Activating ProjectWise Integration Server Once A License Is Obtained [TN]


  
 Applies To 
  
 Product(s):ProjectWise Integration Server
 Version(s):V8i, XM, 2004
 Environment: N/A
 Area: N/A
 Subarea: N/A
 Original Author:Marty Nickel, Bentley Technical Support Group
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Overview

This technote will describe the procedure for activating a ProjectWise Integration Server after a license has been obtained.

Pre-requisites \ Assumptions:

An understanding of Microsoft Server 2000/2003/2008, navigating and launching Windows programs/services will be helpful in understanding this technote.

A local Administrator account on the server where the ProjectWise service is installed is required to be able to perform all of the following procedures.

A ProjectWise Integration Server license on the SELECTServer that we are communicating with.

Steps:

ProjectWise V8i/XM

    1. Go to C:\Program Files\Bentley\ProjectWise\bin and right click on the licensetool.exe & select 'Run as Administrator'.
    2. Once the licensetool.exe is up and running click on tools>options and make sure that the appropriate SELECTServer and Site Activation key are entered in the appropriate fields. If using a proxy, click on the proxy configuration tab to verify the correct information has been entered.
    3. After confirming everything is correct, click OK to close the options. (See Figure 1)
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Figure 1

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  2. In the license tool click on tools>send logs now. This forces a connection to the SELECTServer.
  3. Go to Start>All Programs>Control Panel>Administrative Tools>Services. Scroll down in services so that you can see the various services for ProjectWise, restart the "ProjectWise Integration Server V8 XM Edition • Once everything is restarted, go to the event log and check for the most recent entries for ProjectWise. There should be an entry that says "Server running in Integration Server Mode" which means you are now activated and licensed. (See Figure 2)

                                                         

Figure 2

ProjectWise 2004

    1. Go to C:\Program Files\Common Files\Bentley Shared\LicenseBroker
    2. Using notepad, open licbroker.lic and make sure that the line SERVER= is pointing towards the correct SELECTServer or SELECTServer XM Gateway machine. (See Figure 3)
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Figure 3

  1. Go to Start > All Programs > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services. Scroll down in services so that you can see the various services for ProjectWise.
  2. The next step is to restart the services in a specific order, which is based upon the version of SELECTServer:
    1. For SELECTServer 2004:
      1. Restart the Bentley License Broker Service. This will prompt you that the "Bentley ProjectWise Application Server 2004 Edition" needs to be restarted as well, click "YES"
      2. For SELECTServer XM:
        1. Restart the SELECTServer Gateway service. This service may be on the ProjectWise server, SELECTServer, or another machine all together. (If unknown, ask your SELECTServer administrator for the specific location).
        2. Once the SELECTServer Gateway Service is restarted, restart the Bentley License Broker Service. This will prompt you that the "Bentley ProjectWise Application Server 2004 Edition" needs to be restarted as well, click "YES"
        3. Once everything is restarted, go to the event log and check for the most recent entries for ProjectWise. There should be an entry that says "Server running in Application Server Mode" which means you are now activated and licensed. (See Figure 4)

                                                           

Figure 4

See Also

ProjectWise TechNotes And FAQs

Licensing TechNotes and FAQs

External Links

The ProjectWise Administrator and Explore help can be found on line:
http://docs.bentley.com

Bentley Technical Support KnowledgeBase

Bentley LEARN Server

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