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Licensing and Activation Wiki Upgrading to SELECTserver 08 11 series [CS]
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    • License Flowchart for Subscription Entitlement Service (SES) and legacy SELECTserver
    • +Understanding the Subscription Entitlement Service (SES) Workflow
    • Working from Home using Bentley Licensing
    • EVD Reporting Guide
    • -Understanding the (Legacy) SELECTserver Workflow
      • -SELECTserver TechNotes and FAQs
        • "An Error Has Occurred" when manually transmitting usage logs using a preconfigured URL
        • About SELECTserver
        • Connecting to the Bentley servers through Firewalls and Proxy Servers [FAQ]
        • Could not load type 'System.ServiceModel.Activation.HttpModule' from assembly 'System.ServiceModel...'
        • Data Update Service Warning [TN]
        • Database Maintenance
        • Database Setup Tool Configuration and Explanation [FAQ]
        • Deployed SELECTserver Database and Internet Connectivity Insight [TN]
        • Deployed SELECTserver issue with new Bentley SSL certificate
        • Deployed SELECTserver Knowledge Requirements [TN]
        • Deployed SELECTserver Technical Requirements [TN]
        • Enabling Diagnostic Logging for SELECTserver
        • Error 1068: Cannot start the Bentley SELECTserver service
        • Error 417 : in SELECTserver and GateWay logs
        • Glossary Of Licensing Terms [FAQ]
        • Group Policy Administration (ADM) files
        • How do I keep usage reports current?
        • How do I set up or prevent license checkouts?
        • How to create a new website in IIS7
        • How to create a Virtual Directory in IIS7
        • How To Install a Gateways on Vista and Windows 7, Server 2008
        • How to Install the SELECTserver application
        • How to migrate users to a custom activation group
        • HTTP Error 404.13 "The request filtering module is configured to deny a request that exceeds the request content length" when importing response file
        • HTTP Error 500.21 - Internal Server Error on SELECTserver Administrative Site
        • Import xml File on Deployed Server
        • IP Address Hosted Server
        • License and SELECTserver Administration [FAQ]
        • +License Manager
        • License Tool Command Line Options
        • Manual Installation of SQL Express (2008 - 2012)
        • Moving (relocating) the SELECTserver application to a new server.
        • Moving Your SELECTserver Database
        • +Older SELECTserver Versions
        • Opening Admin site pager starts (runs) installer process
        • Opening Administration Site
        • Restricting access to a deployed SELECTserver Administration Site. Configuration example (video).
        • Running the Data Update Service and restarting IIS in order to immediately update a deployed license
        • Schedule Report - no Parameter selectable
        • Security [FAQ]
        • SELECT Server 08 11 Series [CS]
        • +SELECTserver
        • SELECTserver 9 Known Issues
        • SELECTserver 9.xx.xx.xx Gateway Update Process [FAQ]
        • SELECTserver 9.xx.xx.xx Upgrade Information [FAQ]
        • SelectServer Client Access Restrictions technical overview (video).
        • SELECTserver Database Backup [TN]
        • +SELECTserver Gateway
        • SELECTserver Gateway error 1053
        • SELECTserver Gateway Explained
        • SELECTserver Gateway License Server Revoked License [TN]
        • SELECTserver Gateway Service Fails To Connect through Proxy Server [TN]
        • SELECTserver General [FAQ]
        • SELECTserver in a IPV6 Environment
        • SELECTserver Notifications
        • SELECTserver Online Technical Requirements [FAQ]
        • SelectServer V9 without connectivity and Bentley Passport
        • SELECTserver XM Database Backup [TN]
        • Server status - Log file
        • SQL Server 2005 Cachestore Flush Error
        • SQL Server Compatibility Mode - Internal Query Processor Error
        • Support Path User Registration [FAQ]
        • The response file corresponding to the following logs is not processed.
        • The SQL transaction logs are full
        • Transmit Usage Logs - 0 Logs Found To Process [TN]
        • Trust Licensing Basics [FAQ]
        • Unlock the SQL Server SA Account
        • Upgrading to SELECTserver 08 11 series [CS]
        • Upgrading to SELECTserver 08.11.xx.xx [TN]
        • Uploading SELECTserver Usage And Client Logs [TN]
        • Usage Log Processing - ERROR with status code 15014
        • Using Active Directory Group Policy Objects to Configure Licensing for Users Centrally (video).
        • What options are available to allow the external (WAN) user to access a Locally Deployed SELECTserver?
        • What's New in the latest SELECTserver?
    • +Product Activation TechNotes and FAQs
    • +Application Usage TechNotes and FAQs
    • +SELECTservices TechNotes and FAQs

     
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    Upgrading to SELECTserver 08 11 series [CS]


     

    This Client Server article is republished in its entirety from 2008 for reference purposes.

     By Alex Jackson, Technical Support Analyst
    01 October 2009 Modified: 24 November 2009


    The latest version of SELECTserver has elevated this important product to a higher level of functionality, making it easier to monitor client-side licensing and allowing the most efficient use of computer-aided design software.

    With traditional features such as Client Access Restrictions, Usage Reports, and License Management and new features such as Custom Activation Groups, Reports by Custom Activation Groups, and Time Zone Settings per Site, SELECTserver offers much more comprehensive features in the 08.11 series. By upgrading to the latest version of SELECTserver users gain huge benefits without additional costs.

    What is SELECTserver?

    SELECTserver provides organizations with an ability to maximize license utilization and minimize the burden of administration through the use of pooled and trust licensing. For more information please visit the SELECTserver FAQ on Be Communities.

    Pooled Licensing

    Pooled licensing is the primary reason users choose SELECTserver. License pooling allows any user access rather than assigning licenses to individual computers. Therefore, all licenses can be used by the entire team more of the time, leading to much higher utilization rates and a greater return on investment.

    Subscribing organizations report that in a pooled license scenario, each license is used by up to 1.5 employees, further increasing the return. Usage reports typically show that an organization with 150 users will consume just 100 pooled licenses of any one product type.

    Trust Licensing

    This latest release introduces trust licensing, which records product sessions on the desktop and compiles pooled-license utilization reports on the server. This enables CIOs and IT directors to balance their technology portfolio and provide optimum license coverage for their organizations. With trust licensing, disconnected users need only connect to SELECTserver once every 30 days to be granted Bentley software rights.

    Using pre-XM products

    The SELECTserver Gateway Service manages pre-XM applications, such as MicroStation V8 2004 Edition or MicroStation/J. It emulates the pre-XM SELECTserver and allows pre-XM products to communicate with the new SELECTserver.

    The difference is the SELECTserver Gateway machine does not have its own license file, but must communicate with SELECTserver to proxy licenses on behalf of pre-XM applications. The SELECTserver Gateway Service must communicate at least once with a SELECTserver to pull down, or cache, license information before it will serve licenses to clients.

    Like other XM Edition and V8i applications, the SELECTserver Gateway Service must also communicate with the SELECTserver at least once every 30 days. This is necessary for the SELECTserver to collect usage logs from pre-XM applications, and for the SELECTserver Gateway Service to download any new licenses from the SELECTserver. Failing to connect to SELECTserver at least once in a 30-day period will cause it to stop serving licenses.

    Additionally, pre-XM Edition clients still require a continuous (heartbeat) connection to the SELECTserver Gateway Service in order to operate normally. Lastly, the SELECTserver Gateway Service monitors usage information among pre-XM clients and periodically uploads the log data to the SELECTserver, just as an XM Edition or V8i application would.

    Why upgrade?

    The benefits of upgrading include the ability to accurately track license usage throughout an organization without multiple SELECTserver installations. In addition, with trust licensing, Bentley product users are no longer disallowed a license when time-sensitive and mission-critical work need to be completed. These are just a few reasons to upgrade to the latest version of SELECTserver.

    For information regarding Bentley SELECTserver, visit the Licensing Technotes and FAQs on Be Communities, and the Selectserver product page.

    For information on the differences between SELECTserver V8 and the most recent generation of SELECTserver and licensing, please visit the SELECTserver FAQ on Be Communities.

    See Also

    Client Server Archive

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