WW HMI SCADA-16 How to Use the New Wonderware License Manager

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2 WW HMI SCADA-16 How to Use the New Wonderware License Manager Jean-Pierre (JP) Caron Product Manager Customer Experience / #SoftwareRevolution /InvensysVideos /Wonderware /Group HMI/Scada/AppServer 2013 Invensys. All Rights Reserved. The names, logos, and taglines identifying the products and services of Invensys are proprietary marks of Invensys or its subsidiaries. All third party trademarks and service marks are the proprietary marks of their respective owners.

3 Agenda Slide 3

4 Why a new License manager Improve user experience Help with compliance Eliminate obvious licensing issues and mistake Allow for License server configuration Prepare for Future Licensing Slide 4

5 What has not changed Same commercial model Same License files Same license server Used by Historian and WIS clients Existing License manager will remain on the SP2014 DVD Note: The license server can now be installed separately from WIS Slide 5

6 Wizard License Manager Workflow 1- Single Node Select License Browse file New/Append Overwrite Start License Manager Install License 2- Small System Browse Network Select a computer Browse file Install License New/Append Overwrite Start License Manager Select License Slide 6

7 Advanced License Manager Workflow *.lic Mini CD *.Zip Receive Licenses Load Licenses Import License Visualize purchased Manually browse Create System Assign Licenses New/Append Overwrite Duplicate Upgrade Slide 7

8 Single Node Wizard Slide 8

9 Multi Nodes Slide 9

10 Mode configuration Single Node Imported license automatically gets assigned locally Similar functionality than the current license manager Master mode Allows to centrally manage licenses Client mode Allow to remotely connect to a license Master Node Invoke license Wizard Single node wizard Multiple Machine wizard Slide 10

11 3 Ways to look at licenses Purchase view ( Derivation view ) Allows you to import all your purchased licenses Allows you to easily see which license are assigned or not to a computer System View ( Deployment view ) Allows you to configure your system Allows you to see and deploy licenses on each specific node Allows you to configure the License server option file Usage View (Model view Not really but I think you get it) Allows you to see usage of server licenses Slide 11

12 Purchased View Current Problem: No easy way to add remove and manage licenses. Need to go back to the mini CD or complex file structure Solution: Allow to import Individual License files Zip file Folders Allow to group licences Allow to put a comment to each license Allow to assign licenses to nodes Slide 12

13 Import purchased licenses Tree View Components detail Features details Slide 13

14 Import purchased licenses Slide 14

15 Grouping of licenses Slide 15

16 System View Current Problem: No easy way to manage system licenses Solution: Allow to configure your network Allow to Install/Assign licenses System view pick from purchased Purchased View pick from system view Prevents wrong use of licenses Cannot import an ArchestrA.lic on a license server node Cannot import an ArchestrAServer.lic to if license server not present Allow to configure the license server Configuration of Named user Configuration of Named device Slide 16

17 System View network editor Slide 17

18 Assigned Licenses from system view Slide 18

19 Assigned Licenses from Purchase view Slide 19

20 License server Config. & Management Installed Products Tree View Components detail Features details Option File Configuration Slide 20

21 Usage view Current Problem: You have no clear indication of how much licenses are in use and how many are left. Need to go to WIS portal or Historian client help/license status Solution: Allow to see all licenses deployed grouped by local vs server based Monitor usage of each License server components Slide 21

22 Usage view Slide 22

23 Duplicate Feature Line Current Problem: When appending licenses if duplicate feature line exists only the first one is considered no warning what so ever. Solution: Provide a warning that duplicate feature line exists Clear indication of what feature line will not be considered Allow you to re-order the sequence of licenses avoiding notepad editing Slide 23

24 Duplicate Feature Line DNA details Slide 24

25 Expired Licenses Slide 25

26 Manage Upgrade licenses Current Problem: When customer receives upgrade licenses they have no idea what to do with them What goes where Solution: Allow to import upgrade licenses in the same way Will automatically upgrade unassigned licences Will flag assigned licenses associated Upgrade Manage Upgrade Licenses Will allow you to switch from one to version to another preventing to use both Will allow to manage upgrade licenses in batch/bulk Slide 26

27 Upgrade process Slide 27

28 Batch Management of Upgrade Slide 28

29 In Summary Manage licenses properly from day 1 (Avoid miss use) Avoid duplicate use of same serial number Visually identified expired licenses Allow configuration of license server Monitor License server usage (Historian and Information server clients) Manage License upgrade Easier to use, manage and maintain licenses. Slide 29

30 Q&A Slide 30

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