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MichaelHacker12-Amethyst
12-Amethyst
May 25, 2011
Question

modify proe_borrow.bat for borrowing more than 14 days

  • May 25, 2011
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Hi all,

I'm looking for a possibility to do licenceborrowing for more than 14 days... does anybody know, if this is possible and how to do that?!

kind regard

Mike

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    VladimirPalffy14-Alexandrite
    14-Alexandrite
    May 26, 2011

    Hello Michael

    It is not possible set licence borrowing for 14 days.

    Default licence borrowing period is set for max. 5 days:

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    Note: you can use USB Net Adapter for your licence (will be used as a license key)

    Vladimir

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    MichaelHacker12-AmethystAuthor
    12-Amethyst
    May 26, 2011

    Hello Vladimir,

    that's the normal setting. When you set environment variable "LM_BORROW_DURATION=0-14" you can set borrow-length up to 14 days. See Administration and Installationguide page A-14

    I tried to push it up to 60 days, therefore I also edited some other files with variables of borrowing but it seems that 14 is the maximum

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    VladimirPalffy14-Alexandrite
    14-Alexandrite
    May 26, 2011

    Hello Michael

    Yes I know about this option - so I wrote that the default Settings is 5 days .

    A few years ago was the setting for a maximum of 9 days, then extended it to 14.

    If you need to borrow a license for a longer period (more then 14 days), I recommend to you use of USB Net Adapter

    Vladimir

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    fmueller1-Visitor
    1-Visitor
    February 22, 2016

    Pease find enclosed the reply from PTC regarding this issue:

    "Hi Frieder,

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    Customer Feedback: This is a serious limitation for CAD-users working usually in a pool of floating licenses but need to go for an installation with a laptop for more than two weeks. Please describe how to use a license longer when been absent longer than 14 days.

    Article #: CS34737

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    Thank you for taking the time to submit your feedback on this article.


    We at PTC Technical Support have reviewed the feedback that was submitted for Knowledge Base Article CS34737.
    At this time, our product does not support extending the license borrow beyond 14 days as it is a limitation from licensing tool (Flexera). We encourage you to Request this feature on the Product Ideas Page http://communities.ptc.com/index.jspa and/ or Vote on it if the idea already exists. This will help Product Management prioritize the feature effectively."

    I have just written an new idea, which is open for your voring:

    borrow license for more than 14 days

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    BenLoosli23-Emerald III
    23-Emerald III
    February 22, 2016

    Unless Flexera has changed the code, I know of another CAD vendor who by default the borrow is 14 days, but with a system environment variable it can be extended to 29 days max. So the limitation may be a PTC setting, depending on what has changed with the Flexera code.

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    fmueller1-Visitor
    1-Visitor
    February 22, 2016

    Could you please give the vendor and product name, that allows 29days borrowing with flexera? I'd like to forward this to PTC as reference.

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    velico1-Visitor
    1-Visitor
    February 22, 2016

    For example Autodesk Autocad that uses the same license server software as PTC (FLEXHERA):

    1. the borrowing default time is 180 days
    2. it is possible to return the borrowed license in advance to the server (that is impossible with PTC)

    I think that this is not a Flexhera (i.e. technical) limitation but instead a PTC policy!

    Due to so short borrowing time this feature in PTC is pratically useless.....

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    MichaelHacker12-AmethystAuthor
    12-Amethyst
    February 23, 2016

    I think it is not neccassary to discuss what Software can borrow licences for what time schedule. Fact is, Flexhera is not the issue but licensefile of PTC. So I think Ben opend a Idea for voting. So everyone who likes to have more days for borrow please vote for it 😉 Ben perhaps you can place a link to your idea right here?

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    fmueller1-Visitor
    1-Visitor
    February 23, 2016

    Thank you for all replies.

    I repeat the link to the idea, which is open vor voting here again:

    https://community.ptc.com/t5/Creo-Parametric-Ideas/borrow-license-for-more-than-14-days/idi-p/456598

     

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