Installing Floating License Server

Installation of the ROB-EX Scheduler Floating License Server is a one-time process you will typically carry out the first time you install ROB-EX Scheduler. Then you can forget about it since it is installed as a service on a server PC. I.e. the license server will automatically start up in case the server PC is ever rebooted.

To install the ROB-EX Scheduler Floating License Server follow these simple steps

1. Choose what server you want to run the License Server from.
   • Firewall should be disabled on the server – or you must open a specific port as described below
   • The server must have an internet connection
   • The server should be stable regarding installed hardware (network cards, memory), see warning box below
2. Run the ROB-EX Scheduler client installer on the selected server
3. Choose New installation and agree to the license terms

4. Select Floating License Server as the component to install and click Next (see the section Activating a license for installation steps)
5. Click Install to complete the installation
6. Click Finish and leave a checkmark in “Start License Server service”
   • Without a checkmark in “Start License Server service”, you need to manually start the ROB-EX License Server Instance 1 ×64 from Windows Services
7. At this point the License Server is running – however, no license has been activated yet. Follow Activating a license to complete licensing activation

!You must install the Floating License Server to a local hard disk drive (e.g. c:) since Windows will not allow installation of services from files located on a network drive.

!Either disable any firewall program on the server or otherwise, create inbound firewall rules on TCP port 11900 on the server or PC where the license server service is running. Otherwise, ROB-EX Scheduler Desktop clients are not able to contact the license server.

!If you plan to change the network MAC address or change CPU version/types/id then remember to deactivate your license first and activate it again after the change. Also see topic regarding the tamper-prevention mechanism.

*The default installation directory of the license service is C:\Program Files (x86)\ROB-EX\LicenseServer. By opening C:\Program Files (x86)\ROB-EX\LicenseServer\config.json in a text editor, you may change the port the License Server listens on. See Configuring Floating License Server.

To troubleshoot problems read the log files in C:\Program Files (x86)\ROB-EX\LicenseServer\logs

Updating existing service to use embedded Java

*The installer from v6.4.1.839 and later will install an embedded Java which is used by new installs of the service. However, the embedded Java is on update not used by an existing service. If you would like an existing service to use the embedded Java, then read below

• Edit existing service settings using the Windows Regedit tool (Run->Regedit.exe). Note this is an advanced editing tool – only proceed if you know what you are doing.
• Search for the node HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Apache Software Foundation\Procrun 2.0\RobexLicenseServer1x64\Parameters\Java.
• Add a new String node Jvm (case matters!). Enter the extracted full folder path of the embedded Java, e.g. C:\Program Files (x86)\ROB-EX\LicenseServer\bin\jre\bin\server\jvm.dll.
• Close Regedit and restart ROB-EX License Server service

Using the embedded Java will allow you to uninstall any unused public Java installation from the PC/Server.