License Service
OpenSpirit tools, application adapters, and data connectors need a software license to run. OpenSpirit software features are licensed on a per-concurrent user basis. OpenSpirit uses third-party software called FlexNet Publisher
to manage software license check in and check out. FlexNet Publisher runs as a service on your company's network. The license service manages the check-in and check-out of license entitlements called features. Each OpenSpirit tool, data connector, or application adapter requires one or more license features.
Tip: The license service was installed during installation of an OpenSpirit master before version 4.0 of the TIBCO OpenSpirit Runtime. The license service now has a separate installer. The license service was decoupled from the OpenSpirit Runtime because many companies want to run the license service on a different computer than the one used to run the OpenSpirit shared services. Some companies already have a computer set up with a FlexNet license service for use with other software products and only need to add OpenSpirit licenses to the existing service.
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