase a run-time / deployment license, you will not need to pay additional fees to deploy future versions of the software covered by that license. This licensing policy encompasses upgrades to all run-time or deployment licenses.
The technical procedure for upgrading software on a deployment machine is simple:
- Create and distribute the deployment or installer package containing the new version of your software to any applicable target machines.
- Install the deployment on the target machine.
- Upon completing the installation of the run-time / deployment engine, once you are prompted to activate your run-time / deployment license, use the same serial number provided to you at the time you purchased the separate run-time / deployment license to activate the software. For assistance locating your serial number, refer to Finding the Serial Number or System Tag of My NI Product or contact NI Support.
- Use your upgraded deployment software as normal.
Note:The DIAdem Deployment license, which was introduced in 2022, behaves differently. Here, you can only activate versions avaiable at the purchasing date.