We have and end customer with 3 FME Desktop licenses;
2 FME Professional Editon (Floating licenses)
1 FME Databse Edition (Fixed license)
In addition they have the add-on Curvefitter for FME (Floating License)
FME Database Edition is installed (and licensed) on a server (running scheduled jobs). Is it possible to install(and licence) a FME Professional with Curvefitter on the same server? Or do they have to change license type for Curvefitter from floating to fixed?
Technically, you might be able to make this work. But it is going to be tricky. It is important to keep in mind that FME can use license files from multiple locations, and some of those locations are only for a specific installation of FME, and other can be used by all installations of FME.
It will be OK if your fixed license is in the shared license locations; the licenses are additive, so it will just add the Database capabilities to the installation of FME that is using the floating Professional license.
The floating license location has to be in a location that is specific to the installation of FME that you want to use Curvefitter on. This won't be the default location that the files are placed into when you license FME. So here are the steps to try:
With this setup, the old install of FME should still use the fixed license and not take a floating license. The new install of FME will use the floating license with Curvefitter.
The C:\\ProgramData\\Safe Software\\FME\\Licenses supplies licenses to all installations of FME on the computer. The c:\\program files\\FMECurveFitter\\license folder will only supply licenses to the installation of FME in c:\\program files\\FMECurveFitter. If you leave the DAT files in C:\\ProgramData\\Safe Software\\FME\\Licenses then all FMEs run on the computer will be using the floating license.
I hope this helps,
Ryan Cragg
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