Online and Offline Software Key Activation

To work with a software key, you must install the utility and the license server, and then activate the key.

Installing the activation utility

• Unpack the sp-7.0-8.tar.gz archive using the following command:

tar -xvf sp-7.0-8.tar.gz

• Install the daemon:

sudo ./install.sh

• Navigate to the /home/user/sp-7.0-8/x86-x64/ directory, where the grdspactivation file is located.

Next, activate the key using one of the methods below, depending on whether the target machine has internet access.

Online activation

• Execute the key activation command:

sudo ./grdspactivation /path_to_file/GrdVD_SP#80017F14_Time_2023_01_11.grdvd /serial='9XZrwR-XXXXX-7NGDyS-XXXXX-qZGBcW-XXXXX-XoLBXF-xwqwXv-8oEO0o-XXXXX'

where '9XZrwR-XXXXX-7NGDyS-XXXXX-qZGBcW-XXXXX-XoLBXF-xwqwXv-8oEO0o-XXXXX' is the key serial number, and /path_to_file/GrdVD_SP#80017F14_Time_2023_01_11.grdvd is the path to the key file.

Offline activation

• Transfer the key file to the target machine.
• Activate the key on the target machine by adding the offline parameter to the activation command:

./grdspactivation /home/user/Aktiv/GrdVD_Template.grdvd /serial='' /offline

• Copy the resulting key file (with the .toserver extension) to a machine that has internet access. The activation utility must also be installed on that machine.
• Run the activation utility, specifying the file obtained in the previous step. This will generate a file with the .fromserver extension:

./grdspactivation /home/user/Aktiv/GrdVD_Template.grdvd.toserver

• Transfer the newly generated .fromserver file back to the target machine and complete the activation using the utility:

./grdspactivation /home/user/Aktiv/GrdVD_Template.grdvd.fromserver

Note: To install network keys, the license server must be installed beforehand.

Read on: License Server Installation