Actuate provides a license file to use when installing BIRT iHub System. New customers receive an e-mail containing a temporary BIRT iHub license file to use for the initial installation after Actuate processes the order. The temporary BIRT iHub System license expires 45 days after installation.
Actuate license enforcement for BIRT iHub requires a single, shared license for all nodes in a cluster. The name for the BIRT iHub license file uses the following format:
Actuate_iHub_key_xxxxxxx.xml
XXXXXXX is a unique seven-digit number generated by Actuate Licensing when it creates the license file.
Actuate BIRT iHub System customers perform an initial installation using a temporary license. After installing BIRT iHub System using the temporary license, the login screen displays two messages.
The following message appears on the login screen for a license that has an expiration date:
Reminder Your BIRT iHub license expires in [the number of days] days, on [the specified date]. When the current license expires, the iHub will shut down and require a new license to restart. Please contact Actuate to purchase a new license.
The following message about how to obtain the second license file from Actuate Licensing appears until you install the new license issued by Actuate Licensing:
Reminder One or more iHubs in your BIRT iHub System are in violation of the node locked BIRT iHub license. After the grace period expires, the iHubs that violate the node locked BIRT iHub license cannot be restarted. Please contact Actuate Licensing (licensing@actuate.com or http://www.actuate.com/licensing), or your representative, and request a new license file for the iHub nodes that are in violation. Please restart the iHubs on the nodes after updating the license key file.
You have 45 days to apply for and install the license file after you install Actuate BIRT iHub System.
After installing BIRT iHub System, the installation informs a customer requiring a license to obtain the machine ID information on which Actuate BIRT iHub is running and transmit this information to Actuate Licensing. The machine ID is displayed in the reminder message. You can also use the utility, acmachineid, to obtain the machine ID. For information on how to use the acmachineid utility, see How to use the acmachineid utility.
After receiving the machine ID information, Actuate Licensing issues a new Actuate BIRT iHub System license file.