Licensing 6.00 new features
Review this topic for information about new features and changes in existing functionality that have been introduced in this release of the Genero Licensing manual.
Corresponding upgrade guide: Upgrade Guides for Licensing
Previous new features page: Licensing 5.20 new features.
| Overview | Reference |
|---|---|
| The Four Js License Manager (FLM) and License Controller (fglWrt and greWrt) version 6.00 are compatible with Genero 4.00 and 3.21. | See Genero compatibility for licensing |
| Genero 3.20 and 3.10 products must be configured to work with licensing tools version 6.00. | See |
| There are enhancements to how the license controller and the DVM synchronize; the communication between the license controller and the FLM is more effective. | No additional reference. |
| Each license controller has a dedicated license controller configuration file (fgllicense, grelicense); Genero license controller configuration is no longer implemented by fglprofile. | See: |
| There are log configuration enhancements, including options to configure log categories and generate debug logs. Log file names are identified by the license controller name; for example, fglwrt.log. | See License logs |
Four Js delivers a license string encoding the license details (to include the
license number, license key, maintenance/subscription key, and login name). You can install the
license using the fglWrt --install-license-string option, pasting the string to
install the license. Tip:
You can create a license string from your existing license details using the |
See License Controller (fglWrt) and License Controller (greWrt) |
The output from batch mode (fglWrt --batch) and batch console
(fglWrt --batch-console) commands is written in JSON format to standard
out. |
See License Controller (fglWrt) and License Controller (greWrt) |
| Starting at 6.00.12 | |
Force a log rotation of license controller log files with the --log-rotate
command line option. |
See Log file rotation |
| Starting at 6.00.13 | |
| On Unix-like and macOS™ platforms you can redirect logs to the system log. The syslog feature can be configured
in the log setting of the fgllicense or grelicense license
controller configuration files. Warning:
The syslog feature can not be enabled on Windows®. |
See Configure a Genero license controller |
The import-license option is introduced for moving licenses
from one Genero product installation to another Genero installation or License Manager. |
See |
The user.check setting of the fgllicense
or grelicense license controller configuration files is no longer used to
confirm the client's active status. Instead the FLM ping mechanism is used. The
user.check is only supported in Genero installations prior to 4.00 running in compatibility mode with FLM 6. |
See Configure a Genero license controller |
| In a Windows
system, some fglWrt or
greWrt commands
will only work if run as administrator, and a Microsoft® User Account Control (UAC) prompt will be raised to open an
elevated command terminal where you can complete the action. The environment variable, |
See: |
| The licensing upgrade packages for patching the license controllers (fglWrt or greWrt) with the latest version provided on the Four Js website now include an upgrade tool. This tool enhances how you can apply an upgrade or reverse the installation in case of errors. | See: |
| Starting at 6.00.15 | |
The fglWrt and greWrt
-a info users command now outputs the number of active users by license share. |
See Display registered active users information |
| Starting at 6.00.16 | |
| There are changes to the log categories. The pseudo log category "all" is added. All log categories should be enabled for troubleshooting licensing issues. | See License logs |
| The relaxed licensing condition is supported. | No additional reference. |
| Starting at 6.00.19 | |
The environment variable, FLM_UMASK, is added to
apply permissions to directories (UNIX-like platform only), such as lock and
log. It can be used to override configured values. |
See FLM_UMASK |
The client.umask setting of the license controller
configuration file is added to apply permissions to directories (UNIX-like platform only) such as
lock and log. The environment variable, FLM_UMASK, can be
used to override configured values. |
See Configure a Genero license controller |
| Starting at 6.00.20 | |
The server.retry entry is added for setting the number
of times the license controller retries when communication with the FLM fails or times out. Default
value is 10 retry attempts before the license controller stops trying. |
See Configure a Genero license controller |