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Hello everyone -

 

We are migrating from on-prem to Azure. Its lift/shift approach. The machine name is not going to change, but MAC address will change. We can't really get a MAC address before we move the machine.

 

I have below questions.

 

  1. Can we directly edit the current license file with the new MAC address after we have moved to new server ?
  2. Does the licencing software supports TWO Network adapters setup. ( two NICs). If its supported, then we can do the below. Is the license server smart enough to detect there are NIC#1 and NIC#2 and that the MAC address of NIC#2 is the correct old address and hence the existing license is valid? 
  • We can lift-and-shift the PRD-XXXXX-01 server with the existing license. This will create by default a NIC#1 with the new MAC address.
    • We can then attach a second NIC, NIC#2, to this migrated VM and overwrite its MAC address with the old existing on-prem MAC address.
  1. How long does it take if we request for license via - https://engage.safe.com/activation/floating/

 

Thanks,

Naveen

 

 

You cannot edit the license file yourself, as it will stop working due to invalidated checksums.

I don't quite understand what you're trying to accomplish re question 2, but perhaps you can find an answer either here: https://docs.safe.com/fme/html/FME-Form-Documentation/FME-Form-Admin-Guide/FMEInstallation/About_Floating_Licenses.htm or in the documentation (LicenseAdministration.pdf) that you can find the in the FlexServer installation folder. However, I suspect that your intended scenario is not specifically mentioned, and that testing it yourself is the best option. That said, my general recommendation is to request an updated license file, rather than introducing multiple NICs.

If you have all the information required for the license request web form, you should expect the new license within about ten minutes, often less. Otherwise I'd recommend that you get in touch with your FME reseller, which can also help generate this license.

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