Grass Valley K2 FCP Connect v.2.0.0 - Manual (Page 28)

• For K2 SAN access, the license is installed on the K2 SAN's K2 Media Server that
takes the role of file system server. If a redundant K2 SAN, the license is installed
on primary and backup K2 Media Servers.
• For stand-alone K2 system access via CIFS mount, the license is installed on a
stand-alone K2 system. If you need Macintosh access to multiple stand-alone K2
systems, you should designate one of your stand-alone K2 systems as your K2 FCP
Connect licensing server and install the licenses on that system. You must manually
enable the SabreToothWS webservice on a K2 system that acts as a K2 FCP Connect
licensing server. Then as long as the K2 FCP Connect licensing server is on the
network it provides the license verification for multiple Macintosh systems accessing
multiple stand-alone K2 systems, up to the maximum number of connections the
license allows.
• No Grass Valley license is required to be installed on the Macintosh system or on
the control point PC.
Licenses are requested through the License Wizard and managed through the
SabreTooth License Manager, which is installed on the Grass Valley product with the
Grass Valley software. The License Wizard and SabreTooth License Manager must
be located on the Grass Valley product.
License information is stored in text files that you can manage just like any other file
on your system. Licenses are unique to the system for which they are requested and
cannot be used on any other machine. You should back up the license text files to a
separate drive or as part of a recovery image.
Licenses are based on your system’s unique identifier, which is partially derived from
your system’s Media Access Control (MAC) address. If you change your system’s
MAC address by performing operations such as changing the System Processor card,
you must obtain a new license based on the new MAC address.
Apply licensing instructions according to your requirements for Macintosh access to
K2 SAN or stand-alone K2 systems.
Requesting a license
This topic applies to Grass Valley Sabretooth licenses. Software licenses are unique
to the system for which they are purchased. They cannot be used on any other system.
This requires that you provide a generated unique ID for the desired system to Grass
Valley, which is then used to create your unique license.
1. Log on to the device that you want to license.
You must log in as a Windows administrator with a local account, not a domain
account.
2. Open the License Request Wizard.
Find the License Request Wizard shortcut on the Windows desktop.
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