License Roaming
Network license users who need to use Tecplot 360 while not connected to the same network as their license server (for example, while traveling) can use license roaming. License roaming allows you to use the product without access to the license server for a limited period of time. The roaming license is considered "in use" by the server continuously until it expires or is returned.
To manage license roaming, choose from the menu. The License Roaming dialog appears.
Starting Roaming
To start roaming, choose the expiration date for the roaming license using the pop-out calendar that appears when you click the roaming expiration date. Your license will expire at the end of that day, at midnight.
| To account for time zones, we suggest roaming for a day longer than you think you need when you will be traveling. |
Click to obtain the roaming license and begin roaming.
| The license server administrator and the license key may restrict the maximum amount of time users may roam and/or the total number of licenses that may roam at a given time. Additionally, only one instance of Tecplot 360 may be run while roaming. |
While roaming, the license status is noted as Roaming in the Licensing dialog, and the expiration date of the roaming session is also shown. You may not change license information while roaming.
When you are getting close to your roaming license’s expiration date, a notification appears in the Welcome Screen at startup.
Do not upgrade Tecplot 360
while roaming. If you do, your license may no longer work correctly. Set
the RLM_ROAM environment variable to -100 before launching
to rectify this situation (see RLM_ROAM).
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Ending Roaming
Your roaming license expires automatically at the end of the day (that is, midnight) on the day you selected when you began roaming. After this date, your computer must be able to connect to the network license server to run Tecplot 360.
You may also end roaming early and make your license available for other users. To do this, you must first connect your computer to a network that allows you to reach the license server. Then choose from the menu and click the button in the License Roaming dialog.
RLM_ROAM
You can initiate roaming from the command line by
setting the RLM_ROAM environment variable to the number of
days you wish to roam, then starting Tecplot 360 from that command line
session. The roaming session expires at the end of the day after the
number of days specified (for example, if it is noon Tuesday, and you
set RLM_ROAM to 2, the roaming license expires at the end
of the day Thursday). RLM_ROAM may also be set to the
special value today to have the roaming license expire at
the end of the current day (the value 0 means that no
changes to roaming will be made).
If RLM_ROAM is set permanently (for example, using the
System Properties in Windows), the license roaming will be refreshed
each time you run Tecplot 360 while connected to the network. If RLM_ROAM
is 1, for example, each time you start Tecplot 360, the roaming license
is refreshed to expire at midnight the following day. This allows you to
easily take your computer home with you any night and continue using
Tecplot 360 while disconnected from the license server, without needing
to explicitly roam each day.
You may end a roaming session early by setting RLM_ROAM to
1 before launching Tecplot 360.
If you are having
trouble ending your roaming early (a common cause is upgrading Tecplot 360 while roaming), try setting RLM_ROAM to -100 before
launching Tecplot 360. The roaming license will be forcibly removed from
your workstation, and Tecplot 360 will begin requesting a regular license
from a license server at each startup. At this point you can obtain a
fresh roaming license, if desired. The reservation for your previous
roaming license will, however, continue to be held on the license server
that issued it until it expires.
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