CONVERGE is licensed software that requires either a node-locked or floating license. A node-locked license allows you to run CONVERGE on a single machine. A floating license allows CONVERGE to run on any machine on a network. A floating license limits the number of CONVERGE simulations that can run concurrently. The system-specific installation instructions contain detailed licensing information.
If you installed CONVERGE or the license server, a sample license.lic file was placed in the license subdirectory of the installation directory. You must replace this file with a valid license file obtained from Convergent Science. To obtain a valid license.lic file, contact [email protected] with the hostname and the MAC address of the server (for floating licenses) or all the machines (for node-locked licenses) that will run CONVERGE.
A hostname is a string, such as DESKTOP-PE7C22J or webdev.jdlocal. MAC addresses are a set of six two-character strings separated by hyphens or colons, for example, 00-50-56-C0-00-01 or 00:0C:29:2D:92:06. Table 3 below explains how to obtain this information. If multiple MAC addresses are available (such as when you have both an ethernet and a WIFI adapter), choose the MAC address associated with an ethernet adapter over a WIFI adapter for a more reliable connection.
Table 3: Obtaining hostname and MAC address for your machine.
Operating System |
Steps to look up hostname |
Steps to look up MAC address |
Windows
|
Go to the command prompt and type ipconfig /all
The hostname is the item next to Host Name in the Windows IP configuration section. |
Go to the command prompt and type ipconfig /all
The MAC address is the item next to Physical Address in your adapter section. |
Linux |
Go to the terminal and type hostname The terminal will write out the hostname. |
Go to the terminal and type ip addr
The MAC address is the value next to link/ether. |