or repair the IxOS software. In any instance where a license is not available, a temporary license is
offered. For example:
l If the IxOS installer is started and the SERVER option is selected, the Ixia Licensing installer is
installed and the dialog box to acquire a temporary license appears.
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If MODIFY is selected in the Add/Remove programs dialog box, Licensing is not installed if
IxServer is already installed. Select Repair to acquire a temporary license in this case.
l If the IxOS installer is started and only the CLIENT option is selected, Licensing is not installed
and no licensing dialog box appears.
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If MODIFY is selected in the Add/Remove programs dialog box, and the SERVER feature is
selected for installation (where previously only the client feature was installed), licensing is
installed and the dialog box to acquire temporary licenses appears.
Types of Licenses
Ixia provides the following types of licenses for its products:
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Node-Locked Licenses
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Floating Licenses
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Evaluation Licenses
Node-Locked Licenses
Node-locked licenses are locked to a particular chassis or workstation and allow only certain product
functions to run on that chassis or workstation.
Floating Licenses
Floating licenses are stored on a license server and allow a set number of chassis or workstations to
use product software features. All chassis or workstations that use this type of license must be
connected to the license server and the server must be up and running. Once the set number of users
is reached for that particular feature, additional users for the product features are denied.
Note: You can mix both node-locked and floating licenses to get the best solution according to
your testing environment.
Evaluation Licenses
Evaluation licenses evaluate Ixia products. Except for a time limit, they act in all respects as a regular
license (must be activated using ILU).
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