Assuming that networking is configured correctly, this scalable method to license individual instances of Kepware Edge provides easier and faster deployments. KEPWARE, INC.SOFTWARE END-USER LICENSE AGREEMENTBy clicking the accept box, or using the Software referenced in this Agreement, you have agreed to the terms. Multiple instances of Kepware Edge can connect to a centrally located instance of the Kepware Edge licensing server hosted on a VxRail cluster. Ptcls_admin.py -user manage-entitlement –list-clients After adding a new host, the command was run again to confirm that the license usage was obtained accordingly.Įxample command to verify connected clients to license server: This was done by running a command to check the license entitlement status before connecting each new Kepware Edge host. Results from this test confirmed that multiple instances of Kepware Edge were able to obtain licenses from the single, centralized, licensing server hosted on VxRail. Centralized deployment model of the Kepware Edge licensing server hosted on a VxRail cluster serving multiple instances of Kepware Edge Test results The user has the option to configure the connection as HTTP or HTTPS, where HTTPS is recommended for added security.įigure 17. Each instance of Kepware Edge is pointed (using IPv4 address) to the license server to obtain information using the HTTP protocol. Instances of Kepware Edge reside on generic industrial gateways (as described in Test case 1).
The licensing server is loaded with a set of valid licenses obtained from PTC.
The licensing server is deployed as a VM on the same VxRail cluster hosting the other PTC applications. There are two components to this test: the licensing server and multiple instances of Kepware Edge (at least two). Confirm the centralized deployment model of the Kepware Edge licensing server running on a VxRail cluster.