Activate the License
The Chaos License Server is the bridge between the Chaos Product and the Chaos Account associated with a given license. You cannot use any Chaos product without a license.
You connect to the License Server by installing the license application locally on your machine or connecting to a machine in your local network that has a shared floating license set up.
If you are hosting a Chaos License Server for multiple machines, please see the Administrator Workflow.
Please follow the instructions for your subscription plan:
Cloud-Based Floating Licenses
If you are connected to a Cloud-Based Floating License, follow these steps.
- During the default installation, the license application is installed locally on your machine. For more information on the specifics of the installation, go to the Installation page.
- Open Vantage, and a notification prompts you to sign in.
- Click Sign in and enter your Chaos account credentials on the Chaos accounts Sign in webpage.
Network Floating Licenses
The License can be shared between multiple users and devices, or it can be used locally.
When doing a shared setup, the license holder needs to install the license locally on at least one machine in the network. Installing the license happens automatically when you perform a default Chaos product installation. If you only need to install the License Server application separately, see the Installation page. This machine can use the license, but it also serves as a connection point for others to connect to the license. If you are the license holder, i.e., the administrator, see the Administrator Workflow page.
Here is how to connect to an already set-up Premium shared license:
- The administrator needs to give you their machine's IP address. This serves as your connection point to the Chaos License.
- When installing your Chaos product, at the Licensing step, select Remote. In the Primary License Server field, type the server IP address that your license administrator gave you. At the end, add the :30304 port.
- Continue to finish the installation. You are connected to the active licenses after that.
Troubleshooting
If you are experiencing any difficulty installing or running the Chaos License Server, please refer to the Troubleshooting page for possible solutions.
Visit the License Server section of the documentation for further details on the Chaos License Server, such as how to check your license expiration and status, how to access various settings, and more advanced options.
Next Step
Go to step 3 to see how to load Vantage.