What are the Rules for Using Licenses in a Virtual Environment?

The License Client supports virtualization for both local license server-based licenses and GE hardware keys.

If you are using GE hardware keys in a virtual environment:

• When mounting USB devices from the client side and not using the physical host USB ports, the USB storage device should be mounted before the GE hardware key.
• If you are mounting more than one SafeNet USB Key at a time, wait for the first SafeNet Key to successfully connect to the virtual machine before mounting additional keys.
• If you are activating a blank GE hardware key for the first time, activate the key outside of the virtual machine before using it in a virtual environment.

• Software-based licenses do not work in virtual environments.
• Hardware-key licenses can be used in virtual environments.
• Local license server-based licenses can be used in virtual environments.
• The local license server can run on either a physical machine or a virtual machine.