April 2012
3.006 Release 5
Sending the “Check out list” could potentially throw an exception. This is internally caught, but should of course be avoided.
On service startup the service may produce an error with the following details:
“Unexpected Error: Call was canceled by the message filter.”
This can be thrown before the WMI services have been fully initialized during a machine start-up.
November 2011
3.006 Release 4
Internal changes for future developments. This was to simply add the functions to provide the clients with the product availability information.
July 2011
3.006 Release 3
Added support for Virtual Machines, where the IP address of the machine is recorded.
June 2011
3.006 Release 2
The previous set of changes for 3.006 R1 introduced a small issue where the license modules were not checked-in immediately. This could cause the server to incorrectly “run out of licenses” during a simulation run.
April 2011
3.006 Release 1
Added support for USB licensing in combination with the license server. This allows the license server to be installed and used on a virtual environment. Under certain circumstances the banned and allowed list was not working as expected. The control panel could potentially throw an exception when it is closed, after being opened and used for a long period of time. When licenses are acquired and release in quick succession, from numerous machines the license server may not check all of the modules in correctly. Added module counts to the license server, which allows for better monitoring of how many specific modules are currently checked out. The company and user name details are now also recorded for further logging information. The number of “banned/allowed” machines was strictly limited to 30 – this has now been changed to be any required number. Modified the Windows registry writing code, to instead write to the XML registry file.
July 2010
3.005 Release 3
Updated and corrected the products download page, added support for Windows Vista and Windows 7. The program will now warn the user that it must run in admin mode and restart itself appropriately. Added support for use with PLEXOS Connect® The license file (and common folder) were being installed at a fixed location. This location was the Program Files – Energy Exemplar folder. The license file will be stored in a common folder relative to the actual installation path.
May 2009
3.005 Release 2
A DNS (Domain Name Server) lookup was undertaken for each client license request. This occasionally results in a DNS/Firewall warning. The code has been changed so that no DNS calls are made unless the administrator has added clients into the “Banned List”
February 2007
3.005 Release 1
Upgraded to .NET framework 2. Made Vista compatible. Improved stability.
June 2006
3.004 Release 1
Greatly improved license acquisition speed.
April 2006
3.003 Release 3
Improved “Product Updates” check on console config tab. Added identification of network DNS configuration issues. Added support for machines with multiple NICs (Network Interface Cards). Console now displays list of all server IP addresses.
January 2006
3.002 Release 1 FINAL
Final release, no longer Beta NOTE: PLEXOS version 4.864 R29 or later is required to operate with this license server. Product updates check improved.
December 2005
3.001 Release 1 BETA
Minor installation changes, for new machines that have not had a previous license server installation. NOTE: PLEXOS version 4.864 R29 or later is required to operate with this license server. 3.000 Release 1 BETA Major enhancement, license server now runs as windows service. NOTE: PLEXOS version 4.864 R29 or later is required to operate with this license server.
May 2005
2.024 Release 1
Enhancement – By customer request, automatic product updates have been disabled. Product updates can now be run manually from the ‘Config’ tab on the License Server console.
April 2005
2.023 Release 1
Enhancement – modified to allow PLEXOS to request License Server version. NOTE: This version is required by PLEXOS versions 4.730 R17 and later.
March 2005
2.022 Release 2 2
Bug Fix – License server was looking for PLEXOS installation (not required). This version now does not require PLEXOS installation for correct operation.
March 2005
2.022 Release 2
Bug Fix – License server was looking for PLEXOS installation (not required). This version now does not require PLEXOS installation for correct operation.
February 2005
2.022 Release 1
Improved and simplified license initialization. Improved license checking and validating functions.
September 2004
2.021 Release 1
Corrected “Hardware Mismatch” issues in product licensing.
August 2004
2.020 Release 2
The license and config files have been moved from the windows directory to c:\program files\Drayton Analytics\Common. This is due to some customers having security issues with their users accessing the windows directory. The files will be moved for you automatically as part of the installation process. To upgrade to this version of the license server, you will also need to upgrade to PLEXOS 4.648 R1 or later.
May 2004
2.014 Release 1
Corrected issue with licensing that refused licenses when using models with multiple projects.
April 2004
2.013 Release 1
Added ability to shut down console using window close button. Added minimize button. Removed always on top option. New product key entry procedure. This helps in adding product keys for full licenses.
March 2004
2.012 Release 4
Added Proxy server support. Users behind a proxy server can now use the automatic update functionality. 2.012 Release 3 Improved handling of Product Updates. Prevents lockup from internet unavailability Fixed problems associated with setting logging directory. 2.012 Release 2 Improved error Handling. Visual enhancements.
February 2004
2.012 Release 1
Added greater detail to product update logging. Added Manual product update button on the monitor tab, to perform product update checks at any time.
January 2004
2.011 Release 2
Corrected problem with license requests randomly freezing.
2.011 Release 1
Enhanced help functionality. Right click on input controls to access help. Banned list upgraded to Access List. Access list allows administrator to ban, or allow access to licenses. Access list allows wildcards in IP addresses.
2.010 Release 3
Fixed issues with MAC address acquisition in license file initialization (did not affect most users). Fixed borrowed license maximum hours setting on config tab. NOTE: License borrowing is still not enabled.
2.010 Release 2
Added non essential dll (zlib.dll). This dll allows product updates. Fixed typos in logging messages.
December 2003
2.010 Release 1
Added automatic update functionality. Current automatic update only covers product name registry (DA_reg_products.xml). Automatic update may be extended to cover more areas at a later date Added banned machine list to config page. The banned list can be used to block certain network machines from checking out licenses.
2.001 Release 1
Fixed issues with file locking. Added local license file functionality, for standalone license allocation. This allows PLEXOS to be used without a license server of network connection.