User manual ACRONIS SNAP DEPLOY 2.0

[. . . ] User's Guide Acronis Snap Deploy 2. 0 ® Copyright © Acronis, Inc. , 2000-2007. Windows and MS-DOS are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks and copyrights referred to are the property of their respective owners. Distribution of substantively modified versions of this document is prohibited without the explicit permission of the copyright holder. [. . . ] It is recommended that you copy the file(s) with serial numbers to removable media, or create a hard copy of that file(s) and keep it in a safe place. This ensures that you have license data available in case of hardware failure. Select Manage Licenses in the Acronis Snap Deploy Management Console main window. The Management Console window will display the following: Copyright © Acronis, Inc. , 2000-2007 23 Using Acronis License Server Figure 8. Invoke Add License Wizard by selecting Add License in the Tasks group on the sidebar. In the Add License window, type in the serial number or a path to the text file containing serial numbers. Acronis License Server performs the operation and reports the number of new-added licenses. For information on how to import licenses using the Acronis License Server Management Tool, see 4. 6 Using the Acronis License Server Management Tool. 4. 4 Viewing information about licenses 1. Select Manage Licenses in the Acronis Snap Deploy Management Console main window. The default mode lists all licenses available on the current Acronis License Server. Right-click on the column headings bar to choose details to display: Product Name, Serial Number, Import Date, Expiration Date and Total number of licenses assigned to each serial number, as well as how many of them are Available and Used. For example, if one license corresponds to one serial number, Total=1, Available=1, Used=0 (if the license is free) or Available=0, Used=1 (if the license is engaged). To display more information about used licenses, select Manage Used Licenses in the Tasks group on the sidebar. Right-click on the column headings bar to choose details to display: Product Name, Host Name (name of the computer using this license), Host Address, Serial Number, Acquire Date (when the product using the license was installed) and Renew Date. 24 Copyright © Acronis, Inc. , 2000-2007 Using Acronis License Server Figure 9. Viewing used licenses The Revoke License task and the Renew Date parameter are not used in Acronis Snap Deploy. For information how to use them with other Acronis products, see the dedicated Acronis License Server guide bundled with these products. You can sort any list using View -> Arrange Icons by. 4. 5 Removing licenses To completely remove a license from the Acronis License Server, select it from the default list and click Remove License in the Tasks group on the sidebar. 4. 6 Using the Acronis License Server Management Tool The Acronis License Server includes a special command-line utility LicenseServerCmdLine. exe that allows you to manage license information. During the Acronis License Server installation, LicenseServerCmdLine. exe file will be placed in the installation folder, e. LicenseServerCmdLine. exe uses the following syntax: LicenseServerCmdLine [command] [option1] [option2] LicenseServerCmdLine. exe supports the following commands and command options: --list Displays the list of the License Servers available in the local network. --status [server name or server IP-address] Displays specified License Server status. --import [server name] [serial key] Adds information about new license (new serial key). You can specify multiple serial numbers (space separated). Copyright © Acronis, Inc. , 2000-2007 25 Using Acronis License Server --import-file [server name] [filename] Imports license serial keys from . txt or . eml file. After the Acronis License Server installation run LicenseServerCmdLine. exe in the Windows Command Prompt (cmd. exe). [. . . ] Application selection Click Next to continue. Selecting task start parameters After selecting an application, you must set task execution parameters. Figure 52. Start parameters Do not start automatically ­ a task will not be executed. Daily ­ a task will be executed daily at the specified time (selected on the next step). Copyright © Acronis, Inc. , 2000-2007 63 Remote management operations Weekly ­ a task will be executed weekly or in some weeks at the specified time and day (selected on the next step). Monthly ­ a task will be executed monthly at the specified time and day (selected on the next step). [. . . ]