This page explains how to migrate to cloud-based floating licensing from a local network.
Migration Steps
If you have already set up Floating licenses for your team with a centralized Chaos License Server and you want to move to the cloud-based floating licensing setup:
- The Administrator needs to enable the Floating License Sharing option in the Organization tab of the my.chaos portal.
- All floating licenses need to be assigned to the Administrator. If you have assigned floating licenses to individual users in the organization and you want those licenses to be part of the shared pool - you will need to revoke the assignments.
- The Administrator needs to add all users to the administrator's Organization through the my.chaos portal.
- In case users have configured their Chaos product to connect to a centralized remote License Server, they will need to re-install the Chaos product and select Local Licensing in the installer's Advanced options. Users will then need to sign in to the product with their Chaos Accounts.
See the sections below for more detailed information on changing your floating license setup to the cloud-based floating licensing one.
Remote Licensing
If you already have a floating license setup with a centralized License Server within your local network, your users have selected Remote licensing in the Advanced installer options. To move to a cloud-based floating license setup, users will need to switch to Local licensing by re-installing the product and selecting Local licensing in the Advanced installer options. If users are installing a Chaos product for the first time, they only need to install it with all the default options without selecting any of the Advanced installer options.
Floating Licenses assigned to Users
If floating licenses are assigned to individual users in the Organization and are needed to be used as Shared Floating Licenses, the Administrator has to revoke the assignments. Only floating licenses assigned to the Organization's Administrator are part of the shared floating pool. Then, enabling the Floating license sharing option through the my.chaos portal makes the licenses available to the users in the Organization.