What is a "tmp" license file?
Primary Software: Other NI Software>>NI License Manager
Primary Software Version: 3.0
Primary Software Fixed Version: N/A
Secondary Software: N/A
Problem: What are Temp Licenses and Why do I Have Them?
Solution: "Tmp" or temporary licenses are created when a licensed application software program launches. There are two kinds of temporary, or temp, licenses: temp network and temp ethernet.
- Temp Network Ensures software access in the event that the license server (NI VLM or a FLEXlm server) is unreachable from the client machine. This could be because the network was down, the license server was stopped, or because the client computer was disconnected from the network. The client software must have previously been checked out successfully for the temporary license to be generated. The license is valid for 14 days from when the license is first used, which should be enough time to resolve the issue. During these 14 days, your software will run but you will see a warning message each time you launch the product.
Note: Temporary network licenses are not created when the Volume License Manager or FLEXlm server is running on the same machine as the client software or when checking out a license from a server when the licenses are concurrent.
- Temp Ethernet Ensures software access in the event that the hardware, which a single seat activation or a disconnected license file from NI VLM was based upon, changes. The computer ID is based upon either the ethernet card or the disk volume serial number. This computer ID is used to create both activation codes and disconnected license files. In the event that the computer ID is based upon the ethernet card and the ethernet card is changed, removed, or otherwise inaccessible, the computer ID will change. Therefore any previous activations or disconnected license files will be invalid. The temp ethernet license allows for changes in hardware and gives the user 7 days to either change the hardware back, reactivate, or get a new disconnected license file for the computer in question. During these 7 days, your software will run but you will see a warning message each time you launch the product.
Note: Temp ethernet licenses are not created when the computer ID is based upon the disk volume serial number.
When you launch a software application and it uses a temp license, a dialog box is displayed noting why a temp license was used and the remaining time available. Use this information to resolve the situation in the given time period.
Note that temp network and temp ethernet licenses are not created when products are in evaluation mode.
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Report Date: 01/04/2005
Last Updated: 01/24/2006
Document ID: 3H3GSI6E
