Creating a cvfs license.dat file – Grass Valley NewsShare v.5.5 User Manual
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Chapter 3
Setting Up the File System Manager on the Open SAN System
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Creating a CVFS license.dat File
Each File System Manager requires a master CVFS license.dat file that contains
the FSM license as well as the licenses from each Profile Media Server and
NewsShare workstation on your shared storage network. If you are using two
FSMs on your Open SAN, each system needs the same master file. If this master
license.dat file was not created at the factory, use a text editor such as NotePad to
compile the license strings.
Depending on how your NewsShare system was assembled and shipped from
the factory, the license.dat file on each FSM may already contain a license
string for each client, or each client may carry its own license string which
needs to be copied to the master license.dat file on each FSM. If the DNP
machines were not originally shipped for use as an Open SAN system, they may
not have CVFS licenses. In this case, contact Thomson Grass Valley to obtain
licenses.
Verify that there exists a correct License Authorization String for each Profile
and NewsShare system in the master license.dat files. For each client, follow
this example to create the license.dat file:
1. On the primary FSM, browse to the
C:\MediaAreaNetwork\config
directory
and open the license.dat file in a text editor.
2. For each Profile Media Server and NewsShare workstation, do the
following:
a. Browse to the
C:\MediaAreaNetwork\config
directory and open the
license.dat file in a text editor.
b. Locate the license string text. This is an example of license string text:
# System Identifier: B0D0B0C5B1 (XP1)
# Platform: NT
# Expiration Date: Expiration Date: Mon Dec 31 23:59:59 2001
# License Authorization String: client 1 NT B0D0B0C5B1
AAAABNEB8ASCDWFS2Y2SCNL2569SSPHVT8QCU6S6AZSFNPTC4 TSXP1
grassvalleygroup
c. If the text does not exist in the master license.dat file on the FSM, copy it
into that file.
3. Repeat Step 2 for each machine.
4. Save the master license.dat file.
5. Copy the master license.dat file to the backup FSM.