When you purchase ESRI floating software products, you will receive a license file from customer service to install with your license manager. This file will contain the license keycodes needed to access the software.
In your license file you will see a FEATURE line for each software product and extension you have purchased (ArcInfo, ArcView, ArcEditor, Geostatistical Analyst).
Each FEATURE line defines the number of licenses you may use at one time (seats), the software version and a time-out date. Each FEATURE line also contains a unique primary and secondary encryption keycode.
SERVER test ESRI_SENTINEL_KEY=37100001 27005
VENDOR ESRI
FEATURE ARC/INFO ESRI 8.01 01-jan-00 1 3BFE809141F5AFA39454 vendor_info="8CDZLST7BRCD3K17G105" ck=27
SERVER: |
test |
HARDWARE KEY: |
37100001 |
PORT NUMBER: |
27005 |
FEATURE: |
ARC/INFO |
VENDOR: |
ESRI |
VERSION: |
8.01 |
TIMEOUT: |
No Timeout (1-Jan-00 has been established as a 'No Timeout date') |
SEATS: |
1 seat available |
ENCRYPTION KEYCODES: |
3BFE809141F5AFA39454 vendor_info="8CDZLST7BRCD3K17G105" |
CHECKSUM: |
ck=27 |
The keycodes are based upon a unique identifier. UNIX license managers use the computer host ID for the unique identifier. For Windows, no unchangeable host ID is available. Instead, a special hardware key called a "SentinelPro Hardware Key" must be inserted on the back of the license manager server to provide the unique ID for the license manager.
The license manager compares the keycodes in the license file and the unique identifier for a computer to allow access to the software. If the keycode and the unique identifier agree, then software access is granted.