Renew a legacy on-premises license

License renewal means changing the details on an existing on-premises license, such as updating the highest allowed software version or extending the validity period of a temporary license. You deactivate the current on-premises license and then activate it again with a new license entitlement certificate that contains the updated information.

When you receive your renewed on-premises license, you must deactivate the existing license and then activate the new version of the license. Two versions of the same license cannot be active at the same time. License deactivation and activation is done on License server (which can also be the same computer on which Tekla Structures is installed) and requires an internet connection.

Note:

Before you deactivate on-premises licenses, ensure that all borrowed licenses are returned.

Rename your previous entitlement certificate file in the on-premises license server installation folder (by default C:\Tekla\License\Server) from EntitlementCertificate.html to EntitlementCertificate-OLD.html.
Save the entitlement certificate file to the on-premises license server installation folder.

The person in your organization who has made the license purchase, or someone named as the contact person, receives a new EntitlementCertificate.html entitlement certificate by e-mail as an attachment.
On the Windows Start menu, go to Tekla Licensing > Tekla License Administration Tool
In the Activated Licenses area, select the Deactivate check box next to the on-premises license you want to deactivate.
Click the enabled Deactivate button.

When deactivation is complete, the License administration tool shows a confirmation message.

Note:
Do not use automatic server notification if you also use some other FlexNet license and license server administration tool, such as FlexNet Manager.
Ensure that automatic server notification is enabled.

Check the status . To enable automatic server notification, click the menu icon, then select Notify Server.

The activated licenses are shown in the Activated Licenses area.

We recommend that you back up the trusted storage (..\ProgramData\FLEXnet\) in a safe place on a different computer than the license server. Backups can help you restore your licenses on the same server if active licenses are accidentally erased.