What are the hardware requirements for an Orion server?
Orion can run and scale well on an average hardware configuration. For extremely demanding performance and capacity requirements, for example if Orion is hosting millions of extremely active licenses for cloud application environments, the memory and CPU core requirements will of course be higher than usual, but not exorbitant.
Read MoreHow much setup, configuration and active day-to-day management does an Orion server require? In other words, what is the cost of ownership of the Orion server?
For standard deployment scenarios, the Orion server is installed through a single-step unzip of a zip file. No server configuration is required except for registering Orion as an operating system service, and possibly configuring the Java memory for supporting large user license populations. The default Orion server management parameters are designed for lights-out 24×7 operations from the...
Read MoreWhat user interface options are available for administering the Orion server?
The Orion server includes a browser-based administration user interface that can be used from anywhere over the Internet where there is connectivity to the license server. The administrator user interface provides two categories of functionality: System management: manage the license server system itself, including configuring licensing-oriented host access control rules, configuring and...
Read MoreWhat are our options for integrating our back office systems with the Orion server, for automation of order fulfillment?
Orion provides the following options for programmatic inbound integration of back office systems with the Orion server (ie. for back office systems to call into the Orion server): A direct Java administration API, suitable for access from a servlet that you write to receive HTTP POSTs from external systems. The administration API supports license setup and update operations as well as running...
Read MoreWhat are our options for integrating our application with the Orion client library?
The Java and .NET client libraries provide two levels of functionality: A high level client library that enables one-to-two lines of code application integration of complex licensing functionality including product activation, floating licensing and offline activation. The library encapsulates all license integration know-how and includes all the necessary built-in dialog boxes and registry...
Read MoreWhat is the process of integrating our application with the Orion client library?
As an evaluator or subscribing customer, you can download the appropriate platform-specific Orion client SDK from the technical support portal. The SDK includes the Orion client library itself, together with an application development guide, an API reference, application notes, and source and binary code for demo applications that illustrate how to utilize Orion functionality in order to achieve...
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