License Activation

NCache Enterprise comes with all features during the initial evaluation period of 60 days. After you have purchased NCache Java Client licenses and installed NCache Java Client, you can activate your copy of NCache Java Client.

Note

If you are using a purchased copy of NCache Java Client, we recommend you to activate its license right after installation in order to avoid inconvenience.

Activating NCache Java Client saves you from the trouble of NCache Java Client expiration and you can use it for as long as you want. If you have internet connection on your machine, follow the Online Activation process to activate your license, otherwise, follow the process Manual Activation.

If your computer has Internet access, we suggest you to follow the simple and one-step Online Activation process.

Online Activation

Online activation is the fastest way to activate NCache Java Client but requires your machine to have Internet access. In order to activate your NCache Java Client copy through online activation:

  • In the UNIX terminal of your server machine, go to the location where you have installed NCache Java Client.

Navigate to the bin\activation folder to access the activate-cmd command line tool:

[root@servername]# cd ~/%NCHOME%/bin/activation
  • Run the activate-cmd tool as follows:
[root@servername]# ./activate-cmd -k key -f first-name -l last-name -e email [option[…]].

You get the following output on successful license activation: Thank you for registering your copy of NCache Java Client.

You can customize the license activation process through the following properties:

Switch/Properties Purpose
-k (Required) --licensekey Specifies the License key you received from Alachisoft
-f (Required)/--firstname Specifies first name of the user
-l (Required)/--lastname Specifies last name of the user
-e (Required)/--email Specifies email address of user
-m/--manual Enables manual mode
-a/--authcode Specifies the Activation Authorization Code that you received in an email or generated through the Alachisoft website.
-c/--company Specifies user’s company name
-r/--address Specifies address of the user
-t/--city Specifies city name of the user
-s/-state Specifies state of the user
-y/--country Specifies country of the user
-z/--zip Specifies postal/zip code of the user
-p/--phone Specifies phone number of the user
-h/--help Displays a detailed help screen
-G/--nologo Suppresses displaying the logo banner

Manual Activation

Manual Activation means you manually activate your copy of NCache Java Client through the following process:

  • In the UNIX terminal of your server machine, go to the location where you have installed NCache Java Client.

Navigate to the bin\activation folder to access the activate-cmd tool:

[root@servername]# cd ~/%NCHOME%/bin/activation
  • First generate an Activation Request Code through the command:
[root@servername]# ./activate-cmd -k key -f first-name -l last-name -e email -m

The output of this command is an encrypted text. This encrypted text is called Activation Request Code. You will use this code later to request an Activation Authorization Code which is required to activate NCache Java Client.

  • There are two ways to receive and Activation Authorization Code:

    1. Send an Email to support@alachisoft.com to request an Activation Authorization Code. In your email, please copy the Activation Request Code you generated through the pervious step.

    2. Generate Activation Authorization Code from Alachisoft Website (as explained later in the chapter).

  • Once you have the Activation Authorization Code, run the following command:

[root@servername]# ./activate-cmd –a activation-authorization-code
  • Your copy of NCache Java Client is successfully activated. You will get the following output on successful activation: Thank you for registering your copy of NCache Java Client.

You can customize the activation process through the following properties:

Switch/Properties Purpose
-a (required)/--authcode Specifies the Activation Authorization Code that you received in an email or generated through the Alachisoft website.
-G/--nologo Suppresses displaying the logo banner
-h/--help Displays a detailed help screen

Generate Activation Authorization Code from Alachisoft Website

An alternative to sending an email to receive the Activation Authorization Code is to directly generate an Activation Authorization Code from the Alachisoft website. This method is less time consuming than as it saves you from sending an email and waiting for a reply. Please follow these steps to get the Activation Authorization code:

  • Open the following URL: http://www.alachisoft.com/admin/customer_console/main.php

  • Enter the License Key and click Find and then click the Activate NCache link. NCache Java Client Email Activation page is displayed.

  • On the Email Activation page, enter the Activation Requested Code you generated through the –mflag in activate-cmd tool.

  • Click Verify.

  • The Activation Data Verification page appears.

  • Verify the information displayed on this page and click Activate! The next page that opens shows you the required Activation Authorization Key.

  • Once you have generated this key, please follow the steps described in Manual Activation to complete your registration process.

See Also

What is NCache Java Client?
Getting Started
License Deactivation