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Plant SCADA Access Anywhere Architecture - Server+Access Anywhere on other PC

Sebastian

I have Plant Scada 8.4 Server Windows 11 with license manager (1-full and 3-view only clients) and second virtual server Windows Svr 2022 with installed Access Anywhere

Is it possible to download licenses from a full server for Access Anywhere installed on another PC ? OR Access Anywhere work only installed on the same machine ?

Should I then change the config.js file ?

Is this configuration possible ?

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  • 0 in reply to Mohamed Keshk

    Hi  

    I assume you are using AEL for the Softkey?

    The Server License (Full license) will be consumed by the Plant SCADA Server. If it is running as a Windows Service, it does allow one Client that is local to the machine to consume that license (you must run with /O argument or the citect.ini setting [Client]UseLocalLicense=1). So this could in theory be consumed and used by one Access Anywhere Session. But I think this might not work, with the additional Control Client license (hosted on the AEL Server), since any additional Access Anywhere sessions will also run with the "UseLocalLicense" setting and won't ever try to communicate with the AEL Server.

    What we typically see in these types of architectures is the following:

    1 Server License

    250 Client Pack (Control Client and/or View Only types)

    So when the Plant SCADA Server consumes the Server license, it also grabs the 250 Client pack. This will then be made available to local client sessions (like Access Anywhere sessions or other RDP clients) via the "UseLocalLicense" setting. They could also be made available to remote client machines via the "Floating License Mechanism" - basically the client when connecting to the Server will ask for a license over its connection.

    There is a TechNote I'd recommend you take a look at: https://softwaresupportsp.aveva.com/en-US/knowledge/details/000034663?lang=en_US

    Kind regards

    Olivier