SUMMARY
Starting in Strategy Secure Enterprise 10.11 a new feature was added into License Manager to allow for a silent activation mode. This reads from a pre-configured Response File to automatically retrieve and apply the Activation Code from Strategy's Licensing Website. The new capability to automatically activate a Server Installation is available in both Windows and Linux environments through the console with the same Response File across Operating Systems.
A blank copy of the Response File has been included at the bottom of this Knowledge Base Article. The fields included within the Response File match those that are found within the License Manager Graphical Interface and included an option for installing as both the Licensed User and on behalf of the Licensed User.
Windows:
MALicMgr.exe -activate -f Response_File [-l Log_File] [-showoutput]
mstrlicmgr -activate -f Response_File [-l Log_File] [-showoutput]
In both Windows and Linux if no specific log file is given then the default License Manager log will be utilized located in the Strategy logging directory. After a successful activation, an e-mail is sent similar to the traditional activation e-mail with details of the activation for record keeping. Within the Activation Information section of the automated e-mail, the Activation Method will be listed as Automatic.
After the activation is completed it may also be verified inside of the License Manager Graphical Interface and will be recorded in the same manner as a manual Activation to allow for tracking of changes within the environment.
Deactivation
Automated deactivation can be done in the same way, using the flag '-deactivate'
MALicMgr.exe -deactivate
mstrlicmgr -deactivate
