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VPN for NX12 2
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Arkance/PhoeNX
Mechanical
If you're using a floating license & the VPN allows access into your work network, then yes you can use the license over a VPN.
Anthony Galante
Senior Support Engineer
NX4 to NX CR with almost every MR (18versions)
Anthony Galante
Senior Support Engineer
NX4 to NX CR with almost every MR (18versions)
Hi,
I am also interested by the VPN access because.
I am a NX beta tester
I would like to install the beta license server on the VPN because it's not possible to run a production version and a beta version in the same time.
I have only one laptop and I don't want to install virtual machine.
Thanks in advance to explain the process
Regards
Didier Psaltopoulos
I am also interested by the VPN access because.
I am a NX beta tester
I would like to install the beta license server on the VPN because it's not possible to run a production version and a beta version in the same time.
I have only one laptop and I don't want to install virtual machine.
Thanks in advance to explain the process
Regards
Didier Psaltopoulos
Arkance/PhoeNX
Mechanical
@PSI-CAD, I'm not sure I understand your comment:
A VPN is not a server you can install the license service on. A Virtual Private Network extends a private network across a public network, and enables users to send and receive data across shared or public networks as if their computing devices were directly connected to the private network.
If you have a VPN server, then yes, you could install the license service on that.
For your case, testing the Beta, I have setup a virtual machine on my laptop to serve the beta license and the regular license is served from my laptop.
It's the only way to be self contained & serve production & beta licenses at the same time.
Anthony Galante
Senior Support Engineer
NX4 to NX CR with almost every MR (18versions)
PSI-CAD said:
A VPN is not a server you can install the license service on. A Virtual Private Network extends a private network across a public network, and enables users to send and receive data across shared or public networks as if their computing devices were directly connected to the private network.
If you have a VPN server, then yes, you could install the license service on that.
For your case, testing the Beta, I have setup a virtual machine on my laptop to serve the beta license and the regular license is served from my laptop.
It's the only way to be self contained & serve production & beta licenses at the same time.
Anthony Galante
Senior Support Engineer
NX4 to NX CR with almost every MR (18versions)
Hi Anthony,
Is it possible to install a virtual machine with an OS like ubuntu ?
because :
1°) it seems to be more simple than windows 10
2°) plmlicense server 11.0 is still available for linux
Regards
Didier Psaltopoulos
Is it possible to install a virtual machine with an OS like ubuntu ?
because :
1°) it seems to be more simple than windows 10
2°) plmlicense server 11.0 is still available for linux
Regards
Didier Psaltopoulos
Hi Tomas,
No, it's worse, it's not possible to run NX
We have now the following message when we start a production release with the beta license file
2 years ago, it's was possible
Regards
Didier Psaltopoulos
No, it's worse, it's not possible to run NX
We have now the following message when we start a production release with the beta license file
2 years ago, it's was possible
Regards
Didier Psaltopoulos
Hi Tomas,
It's exactly why I use, but it's not possible to have 2 NX sessions in the same time to compare production and beta![[sad]](/data/assets/smilies/sad.gif "[sad] [sad]")
Regards
Didier Psaltopoulos
It's exactly why I use, but it's not possible to have 2 NX sessions in the same time to compare production and beta
Regards
Didier Psaltopoulos
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Arkance/PhoeNX
Mechanical
Sorry, been very busy with work to visit here.
In answer to Didier, yes you could use a linux OS as the beta license server, but I couldn't advise on what OS to use or how to make it work.
I have played with Linux in my home, but never for work & we don't have any customers that use Linux, whether for TC, NX or licensing.
Anthony Galante
Senior Support Engineer
NX4 to NX CR with almost every MR (18versions)
In answer to Didier, yes you could use a linux OS as the beta license server, but I couldn't advise on what OS to use or how to make it work.
I have played with Linux in my home, but never for work & we don't have any customers that use Linux, whether for TC, NX or licensing.
Anthony Galante
Senior Support Engineer
NX4 to NX CR with almost every MR (18versions)
Hi Tom,
I have no IT because I am self-employed, so could you tell me how to set up a VPN ?
TIA
Regards
Didier Psaltopoulos
I have no IT because I am self-employed, so could you tell me how to set up a VPN ?
TIA
Regards
Didier Psaltopoulos
Didier :
I use Norton 360 as antivirus etc,
In that there is some kind of VPN service, i have not activated it so I don't know what it offers.
Regards,
Tomas
I use Norton 360 as antivirus etc,
In that there is some kind of VPN service, i have not activated it so I don't know what it offers.
Regards,
Tomas
Toost said:
I would strongly advice against that. The Beta License and Agreement clearly states that this is prohibited.
Failure to comply to that would lead to high fines.
The license used is stored in the dataset information.
Ronald van den Broek
Senior Application Engineer
Winterthur Gas & Diesel Ltd
NX9 / TC10.1.2
Building new PLM environment from Scratch using NX12 / TC11
Hi Ronald,
I agree with you now, but it was possible until the NX12 beta tests.
Regards
Didier Psaltopoulos
I agree with you now, but it was possible until the NX12 beta tests.
Regards
Didier Psaltopoulos
Is it possible to setup the beta as a separate service using a different port? I'm not a beta tester, but we do have 3 different products managed by the FlexLM software.
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Hi Ronald,
I never use production license for production purposes, but when we do some beta tests, it's important to have both version runing simultanuoulsly.
By this way we can compare easily.
Hi Cowski,
I don't know how to setup the beta as a separate service using a different port, but it's a good suggestion
Regards
Didier Psaltopoulos
I never use production license for production purposes, but when we do some beta tests, it's important to have both version runing simultanuoulsly.
By this way we can compare easily.
Hi Cowski,
I don't know how to setup the beta as a separate service using a different port, but it's a good suggestion
Regards
Didier Psaltopoulos
Arkance/PhoeNX
Mechanical
@cowski & @psi-cad
You can't use a different port number to make it work. I've tried this long ago.
The license works using the ugslmd daemon. Only one copy can run at one time. So even if you create another service using a different port number, the 2nd one will fail.
Other software (non Siemens) uses a different vendor daemon, hence the ability to work at the same time.
Before someone asks, yes I also tested by changing the name of the usglmd executable and it doesn't work.
What was suggested earlier to use two license files in the same folder will not work either. I've tested that as well and the beta license will supersede the production & give the same error message.
As I'm sure I have said before, you need two separate computers to serve two different licenses.
The way I do this if you don't have another computer to use as the second server is by using a Virtual Machine to serve the beta license.
This is how I use my laptop to run the normal license for my normal work, and I have a VM that launches when my laptop starts, so to the user it's seamless.
VPN will only work if at the VPN server end, you have another computer running the license service for the beta or production license.
If you only have one computer, use Virtual Box. The OS you use is up to you, I used Windows 10, but I have access to a Microsoft Subscription so I have OS licenses.
Linux may be the answer, but as mentioned in a earlier post, I've no experience in setting up the SPLM license service on Linux, or even what OS is supported.
Anthony Galante
Senior Support Engineer
NX4 to NX CR with almost every MR (18versions)
You can't use a different port number to make it work. I've tried this long ago.
The license works using the ugslmd daemon. Only one copy can run at one time. So even if you create another service using a different port number, the 2nd one will fail.
Other software (non Siemens) uses a different vendor daemon, hence the ability to work at the same time.
Before someone asks, yes I also tested by changing the name of the usglmd executable and it doesn't work.
What was suggested earlier to use two license files in the same folder will not work either. I've tested that as well and the beta license will supersede the production & give the same error message.
As I'm sure I have said before, you need two separate computers to serve two different licenses.
The way I do this if you don't have another computer to use as the second server is by using a Virtual Machine to serve the beta license.
This is how I use my laptop to run the normal license for my normal work, and I have a VM that launches when my laptop starts, so to the user it's seamless.
VPN will only work if at the VPN server end, you have another computer running the license service for the beta or production license.
If you only have one computer, use Virtual Box. The OS you use is up to you, I used Windows 10, but I have access to a Microsoft Subscription so I have OS licenses.
Linux may be the answer, but as mentioned in a earlier post, I've no experience in setting up the SPLM license service on Linux, or even what OS is supported.
Anthony Galante
Senior Support Engineer
NX4 to NX CR with almost every MR (18versions)
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