Installing demo/node-locked licenses

Under Utilities > Installation > Licenses you will see two sets of options, differing per platform:

Figure: License options on Windows

Figure: License options on Linux

 

Windows:

Clicking the option Install/Edit licenses... will bring up the following tool:

Linux:

Clicking the option Install/Edit licenses... will bring up the same tool but note that the License Manager Tools button is not present (this is a Windows-only option):

 

For both Windows & Linux:

As shown above, select File from the drop-down and Select to browse to the node-locked license to be installed.

 

You may then Examine the license:

If everything seems in order, proceed to Install the license. On pressing Install, you will see a warning that a restart will be necessary:

Pressing Continue will show this message:

Clicking OK will prompt OpendTect to restart to complete the installation of the node-locked license.

 

For information about floating or server-based licenses, please refer to the Appendix FlexNet Licenses Explained or look in the chapter installing floating licenses for instructions on how to get them installed on the client.

For more general information about OpendTect licensing options, please see the licenses page

A more complete explanation of OpendTect license installation can be found in the License Installation Webinar, available on OpendTect's YouTube Channel.