Grace periods in FactoryTalk Batch Server

When the

FactoryTalk Batch

Server starts, it performs a license check. If a valid activation is found, a successful license check is returned to the server. As a result of the license check, the server determines which applications have a license.

If its normal license check process fails, the server requests grace period activation from

FactoryTalk Batch

Activation. The manner in which the grace period activation is requested depends on the area model and why the license check process failed. The server will log the request for, and receipt of, the grace period license.

When grace period activation is requested for multiple activations by one process, the grace period is ended and the timer reset when any of the multiple activations can be successfully obtained.

Every four hours the

FactoryTalk

Activation software attempts to check out each activation requested as a grace period activation by the

FactoryTalk Batch

Server. If any one of these activations is successfully checked out, the grace period for the server ends.