Hey, I am trying to understand how Allowed Activations works with node locked licenses. The License Management app says “The number of simultaneous devices this license can be used on. -1 and 0 both represent an unlimited value”, but I cannot find this confirmed in the docs.
If I set this to 2, does that mean the license can be used concurrently on machine A and B? What happens if I try to use it on machine C? Will it be blocked automatically, or will it release machine A or B? If it is blocked, can I release it via the API on machine A or B to allow machine C?
For clarity, if allowedActivations of a license key is set to 2, the license can be activated on a maximum of 2 machines. If a third machine attempts activation, it will fail, and our SDK will return LA_E_ACTIVATION_LIMIT (error 58).
Node-locked by nature are permanently locked to the machine where they are activated. To free an activation seat, the license key must be deactivated on one of the existing machines. This can be done from the application by calling DeactivateLicense(), via the v3/activations/{id}/deactivate API endpoint, from the Activations page in the admin portal, or by the end user through the customer portal.
Once an activation slot is freed, the license can be activated on the new machine using the same license key.
