You need to upgrade your license(s) for Geo SCADA Expert as part of the Geo SCADA Expert upgrade process. The license(s) affect which features, drivers, and so on, are available on your system.
Geo SCADA Expert supports several types of license:
- a dongle license (which is stored on a USB dongle device)
- a software license (which is a file that can be sent to you electronically or downloaded)
- an AVEVA Enterprise License (which uses Flex credits from AVEVA Flex subscription licensing).
The technique that you use to upgrade your Geo SCADA Expert license will vary depending on the type of license you use.
Which Type of License does my Geo SCADA Expert System Use?
Use the License Details window to ascertain which type of license is used on your Geo SCADA Expert system
In addition to having a license for each Geo SCADA Expert server, your system might also have client licenses
Licenses for Geo SCADA Mobile
The licensing process for Geo SCADA Mobile differs slightly to that of Geo SCADA Expert.
For further information, see the separate Geo SCADA Mobile documentation suite.
Virtual ViewX Licenses
The licensing process for Virtual ViewX differs slightly to that of Geo SCADA Expert.
The Virtual ViewX server requires a single ViewX Client license, regardless of the number of Geo SCADA Expert systems to which it is to connect. This ViewX Client license can be a dongle license, or software license. Additionally, the Virtual ViewX server needs to be licensed for the relevant number of Virtual ViewX client users. This is a separate software processes from that used for Geo SCADA Expert and does not involve dongles or license files (see License your Virtual ViewX Installation).