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About the Teradici PCoIP License Server

Most PCoIP deployments use Teradici automatic Cloud Licensing Service, and do not need a local license server. If your deployment cannot use cloud licensing, either because the site is not connected to the public internet or you need to retain control of your own session licenses, the Teradici PCoIP License Server is required.

Note: Session license types

Teradici cloud licensing uses registration codes, which are different than the activation keys used by the license server. The type of license is specified at purchase.

The Teradici PCoIP License Server is a standalone software service that runs on a Linux (RHEL or CentOS) machine, and handles both PCoIP session license registrations and PCoIP session request authorization. The PCoIP License Server maintains its license activation and checkout states in a local trusted storage database.

When a PCoIP agent attempts to establish a new PCoIP session, it will first request authorization from its assigned PCoIP License Server. The PCoIP License Server checks to see if an activated PCoIP session license is available in its trusted storage, and authorizes the session if one is. Each PCoIP session activation consumes one PCoIP session license.

The PCoIP License Server can run as an online service with a connection to the outside internet, or in an offline environment without internet access. The installation and operation procedures are different in each use case. This document explains how to use the PCoIP License Server as an offline service.

Note: Online documentation

Instructions for using the license server in an online environment are found in the Teradici PCoIP® License Server 2.0 Administrators' Guide for Online Environments.

About Offline Environments

A PCoIP License Server that has no connection to the outside internet is considered to be in an offline environment (this scenario is also often referred to as a dark site). Since the PCoIP License Server cannot reach the internet, both software installation and license management must be done indirectly, via a separate internet-connected machine.

Important: Offline deployments can be in the cloud

The term offline environment does not imply a dependency on physical hardware or datacenter deployments. The PCoIP License Server can be deployed securely as an offline service on AWS EC2 cloud-based infrastructure with appropriate firewall configuration.