License Reactivation

The minimum number of licenses required for activation is 2 for a machine having up to 8 cores. However, after 8 cores, the number of licenses is incremented by 1 with every 4 cores added.

Once you have reached the limit specified for an additional license, you need to reactivate your existing license.

You can reactivate your license using the license key obtained from Alachisoft Sales upon purchase of NCache through the Register-NCache PowerShell cmdlet. There are two possible methods to reactivate your NCache license, online and offline.

Important

To use the supported NCache PowerShell cmdlets, you'll need to import the NCache PowerShell module.

Online Reactivation

The reactivation of your NCache license can be performed in online mode when an internet connection is available on the server. The Reactivate parameter is used to reactivate your license. Just follow the steps below:

• Open PowerShell and import the NCache PowerShell module.

• Execute the following command, where the license key (you got upon purchasing NCache from Alachisoft) is provided with the Key parameter, and the Reactivate parameter specifies that you are reactivating your license.

Register-NCache -Reactivate -Key xxxxxxxx-xxxxxx-xxxxxxxx -Environment QA -Clients 4 -FirstName John -LastName Smith -Email john@yourdomain.com -Company your_company_name

• On successful reactivation of your license, you will be prompted with a success message.

Offline Reactivation

The reactivation of your NCache license can be performed in offline mode when an internet connection is not available on the server by specifying the OfflineActivate parameter. Just follow the steps below:

• Open PowerShell and import the NCache PowerShell module.

• Execute the following command to generate your Activation Request Code URL.

Register-NCache -Key xxxxxxxxx-xxxxxx-xxxxxxxx -Environment QA -Clients 6 -FirstName John -LastName Smith -Email john@yourdomain.com -Company your_company_name -OfflineActivate

• You will be prompted with a long encrypted text on your screen. This is the Activation Request Code URL. Copy this URL.

• Paste the URL on a machine that has internet access and open it. It will open the Activation Data Verification Page.

• Verify your information and click on the Activate! button at the bottom of the page.

• You will be redirected to the Activation Result page. Here you will be prompted with the Activation Authorization Code on your screen. Copy this code.

• Use the copied Activation Authorization code on the machine you are trying to reactivate in the following way:

Register-NCache -AuthCode <Activation Authorization Code> -OfflineActivate

• On successful reactivation of your license, you will be prompted with a success message.

See Also

Activate License
Deactivate License
Evaluation Period Management