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the early return feature in borrowing, INGR_LICENSE_FILE must be set as
an environment variable.
If you have set INGR_LICENSE_FILE in both the environment and the
registry, the environment variable is used first, and the registry value is
appended to it.
To verify that the license file is installed correctly, initialize the application,
and see if it runs correctly. If you get a dialog box indicating that you still
need to get a license, then there could be either a problem with the license
file or a problem contacting the license server.
3.2 License Borrowing
One drawback to concurrent licensing occurs when a user has to leave the
network and still be able to use one of the licenses from the pool. This can
be for any reason, but, typically, users may want to take the application
with them when they travel or even when they go home for the weekend.
This is where the ability to borrow concurrent licenses becomes important.
Borrowing allows an end user to check out a license from the pool for a
specified period of time. The maximum allowed time for borrowing is four
years; however, the license administrator can further limit the amount of
time available. Within these set limitations, the end user controls the
amount of time needed to use the borrowed license.
Once borrowing is initiated, the end user specifies the date a borrowed
license is to be returned and runs the application while connected to the
network. The license is checked out from the server and is written to the
client computer with the time remaining until expiration. Once the license
has been checked out, the user is free to disconnect from the network.
The client application will continue to use the borrowed license until the
time expires (even if reconnected to the network). At the same time, the
license server keeps the borrowed license checked out. When the
borrowed time expires, the client application will require network access to
get a new license, and the server will automatically make the borrowed
license available again.
NOTE: Borrowing is user specific. Only the user that borrows the license
can use the license. Other users on the same system will not have access
to the borrowed license.
If the user is finished with the license before the borrowing period expires,
her or she has the option of returning the license early and making it
available for other users. Only the user that borrowed the license can
return it early. The license server has no control here and cannot force an
early return. If the client containing the borrowed license is disabled or
suffers a system failure, the license cannot be recovered. In this case, you
will have to wait until the borrow period expires. No clock synchronization
is required between the license server and the client. Borrowing is not
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