Virtualization and ArcGIS License Manager: Dongle issues?

[KenBurcham]

Hi,

  We are about to virtualize the Windows Server that runs our ArcGIS License Manager (among other things).  Are there any issues having a virtualized license server and connecting to the hardware dongle?  Or do we need to move that License Manager to a different stand-alone machine?

  I couldn't find any docs talking about this.

Thanks!

ken.

[BubbaHey · Accepted solution]

10.0 and 10.1 no longer use the hardware dongle for authorization. And no problems, I use VMware for testing and have had no issues with authorization for ArcGIS. Now there are some bugs if you use a VPN, but otherwise, no issues.

[KenBurcham]

Well ok!  So the dongle isn't doing anything anymore anyway?  🙂  Who knew? 

I guess we can just remove it on the next server reboot?  And then virtualize away...?

Thanks,

ken.

[BubbaHey]

Yes, delegated to history. Thank God.  You should be fine.